Ant-nose coin explained

Ant-nose coin (coin like the nose of ant), also called ant nose money,^[1] yibi cowry, Yibi coin and so on, was a small bronze coin minted by the state of Chu during the Warring States period. In Chinese, it is also called "鬼脸钱"^[2] (guǐ liǎn qián, coin like the face of a ghost).

See also

• Zhou dynasty coinage

Notes and References

1. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=931232&partId=1 ant-nose money / coin
2. Web site: 鬼脸钱：丑陋的战国货币 . 2016-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171215085115/http://hebei.news.163.com/13/0722/16/94DBO37E027907R8.html . 2017-12-15 . dead .