Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Token

tokens, unlike articles, are used only for exchange, and unlike coins, are not manufactured (example: cowries)   (See here)
Contributors:

Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag [Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable Definition
token The absence or presence of token for a polity.

# Polity Year(s) Token Description   Edit
171
(Northern Maravi Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Northern Maravi Kingdom is assumed.
[1500, 1621]
uncoded
EMPTY_COMMENT
172
(Five Dynasties Period)
Full Year Range of Five Dynasties Period is assumed.
[906, 970]
present
None
173
(Axum I)
Full Year Range of Axum I is assumed.
[-149, 349]
unknown
None
174
(Hallstatt B2-3)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed.
[-900, -700]
unknown
None
175
(Hallstatt C)
Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed.
[-700, -600]
unknown
None
176
(Bagan)
Full Year Range of Bagan is assumed.
[1044, 1287]
present
None
177
(Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period)
Full Year Range of Chu Kingdom - Spring and Autumn Period is assumed.
[-740, -489]
present
None
178
(Early Wagadu Empire)
Full Year Range of Early Wagadu Empire is assumed.
[250, 700]
uncoded
Cowries at Awdaghurst "in the ninth to tenth centuries.... trading in them in the north in the eleventh century." [Devisse 1988, p. 421]
179
(Kingdom of Congo)
Full Year Range of Kingdom of Congo is assumed.
[1491, 1568]
present
None
180
(Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Gurjar-Pratihara Dynasty is assumed.
[730, 1030]
present
None
Copyright © 2024, Seshat: Global History Databank.
Stay in touch with us: