229-32.
CHINA,
SHANG-ZHOU, c. 1400-500 BC, disks carved from pearl shell, rounded
one side, flat the other,
a) ~28mm, center hole, $16.00
sold 3/5/2012
b) 32mm, center hole, $21.00
c) ~34mm, partial center hole, flaw, $22.00
sold
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d)
28mm dia., center hole, $18.00
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e)
32mm dia., no center hole, $21.00
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CR1)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, bronze ring, 45mm, 23mm hole,
10.89g, triple swirl design, F $40.00
sold 1/7/2008
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CR2b)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, 32mm, 15g, rope border
inside & outside on one side,
couple of pits on rev., F $45.00
sold 3/28/2016
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CR2b) another, very similar in form, no design, 33mm,
~6.5g, not pictured, $19.00
CR3)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, 70mm dia, 5x5mm square
cross section, 40g, "VF" $16.50
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CHINA,
ZHOU Dynasty, 1122-255 BC, bronze multiple
"ring money," 31x21x1mm, 4.7g, essentially 2 rows of 3 rings, or, if you
prefer, a tablet with 8 holes, F $31.00 sold
3/5/2012
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CR5)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, "ring money," 3 discs
with round holes & 4 concentric circles, arranged as a triangle, outer
edges chipped, perhaps other discs were broken off, 44x44mm,
there appears
to be some actual wear on this, VF $45.00 sold
1/7/2008
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CR10)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, bronze ring, 52mm o.d,
30mm i.d., 2.5mm thick, slightly domed obv., flat rev., traces of silvery
coating, bits of crust, F $12.00 sold 6/25/2010
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CR11)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, bronze ring, 50mm o.d.,
33mm i.d., 3.5mm thick, domed obv., flat rev.,
bits of crust, F $12.00
sold
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CRP4)
CHINA,
ZHOU, etc., c. 1000-300 BC or so, bronze ring lot, smallest
is 21mm, largest is 42mm, all have a flattened oval cross section.
2 are obviously vessel handles, the rest are almost certainly not.
7 are significantly decorated, 4 are heavily tinned "white bronze."
Most will allow a description as "ring money" if you think that rings were
used as money in Zhou times. 1 has a small chip, the rest are nice,
20 pcs $100.00
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