Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Miscellaneous, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap Island, Stone [Aragonite] Money, approx. 450mm x 430mm (18in x 17in) (Opitz p.104; Quiggin p. 144ff, pl. 12). (£600-800)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Primitive Money.

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Perhaps the most famous of all examples of all the “curious currencies” and discussed at length by Quiggin and Orpitz