Excavated Gold Coins from the Edo Period
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Gold Coins (Koban)
Found in Chūō Ward, Tokyo, Edo period, 17th–18th centuryJapanese Archaeology and Special Exhibition (Heiseikan) Japanese Archaeology Gallery
April 8, 2026 (Wed) - September 13, 2026 (Sun)In 1956, a stash of gold coins from the Edo period was excavated from the grounds of the Komatsu Store (now Ginza Komatsu) in the Ginza area of Tokyo. The stash comprised 268 coins of two types.
The grounds had been used by townspeople in the Edo period, but the reason why this stash of gold coins had been buried remains a mystery.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Gold Coins (Koban) | Found in Chūō Ward, Tokyo | Edo period, 17th–18th century | J-37082 | 昭和100年関連 | ||
| Highlight | Gold Coins (Ichibukin) | Found in Chūō Ward, Tokyo | Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–18th century | J-37083 | 昭和100年関連 |