
Primitive earliest Chinese coinage - cowrie shell imitation made out of bone with one hole and "teeth". 21mm long, 1.75 grams. Hartill type #1.2.
Rare type.
Cowries 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!
This coin is unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic.