China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE 

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China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE
China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE
China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE
China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE
China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCEChina (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCEChina (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
6341677
Area
Miscellaneous
Title
China (Eastern Zhou) Ant-nose, Cowrie coin 770-221 BCE
Manufacturer / publisher
Collection / set
Sub-set
Number in collection
Item
Primitief geld
Year
-500
Dimensions
35 mm
Theme
Country / area
China
Language
Type
Number of pages
Person
Designer
Material
Brons, Tinplate
Colour
Part
Details
Cowries are also recorded in historical times as being used as money, for example in parts of China. The cowrie shell symbol Modern fakes may be common