TOGO ancient holed stone
$75.00
TOGO, holed stone, unknown period but probably ancient, quartzite, oval, 41-48x23mm, 69.87g, Quiggin plate 3 #3
1 in stock
Description
Quiggin, in “A Survey of Primitive Money,” reported stones were found & gathered into piles under trees into the 19th century. In the 2000s piles of selected stone have been found made by apes, not with holes, but still, there is a long tradition.
Togo is a small country in West Africa. The major port, Lome, was a major depot for the export of slaves for several centuries.
Over the decades I’ve been selling collectibles my market has been about 97% coins, 2% paper money, 1% everything else.
