Bead Currency
Features
| Location |
China (ancient)
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Pre-Qin dynasty (1046 BC - 221 BC)
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| Type | Proto-coins |
| Years | 1000 BC - 600 BC |
| Weight | 7.5 g |
| Diameter | 29.8 mm |
| Thickness | 2.9 mm |
| Shape | Irregular |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 522456 |
Comments
This bronze piece is an example of proto-coinage associated with the Upper Xiajiadian culture (ca. 1000–600 BC), which flourished across southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei, and western Liaoning. These artifacts are often considered relatives of the so-called bead money of early Zhou China.
Although their precise function remains uncertain, these objects likely served as trade valuables or pre-monetary exchange items rather than ritual objects.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1000 BC - 600 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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