Iron Exchange valuable, Nigeria/Cameroon. 2013.17.4

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2013.17.4

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Physical Description

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Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2013.17.4
  • Department: Modern
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Helms, Alan

Notes

  • Original name: Bandaka. According to Ballarini this piece of currency of forges iron resembles a stylized profile of a person: nose, a pony tail tied up in a bun behind the neck, a stylized body which ends in an umbrella handle which is finished off with some ringlets.

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  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
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