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AZTEC AXE MONEY / MEXICO / PRE-COLUMBIAN (LOT D10) CIRCA AD1200/1300-1525 *RARE*
$ 118.8
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Description
PRE-COLUMBIANMEXICO AND PERU
AZTEC AXE MONEY
CIRCA AD 1200/1300-1525
COPPER TAJADERO (SPANISH FOR CHOPPING KNIFE) WAS A FORM OF MONEY USED IN CENTRAL AMERICA, ALSO KNOWN AS AZTEC HOE OR AXE MONEY. THIS WAS UNSTAMPED CURRENCY HAD A FIXED WORTH OF 8,000
CACAO SEEDS.
CAUTION:
HANDLING TOO MUCH IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, WASH HANDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HANDLING. THE WAY THE AZTECS SEPARATED COPPER WAS WITH ARSENIC.
THIS AZTEC AXE MONEY HAD A PRICE TAG ON IT: HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY / .95.
THE AXE SURFACE SHOWS WHERE THE PRICE TAG WAS LOCATED.
Size: 5" X 6" Weight: 3.3 oz.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY PREVIOUS PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE, ON-LINE.
Michael