Tong Bei
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Bronze wampum's covered with "gold lead".
Tong Bei (simplified Chinese: 铜贝; traditional Chinese: 銅貝; pinyin: tóng bèi) literally translated as "Bronze Cowry" or "Bronze Shell", is an ancient coin found in China.
This coin itself is a replica of more ancient Cowry Money, made for the purpose of replacing it.[1][2][3]
A cowry shell or bronze cowry was denominated in bèi (貝) and string of cowry shells was called a péng (朋) however it is not known how much bèi was in a péng.[4]
References
- ↑ Giedroyc, R. (2006). The Everything Coin Collecting Book: All You Need to Start Your Collection And Trade for Profit. Adams Media. ISBN 9781593375683. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-21. A snap shot view of THE HISTORY OF CHINA by YK Kwan
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2009-10-31. Shang Dynasty Economy Encarta
- ↑ Chinesecoins.lyq.dk (Ancient Chinese Coinage) - Weights and units in Chinese coinage by Lars Bo Christensen. Retrieved: 13 August 2018.
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