The ancient Egyptians used nummulite shells as coins. It is not surprising then that the name "Nummulites" is a diminutive form of the Latin nummulus meaning "little coin".
Pre-coins coins
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Here are a few of the Nummulite fossils from my collection:
The ancient Egyptians used nummulite shells as coins. It is not surprising then that the name "Nummulites" is a diminutive form of the Latin nummulus meaning "little coin".
The ancient Egyptians used nummulite shells as coins. It is not surprising then that the name "Nummulites" is a diminutive form of the Latin nummulus meaning "little coin".
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here are a few sand dollars to go with them.
I haven't gotten around to making wampum from other shells around here, but I'd like to give it a try sometime.
Rob
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