[#842984] Coin, West Africa, Ashanti, Akan Goldweight, XVIIIth-XIXth Century, AU

Description

[#842984] Coin, West Africa, Ashanti, Akan Goldweight, XVIIIth-XIXth Century, AU
Akan/Ashanti Goldweights were traditionnaly issued in West Africa between the XVth and XIXth Century. Often named as "Baloué" from one of the ethnies living in Ghana and Ivory Coast who use this type of weights, their local name is mrammou. They are always made of brass and were used to measure gold dust which circulated as trade money in those areas., Geometric pattern., Plain.
FEATURES
COMPOSITION
Brass
COUNTRY
West Africa
MINT NAME
Not Applicable
YEAR
XVIIIth-XIXth Century
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Conformity
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