Demon Face Coin

Japanese: 鬼臉銭 - きけんせん
Demon Face Coin

…Since the Song dynasty, it has been called ant nose coins because its shape resembles the face of an ant. It is a development of shell money that resembles a koyasu shell, and is also called copper shell or demon face coin. Its planar shape is elliptical or egg-shaped, with a curved front, one hole and engraved characters, and a flat back. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gui-lan-sen" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…形がアリ(蟻)の顔を連想させることから,宋代から蟻鼻銭とよばれた。子安貝に似せた貝貨の発達したもので,銅貝とか鬼臉銭ともいう。平面形は楕円形ないしは卵形を呈し,表は弧面をなし1孔と文字を陰刻し,裏は平たんである。…

※「鬼臉銭」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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