Ant-nose coin

Historical currency of China
Ant-nose coins, unearthed at Yezhu Lake (野猪湖), Xiaogan, Hubei Province, taken at Hubei Provincial Museum
A mold for ant-nose coins, taken at Shanghai Museum

Ant-nose coin (Chinese: 蚁鼻钱; pinyin: yǐ bí qián, coin like the nose of ant), also called ant nose money,[1] yibi cowry, Yibi coin and so on, was a small bronze coin minted by the state of Chu during the Warring States period. In Chinese, it is also called "鬼脸钱"[2] (guǐ liǎn qián, coin like the face of a ghost).

See also

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  • Zhou dynasty coinage

References

  1. ^ ant-nose money / coin
  2. ^ "鬼脸钱：丑陋的战国货币". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
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