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Cowrie Stone imitation; type 1
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| Year | 1046 BC - 221 BC |
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| Currency | Cowrie imitation money (1046-771 BC) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (1046 BC - 221 BC) |
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Cowrie shells served as China's earliest currency, and when genuine shells grew scarce or geographically inaccessible during the Zhou dynasty, workshops began producing imitations in bone, bronze, and stone. The white stone examples are among the least studied of the lot — less durable than bronze counterparts and more prone to burial damage, which partly explains why well-provenanced specimens are uncommon in Western collections.