40144

Nigerian Iron, Copper Traditional Currencies

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:225.00 - 500.00 USD
Nigerian Iron, Copper Traditional Currencies
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80.00USD+ buyer's premium (16.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 16 @ 07:31UTC-7 : PDT/MST

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Title: Nigerian Iron, Copper Traditional Currencies
Description: Two further examples of traditional money: (1) an iron crescent from Sakania (some rust damage) and (2) a pair of copper double spirals of thick wire from Nigeria, one with a single twist and one with two. The iron currency is described in Ballarini, The Perfect Form: On the Track of African Tribal Currency (Milan, 2009), p. 74, and the copper currency on p. 181; see NNP edition, https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/541824, p. 174 (both illustrated, top left), correcting Opitz, p. 134 (there attributed to Zaire).
Low Estimate: 225
High Estimate: 500
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