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
371
(Wari Empire)
Full Year Range of Wari Empire is assumed.
[650, 999]
absent
None
372
(Rattanakosin)
Full Year Range of Rattanakosin is assumed.
[1782, 1873]
present
None
373
(Byzantine Empire I)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire I is assumed.
[632, 866]
absent
None
374
(Orokaiva - Colonial)
Full Year Range of Orokaiva - Colonial is assumed.
[1884, 1942]
present
None
375
(Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Pre-Urban Period is assumed.
[-3200, -2500]
present
None
376
(Kachi Plain - Urban Period II)
Full Year Range of Kachi Plain - Urban Period II is assumed.
[-2100, -1800]
unknown
None
377
(Ayutthaya)
Full Year Range of Ayutthaya is assumed.
[1593, 1767]
present
None
378
(Byzantine Empire II)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire II is assumed.
[867, 1072]
unknown
None
379
(Byzantine Empire III)
Full Year Range of Byzantine Empire III is assumed.
[1073, 1204]
present
None
380
(Konya Plain - Late Neolithic)
Full Year Range of Konya Plain - Late Neolithic is assumed.
[-6600, -6000]
unknown
None
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