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Hoe money Sican culture
| Issuer | Sican (Lambayeque) Culture |
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| Year | 801-1375 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Entirely anepigraphic field with no decorative motifs, inscriptions, or design elements. The surface presents a broad, fan-shaped blade widening toward the upper edge, tapering into a narrow cylindrical handle at the base, faithfully replicating the form of an Andean tumi or hoe implement. The metal exhibits a characteristic arsenical copper patina with mottled green and brown oxidation consistent with burial in coastal Peruvian soil. The piece was produced as a standardized exchange object rather than a struck coin, with both faces left plain. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (801-1375) |
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