Section: Social Complexity
Subsection: Forms of money

Token

Talking about forms of money, 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
161
(Akan - Pre-Ashanti)
Full Year Range of Akan - Pre-Ashanti is assumed.
[1501, 1701]
present
None
162
(Ashanti Empire)
Full Year Range of Ashanti Empire is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
present
None
163
(Final Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1200, -1000]
present
None
164
(Geometric Crete)
Full Year Range of Geometric Crete is assumed.
[-1000, -710]
present
None
165
(Hellenistic Crete)
Full Year Range of Hellenistic Crete is assumed.
[-323, -69]
present
None
166
(Monopalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Monopalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1450, -1300]
present
None
167
(The Old Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of The Old Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1900, -1700]
present
None
168
(Postpalatial Crete)
Full Year Range of Postpalatial Crete is assumed.
[-1300, -1200]
present
None
169
(Hoysala Kingdom)
Full Year Range of Hoysala Kingdom is assumed.
[1108, 1346]
present
None
170
(Mahajanapada era)
Full Year Range of Mahajanapada era is assumed.
[-600, -324]
absent
None
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