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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Asian Coins| > |China| > CH98343
China, Warring States, Chu Kingdom, c. 476 - 221 B.C., Ghost Face Money
|China|, |China,| |Warring| |States,| |Chu| |Kingdom,| |c.| |476| |-| |221| |B.C.,| |Ghost| |Face| |Money|, This cowrie form is nicknamed Ant Nose Money and the specific type is nicknamed the Ghost Face Coin. The "face" is actually the characters "Gui Lian Qian." David Hartill notes, "They have been found in areas to the south of the Yellow River corresponding to the State of Chu in the Warring States period. One hoard was of some 16,000 pieces. Their weight is very variable, and their alloy often contains a high proportion of lead."
CH98343. Bronze cowrie, Hartill 1.4, Schjoth 15-17, Fisher 4, VF, weight 1.829g, maximum diameter 16.9mm, die axis 0o, c. 476 - 221 B.C.; obverse Gui Lian Qian; reverse plain; SOLD











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