The Professor B.K. Gills Collection of Ancient and Medieval World Coins and Money

The Americas, Inca Empire, Cuzco, Naipe ‘Axe or Hoe’ Money, c. AD 900-1100, 185.28g (cf. Opitz p.26). Good condition, earthy patina (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Professor B.K. Gills Collection of Ancient and Medieval World Coins and Money.

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For more information on this currency see J. Merkel and M. Velarde, ‘Naipes, Pre-Hispanic Axe Money Currency of Peru’, in Minerva 11 (1), pp.52-5