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China - Stone carved imitation cowrie … Collection. Stone carved imitation cowries are rather common, however, here the maker incorporated … also has examples with four cavities carved … Moneta May 3, 2022

Ancient Stone carved cowrie - Chinese … reproduced in an open-backed cowry carved in stone! Thus it might be considered … Very Scarce with this intricate detailed carving. Moneta Library has articles on Cowries … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Jaguar - block carving Moneta Dec 24, 2006

China - Stone Cowrie with large cavity … distinctive variety, somewhat realistic carving of shell, one reverse hole 10 mm; transverse slits … carved asymmetrically, not simply straight across which is typical for carved cowrie … Moneta May 3, 2022

China - Green Bone imitation cowrie … colored ones and are often well carved. The green color comes from being found … they tend to be well carved, the fact they have been selected … Moneta Apr 6, 2024

China - Clay cowrie … weights 72.5 grams. It features the carved 'teeth' of a natural cowrie but this … example also shows a carving on the back which is a large circle with … Moneta May 30, 2021

CHINA - Green Jade Imitation Cowrie - Ex. Detroit Money Museum … first "Green Back?" It features the carved 'teeth' of a natural cowrie but this … example also shows a carving on the back which is a large circle with … Moneta May 24, 2021

USA Stone Mountain Half $ - 1925 … initial plans were for a carving 200 feet high and 1,300 feet wide … Moneta Aug 22, 2020

Chad - King Tutankhamun … thick coin, to replicate a hand-carved Egyptian relic. This 5 oz Silver coin … Moneta Dec 18, 2016

Chad - Horus, Egypt Series … thick coin, to replicate a hand-carved Egyptian relic. Horus … Moneta Dec 18, 2016

Chinese Cowries - open back … particular interest is a detailed stone carved example that does an amazing … Moneta Sep 8, 2007