Lot n° 552
Estimation :
35 - 45
EUR
19th century PREMIERE CURRENCY - "PENNY KISSY" *, iron coin - Lot 552
19th century PREMIERE CURRENCY - "PENNY KISSY" *, iron coin from West Africa - Length 25.5 cm - Weight 9.39 grams.
* These coins, also known as guinzés, were used by the Kissis until the pre-war period. The Kissis occupied the territory around the source of the Niger River, Liberia and Sierra Leone. For the Kissis, these coins are supposed to contain a soul that escapes when the wand breaks; only the sorcerer, who is also a blacksmith, has the power to reintegrate the soul by reuniting the pieces.
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