Tori Sumi Sen Öffentlichkeit Deposited

Definition
  • A Kwanei sen (q.V.) having the character Bun (learning) on the re- verse. The coin was made in 1668 from the fragments of the Daibutsu, or great image of Buddha, at Nara. The last pieces to be made from the Daibutsu statue are called "Tori Sumi" Sen (gathered endings), which have this inscription as well on the reverse

Quelle
  • Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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