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Ant-nose coin (Chinese: 蚁鼻钱; pinyin: yǐ bí qián, coin like the nose of ant), also called ant nose money, 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" (guǐ liǎn qián, coin like the face of a ghost).
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- ant-nose money / coin
- "鬼脸钱:丑陋的战国货币". Archived from the original on 2017-12-15. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
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