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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 many bèi were in a péng. [4]
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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 many bèi were in a péng. [4]