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Chinese Stone Cowry - geometric
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Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
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A highly stylized type with hole. This appears to be a marble type stone; these are mentioned in Wang Yu-Ch'uan ("Early Chinese Coinage") as being found in archeological digs. Here a simple angled form suffices and no attempt is made to even cut a groove or to imitate the teeth of cowries. These come in varied sizes and some have grooves. 19 x 19 x 7 mm
Moneta Library has articles on Cowries to VIEW and DOWNLOAD:
The Worlds's First Money, Chinese Cowries and Their Imitations - by Ted Puls: [ link ]
Cowries - Bob Reis: [ link ]
Origin of Cowries in Ancient China - UofPa: [ link ]
Metallic Cowries - Royal Asiatic Society: [ link ]
Nice Video on Cowrie history: [ link ]
An excellent article in ANA's "Numismatist" magazine, Oct 2017 > [ link ]
SEE how far back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric man at his : [ link ]
Interested in Primitive Money? Then check out this YouTube video created by Kagins Auctions featuring Bob Leonard and Charles Opitz upon the massive sale in March 2021. Click this: [ link ]
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Registered: June 2022
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These come in varied sizes and some have grooves.
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