Watch List notes:

CONGO (REPUBLIC):AE tajere (losol, sasoreng, saka or taje). Iron bar with rough diamond-shaped swelling at center & long, squared, textured ends (not truly twisted as Quiggin p.87 specimen) 15-16" (280mm x 35mm). Made by the Fulani subjects Batta and Mumuye, this was a tradable ingot form for recycling worn out iron tools. Johansson p.41 copies Quiggins' drawing (p.87) & plate 1 #6, Eyo p.52 #2-4 from right, Opitz p.332, B2.23; see also B5.86 for a Congo piece with bicone shape vs. diamond. They were called losol by the Eastern Fulani and tajere by the Western Fulani. In 1934 they were worth around one penny. They were used as currency and ultimately used for making hoes and other implements, Fine.

Estimate: 75-100 USD