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Aigina Sea Turtle … widest. This is a smooth shelled sea turtle that appears to have never … Moneta Mar 12, 2006

Cypraea moneta cowrie- fresh (now Monetaria moneta) … what a modern, fresh from the sea, Money cowrie looks like. These were … Cultures the world over have coveted sea shells as items of decoration, trade items … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Gibraltar Quart - Keelings 1802 … kingdoms in the Eastern and Western Seas and the sentinel and defense … Strait of the said Seas through which no ships of peoples of either … Moneta Jan 4, 2016

Pontos - Amisos … southern coast of the Black Sea, re-settled by the Athenians … Sear 3642; SNG Black Sea 1177-1191; B.M.C. 13. 20,74 Aegis, with Gorgon … Moneta Feb 23, 2014

Moesia - Istros Dioscuri … upright, the other inverted. Rx: Sea-eagle stg.l. on dolphin l., which it attacks … beak (see Sinope on the Black Sea). There are various monograms below the dolphin … Moneta Mar 31, 2006

Zhou Silver covered Cowrie … money" because they were collected in seas far south of China and only kings … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Mar 19, 2023

Apollonia Pontika Drachm 500 - 400 B.C.E. … example from Thrace on the Black Sea. Apollonia Pontika was a colony of Miletos … important outpost on the western Black Sea coast. Originally called Antheia, and located … Moneta Aug 26, 2018

France - Louis XVI ECU - 1793 … forced into exile. Carried by Sea Captains, Generals and Heroes: In times of conflict … have refused to go to sea without one. These days, many rescue and police … Moneta Jan 25, 2017

Paphlagonia - Sinope drachm c. 350 B.C.E. … Paphlagonia [penninsula into the Black Sea]. AR drachm from around 365 - 322 B.C. Obverse … sphendrone, hair is rolled. Rx: Sea-eagle, left, with wings spread standing … Moneta Aug 12, 2012

Phoenicia -Arados, Baal Arwad … have ranged the entire Mediterranean Sea with many colonies established, notably Carthage … constructed a canal linking the Red Sea. Amazing traders, they bartered and had little … Moneta May 18, 2012

China - Boxer Rebellion 1900 … means 'safe passage by land and sea.' Another writer's interpretation is: "Ping Shui … there be peace and safety at sea and on land". This would indicate … Moneta Dec 25, 2008

Bronze Cowry (or Cowrie) of Ancient China … form of a sea shell the image of an animal? The Chinese went … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Greenland - 10 Kroner Ivigtuut Cryolite Mining … could only be reached by sea in the summer months and by plane. When … Moneta Jul 25, 2026

China - Lead imitation cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Apr 6, 2024

China - Green Bone imitation cowrie, encased … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Apr 6, 2024

China - Green Bone imitation cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Apr 6, 2024

Rome - Aes Formatum Cockle Shell - ca. 5th-3rd centuries BCE … various places around the Mediterranean Sea, including Spain and Croatia, all places trading with … Moneta Jun 26, 2023

China - Solid Bronze Cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - White Stone Casket Cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - Green Bone Cowrie Money … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta Jun 27, 2022

China - Stone with Tortoise Shell Engraving … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Green Jade imitation cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Round & Domed Shell Imitation Cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Green Bone Imitation Cowrie … back in time decorative sea shells were important to prehistoric … Moneta May 3, 2022