Category:Suasa (gold weight)

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

Regional name variants:

• Asuasa, Asoasa (Gold Coast)
• Esuasa (Gold Coast)
• Ta (Ivory Coast)

The name "Suasa" means "3 Sua".
The suffix "-sa" means "the threefold of something".
The prefix "O-" or "E-" means a singular article; "A-" or "N-" mean plural.

Theoretical weight:

- 52,8 g (Garrard)

- 53,2179 g (Abel for Asante)

- 54.4236 g (Abel for 248 Taku)

- 54.6 g (Garrard for 3 Sua)

- 55.8425 g (Zeller)

Real weight:

- 54.0 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.137 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of a bird on a four steps pyramidal base)

- 54.5 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.100 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of a man with joined hands)

- 54.6 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.123 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass figure of four birds perched on a bowl)

- 54.6 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.089 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass fish figure)

- 54.8 g (Inventory number MHNT.ETH.2010.25.087 in the "Muséum de Toulouse") (Brass leopard figure)

Value equivalents:

1 Asuasa = 216 Taku (Zeller)

1 Asoasa = 243 Taku = 364.5 Ba (Abel for Asante)

1 Asuasa = 248 Taku (Abel)

1 Suasa = 210 Taku (Garrard)

240 Taku = 40 Ackies (Abel)

120 Taku = 1 Ounce (Garrard)

(1 Ounce = 16 Ackies (European trade))