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Commodity illustration: Samsams (agate necklaces)

Category:Precious materials

Samsams (agate necklaces) from the Kingdom of Bataw

Standard price
160 pieces of eight for 100 kg
Surplus
30 pieces of eight
Scarcity
180 pieces of eight
Bulk
0.1 Tons

Equivalent to 1,600 pieces of eight per ton

Export regions

Samsams are worked agate ornaments, including beads and pendants. Cutting and polishing reveal the stone's brown, red and pale bands.

They are worn as adornments and used in exchange. Objects of this kind were carried aboard the Speaker, a pirate ship wrecked off Mauritius in 1702. Their makers have already selected, cut, drilled and polished the stone. A buyer receives finished pieces ready to be worn or strung together, rather than rough agate awaiting a lapidary.

Sources and adaptations

References in the Pavillon Noir books:

  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 529.

Ludic RPG adaptations used on this page:

  • Goods sold by the 100 kg lot: bulk (house rule).

The description was written by Ludic RPG. Prices are game values expressed in pieces of eight.