Category:Nsanosa ne domma (gold weight)

The Nsanosa ne domma is a historical gold weight of the Akan in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

Regional name variants:

• : Atakpi (a) [3]

The name "Nsanosa ne domma" means "three Nasano and one Domma".

Theoretical weight:

- 20.6236 g Au (Abel for 94 Taku)

- 20.68 g Au (Zeller for 80 Taku)

- 20.7746 g Au (Abel for 142 Ba)

- 20.8 g Au (Garrard for 3*5,8 g + 3,3 g)

- 21.243 g Au (Abel for 1 Atakpi)

Real weights:

- 20.2 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.125 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Figure of two birds perched on a rectangular bowl)

- 20.5 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.116 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Bird figure)

- 20.7 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.049 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Figure of a hoe)

- 21.1 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.099 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Figure of a swordfish coiled up)

Value equivalents:

1 Nsanosa ne domma = 94 Taku = 142 Ba (Abel)

1 Nsanosa ne domma = 80 Taku (Zeller)

1 Nsanosa ne domma = 80 Taku (Garrard)

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

(1 Ounce = 120 Taku (Garrard))