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

# Polity Year(s) Token Description   Edit
281
(Hatti - Old Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hatti - Old Kingdom is assumed.
[-1650, -1500]
absent
None
282
(Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Ceramic Neolithic is assumed.
[-7000, -6600]
absent
None
283
(Konya Plain - Early Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Early Neolithic is assumed.
[-9600, -7000]
unknown
None
284
(Ottoman Emirate)
Full Year Range of Ottoman Emirate is assumed.
[1299, 1402]
unknown
None
285
(Early Illinois Confederation)
Full Year Range of Early Illinois Confederation is assumed.
[1640, 1717]
unknown
None
286
(Oneota)
Full Year Range of Oneota is assumed.
[1400, 1650]
unknown
None
287
(Samanid Empire)
Full Year Range of Samanid Empire is assumed.
[819, 999]
unknown
None
288
(Timurid Empire)
Full Year Range of Timurid Empire is assumed.
[1370, 1526]
unknown
None
289
(Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty)
Full Year Range of Yemen - Qasimid Dynasty is assumed.
[1637, 1805]
unknown
None
290
(Durrani Empire)
Full Year Range of Durrani Empire is assumed.
[1747, 1826]
present
None
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