Tong Bei

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Bronze wampums covered with "gold lead".

Tong Bei (Template:Zh) 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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  4. Chinesecoins.lyq.dk (ancient Chinese coinage) - weights and units in Chinese coinage by Lars Bo Christensen. Retrieved: 13 August 2018.

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