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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1515183, member: 9204&quot;]<span style="color: #000000">This is one of the rare metallic currencies used in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans. Generally found bundled together in hoards or graves, these objects circulated alongside other forms of wealth-storage, such as cacao beans. Their function as coins is confirmed by early Spanish records describing their use in the market place and relative exchange rates.</span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/18271/00060x00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><b>MEXICO, Aztec culture. </b><span style="color: #000000">Circa AD 1200/1300-1525</span><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">Æ “Hachuela”&nbsp; &nbsp; (143mm x 150mm, 55.70 g)&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">Mushroom-shaped bronze pseudo-axe-head with curved “blade” and flanged shank&nbsp; &nbsp; </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">Hosler, Lechtman, &amp; Holm, </span><i>Axe-monies and their Relatives, </i>type 2a</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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