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                    Lot: 493
                
                    
                        Mexico. Aztec Period. AE Tajadero - (known as "Hoe" or "Ax" Money), 15th-16th Century. 113 x 154mm. These tajaderos had a fixed value of 8,000 cacao seeds, which was the other common unit of exchange in Mesoamerica. Thin flared edges. Good Very Fine. A pleasing example. 
                        
                                            
                
                    
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