{"product_id":"lot-of-12-rare-mother-of-pearl-cowrie-coins-w-zhou-dynasty-1046-771-bc-china","title":"Lot of 12 rare mother of pearl cowrie-coins, W.Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BC), China","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrimitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitations made out of mother-of-pearl. Very early crude types. Hartill type #1.2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e20+ to 35mm in length. \u003c\/span\u003eLarge pieces, all with some environmental damage. Interesting lot of 12 pieces (the price is for the entire lot of 12 pieces). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCowries were used as primitive money in China since the 2nd millenium BC. Later on, bronze, gold and gold-plated cowrie-shaped coins and cowrie-shaped coins made out of carved stone, sea-shell or bone (like this piece) were used as money. This piece is of very nice high quality!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NumisMallstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67664815817019,"sku":"xv891-wvar3635","price":47.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0447\/1750\/6710\/files\/wvar3635.jpg?v=1791298035","url":"https:\/\/www.numismall.com\/products\/lot-of-12-rare-mother-of-pearl-cowrie-coins-w-zhou-dynasty-1046-771-bc-china","provider":"NumisMall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}