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Bronze Cowry (or Cowrie) of Ancient China … Chinese used cast copper and bronze in the form of cowry shells long before … fashion 'ghost face' and 'ant nose' bronze castings that were definitely used as money … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Gold leaf on Bronze Cowrie … gold leaf have survived on a bronze cowry but this one is still mostly … imitation cowrie, gold wrapped bronze, 23x28mm, 4.32g, H1.3 dirty, crusty … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Ancient Chinese Gold covered Bronze Cowrie … example of a gold leaf covered bronze cowry shell of ancient China. These … imitation cowrie, gold wrapped bronze, 23x28mm, 4.32g, H1.3 dirty, crusty, F $250.00 Moneta … Moneta Apr 3, 2016

China - Bronze Imitation Cowrie … Collection. Really nice bronze imitation cowries are scarcer than you might think. This … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Mongolia Gold Covered Bronze Cowrie … type is Hartill # 1.3 as a bronze cowrie, here this very scarce variety that … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Bronze 'Grate' Cowrie This is a second type of bronze cowrie I have seen a few times … Moneta May 30, 2021

CHINA - Bronze Ring Cowrie … never seen another bronze ring cowrie other than this one, very unusual and complete … Moneta May 25, 2021

China - Bronze Cowrie … example of an early bronze imitation cowrie. This one had encrustations removed, a little … Moneta May 25, 2021

Bronze Cowrie Tree - China … that there was a lot of bronze that then had to be remelted … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

China - Solid Bronze Cowrie Moneta Jun 27, 2022

JUDEAN BRONZE stretrader99z Nov 20, 2009

Rome - Aes Formatum Cockle Shell - ca. 5th-3rd centuries BCE … made. Cast leaded bronze in the form of a cockle shell. Thurlow & Vecchi … Rude (unshaped cast bronze pieces) and the predecessor to the Aes Grave (large heavy … Moneta Jun 26, 2023

Cypraea moneta cowrie- fresh (now Monetaria moneta) … made of stone, jade, bone, and bronze came to be used also. The first … metal cowries of bronze and copper were made during the Shang Dynasty … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

France - 1792 5 Sols for Monneron, by M. Boulton … VEND (copper gilded in bronze by M. Boulton). Only specialized references mention this coin … lettering. Commonly described as made of bronze, I'm sure I've never heard … Moneta Mar 21, 2022

USA Art Medal - Civil War … York University. Brother Brother. Bronze 44 mm in nice condition with a few small … University was begun in 1900 with bronze portrait busts of the honorees lining … Moneta Dec 16, 2012

Anglesey - Parys Mines - M. Boulton … known to be issued in 'bronzed' copper only but this one shows only partial … bronzing on the reverse (cypher) side with a halo of red copper surrounding … Moneta Apr 12, 2009

Zhou Silver covered Cowrie … cowrie (6.09g), H-1, silvered bronze imitation cowrie shell money, usual encrustation … various materials: bone, stone, jade, clay, bronze, and even silver and bronze with gold … Moneta Mar 19, 2023

Rome - Scallop Shell Aes Formatum ~ 400 BCE … Rome saw the official valuation of bronze at equivalents of oxen and sheep, when … famous "Twelve Tablets", which recognized the bronze currency in use in central Italy … Moneta May 6, 2022

Ancient Stone carved cowrie - Chinese … began to imitate cowries from clay, bronze, or, like the piece shown here, from … There are a variety of small bronze items that have been speculatively considered … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Sierra Leone - 1791 Penny … gorgeous toned proof bronzed example of the scarce Penny. The Sierra Leone comes from … stippling' to indicate skin tone. The bronzing technique was applied by brushing a copper … Moneta Jan 3, 2006

G.B. "Cartwheel" Penny - 1797 … distant ship. Some were bronzed and others rare proofs were gilded (gold covered). Bronzing … accomplished by spreading a bronzing powder on the surface and then baking the coins … Moneta Jan 16, 2016

Uruguay 1000 Pesos 1969 … commemorative design can be found in bronze (11k minted), silver (500k), and gold … commemorative design can be found in bronze (11k minted), silver (500k), and gold … Moneta Feb 9, 2014

China - Jade or Calcite Cowrie … There are a variety of small bronze items that have been speculatively considered … money objects. The idea that enigmatic bronze objects were early forms of Chinese “money … Moneta May 30, 2021

CHINA or Thailand - Lead Cyprea Moneta Cowrie … There are a variety of small bronze items that have been speculatively considered … money objects. The idea that enigmatic bronze objects were early forms of Chinese “money … Moneta May 25, 2021