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coin, currency

human history
  • Description

    Coin - Knife Money, Ancient China, labelled as 12th Century BCE

  • Other Id

    N22297 (numismatics)

  • Department

Images and documents

Images

    Artefact

    • Measurement Reading

      138mm (approx.)

      14.36g (approx.)

    • Last Update
      14 Oct 2025
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