Category:Asia (gold weight)

The Asia is a historical gold weight of the Akan in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

Name variants:

• Asian
• Esia, Edea, Esinia. Esini
• Esiaba, Esuabu
• Tea
• Bandea
• Suru ne domma
• Gbang-Bandya
• Takou-Nou
• Takimansua

Theoretical weight:

- 11.3753 g Au (Zeller for Takimansua)

- 11.388 g Au (Abel for Gbang-Bandya)

- 11.607 g Au (Abel for Takou-Nou)

- 11.7 g Au (Garrard)

Real weights:

- 11.3 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.031 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of a mask representing a bovid)

- 11.3 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.064 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of a pendant)

- 11.6 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.118 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of a bird on a tree with pyramidal base)

Value equivalents:

1 Takou-Nou = 53 Taku (Abel)

1 Takimansua = 44 Taku (Zeller)

1 Asia = 45 Taku (Garrad)

1 Gua = 64 Taku = 96 Ba (Abel)

(1 Ounce = 16 Ackies = 144 Taku = 216 Ba (Abel))