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Eastern Zhou 770-220 BC, Pseudo-money, "Fish money". Warring states period , Guo country. It are more likely ornaments for dressing, coffins and burrial gifts. It is unlikely that they served as coins; Cowrie shells and substitutes. Inscriptions and archeological evidence show that cowrie shells were regarded as important objects of value in the Shang dynasty (c. 1766-1154 BC). In the Zhou period they are frequently referred to as gifts or rewards from kings and nobles tot heir subjects. Later imitations in bone, stone (Jade), terracotta. bead money, 5 segments. Intersting lot of 8 early Chinse monetairy objects