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mass · Gold Coast / Akan-European trade · late 15th–19th c. trade context

ackie — Akan coastal trade

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Definition

The Met and British Museum document an Akan coastal trade system in which 16 ackies equaled an ounce of gold; eight tokoo equaled one ackie.

History & use

European coastal trade introduced a second counting/weight framework alongside an internal mithqal-based system.

Modern use

Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.

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Related measurements

mass · International · Modern

1 g = 0.001 kg.

mass · International · Modern

SI base unit of mass. The Planck constant is fixed exactly at 6.62607015×10^-34 J·s, which defines the kilogram through the metre and second.

mass · International · Modern

1 tonne = 1000 kg.

mass · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 avoirdupois ounce = exactly 1/16 international pound = 0.028349523125 kg.

mass · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 international avoirdupois pound = exactly 0.45359237 kg.

mass · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 stone = 14 lb = exactly 6.35029318 kg using the international pound.

mass · International · Modern

Dalton/u is 1/12 of the mass of a free carbon-12 atom in its ground state. CODATA 2022: 1.66053906892(52)×10^-27 kg.

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mass · Ancient Greece / Rome · Antiquity

Greek talent was not one universal standard.

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