Category:Sua (gold weight)

The Sua is a historical gold weight of the Akan in Ghana and the Ivory Coast for the weighing of gold dust.

Regional name variants:

• Osua, Esua
• Osua pa
• Sul
• Edeazue, Eteasue
• Teasue, Tuesue
• Tya-Sué
• Jua ne metawa

Theoretical weight:

- 17,192 g (Abel for Baulé)

- 17,520 g (Abel for Agni)

- 17,6 g (Garrard)

Real weight:

- 17,5 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.110 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of four birds in circular position)

- 17,6 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.069 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass turtle figure)

Value equivalents:

1 Tya-Sué = 80 Taku = 120 Ba (Abel)

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

European trade: 1 Ounce Au = 16 Ackies