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Bronze Cowry (or Cowrie) of Ancient China … this type of cowry the first true metal money? The ethno-centric Western culture … bronze in the form of cowry shells long before. Even when the metal cowries … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Ancient Stone carved cowrie - Chinese … premier example of an imitation cowry. Every detail has been reproduced in an open … backed cowry carved in stone! Thus it might be considered a very early form … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Cypraea moneta cowrie- fresh (now Monetaria moneta) … example of ancient Chinese cowrie shell money. It is an example of what … modern, fresh from the sea, Money cowrie looks like. These were not found … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

CHINA or Thailand - Lead Cyprea Moneta Cowrie … Opitz Collection of imitation cowries presented here contained several lead cowries that were great … Steve Album Auction (9/2021): "lead cowries from Northern Thailand, weighing … Moneta May 25, 2021

CHINA - Green Jade Imitation Cowrie - Ex. Detroit Money Museum … consisted of 19 examples of imitation cowrie shells that were previously in the Nate … Museum closed (~1992). In ancient China cowrie seashells (Cyprea Moneta & C. Annulus) were … Moneta May 24, 2021

Zhou Silver covered Cowrie … Anonymous, 1000-700 BC, silvered AE cowrie (6.09g), H-1, silvered bronze imitation … cowrie shell money, usual encrustation, EF, ex Dr. Dirk Löer Collection. Cowrie shells … Moneta Mar 19, 2023

China - Jade or Calcite Cowrie This stone cowrie is jade like but it's a bit different than known … jade cowries, so it might be something like calcite … Moneta May 30, 2021

China or Thailand - Lead Cowries, medium & small … Opitz Collection of imitation cowries presented here contained several lead cowries that were great … three large lead cowries is presented here in this section of the Moneta Museum … Moneta May 30, 2021

CHINA - Ancient Wood Imitation Cowrie - Ex. Detroit Money Museum … happy to receive a wooden imitation cowrie in the Opitz collection. Someone posted examples … Museum closed (~1992). In ancient China cowrie seashells (Cypraea Moneta & C. Annulus) were … Moneta May 24, 2021

Gold leaf on Bronze Cowrie These are the height of cowry value and rarity. I have other examples where … leaf have survived on a bronze cowry but this one is still mostly covered … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Ancient Chinese Gold covered Bronze Cowrie … gold leaf covered bronze cowry shell of ancient China. These are not completely understood … likely they were used after real cowries had been replaced by imitations of made … Moneta Apr 3, 2016

China - Silver Cowrie … This 16 mm, 4 gram silver cowrie takes the form of an archaic period … holed cowrie and is well worn in the hole. Rare, and compare … Moneta Oct 8, 2018

Lead Cowrie With the addition of this cowrie imitation made of Lead this just about concludes … known types of cowrie money of ancient China. This type of very large … Moneta Jun 30, 2012

Ceramic Clay Cowrie China primitive money, ceramic clay imitation cowrie, ~ 800 BC or later. During shang Dynasty … natural cowrie shell were widely used as a form of primitive money or grave … Moneta Jun 30, 2012

China - Ivory Cowrie … particulary nice and well preserved ivory cowry. The ivory has acquired some cracks. This … purchased as a Jade cowrie but it turned out to be ivory. Chinese sources … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

China - Oval lead cowrie … unusual types of lead cowries came with the Charles Opitz collection. They were both … with a flat top (bottom actually, cowrie teeth are under the shell … Moneta May 30, 2021

China - Clay cowrie … several types of baked clay imitation cowries. This one is distinctive because … Museum closed (~1992). In ancient China cowrie seashells (Cyprea Moneta & C. Annulus) were … Moneta May 30, 2021

China - Bronze 'Grate' Cowrie … second type of bronze cowrie I have seen a few times. This is flatter … attempt to imitate an actual cowrie and is distinctive with 'grate' like appearance … Moneta May 30, 2021

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

Solid Silver Cowrie -China … seen mention of this type of cowry. It appears to be well oxidized silver … shell, if not exactly the cowry. If authentic, this could be an issue … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Flat Crystalized Bone or Jadeite Cowrie - China Another bone cowry with two small holes and clear-cut grooves. The structure … acquired as a bone cowrie imitation, I thought at first it must be stone … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

Bronze Cowrie Tree - China Extremely rare example of how the cowries were cast. The 'tree' clearly shows … cowries on the casting sprue. These appear to be the last four … Moneta Sep 8, 2007

China - White Stone Cowrie Stone is common material for imitation cowries. I'm not an expert with rocks … Museum closed (~1992). In ancient China cowrie seashells (Cyprea Moneta & C. Annulus) were … Moneta May 30, 2021

China - Oval Lead Cowrie … unusual types of lead cowries came with the Charles Opitz collection. They were both … Museum closed (~1992). In ancient China cowrie seashells (Cyprea Moneta & C. Annulus) were … Moneta May 30, 2021