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
301
(Hawaii III)
Full Year Range of Hawaii III is assumed.
[1580, 1778]
unknown
None
302
(East Roman Empire)
Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed.
[395, 631]
present
None
303
(East Roman Empire)
Full Year Range of East Roman Empire is assumed.
[395, 631]
absent
None
304
(Roman Empire - Dominate)
Full Year Range of Roman Empire - Dominate is assumed.
[285, 394]
present
None
305
(Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Lohman-Stirling is assumed.
[1050, 1199]
unknown
None
306
(Cahokia - Moorehead)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Moorehead is assumed.
[1200, 1275]
unknown
None
307
(Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Emergent Mississippian II is assumed.
[900, 1049]
present
None
308
(Cahokia - Sand Prairie)
Full Year Range of Cahokia - Sand Prairie is assumed.
[1275, 1400]
unknown
None
309
(Kachi Plain - Urban Period I)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period I is assumed.
[-2500, -2100]
unknown
None
310
(Tairona)
Full Year Range of Tairona is assumed.
[1050, 1524]
present
None
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