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Cowrie shell and coin are about the same size. The coin is very worn and the inscriptions and pictures are difficult to see. Add to board
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Cowrie Shell and Exotic Coin

A cowrie shell from the Red Sea and a coin with an inscription from the Koran, from Samarkand in Uzbekistan.

 

Image: © York Archaeological Trust