Auction 414 | AFRICA, OCEANIA & AMERICAS - GIOIELLI DAL MONDO E ARTE AFRICANA Online
Lot 212
Arte Africana
Loma/Kiissi/Mende, Guinea/SierraLeone/Liberia. Guinzè iron coin. Machined with concave ferrule. Visible flaws and signs of use.
Widespread in much of West Africa as far as Nigeria, this triangular-shaped coin was made of forged and wrought iron with a twisted shank and concave tip.
In 1910 with a silver coin of 5 French Francs one could buy about 50 or 60 Guinzé weighing about 8 kilograms, but a wedding could cost as much as 2500/3000 Guinzé.
Measures: 72.0 x 20.0 x 0.5 cm
Starting price: € 50,00
Estimate: € 120,00 - 200,00
The lot will be auctioned on 05 July starting from 17:00.
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