Gaden Tangkas
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Pre 1920 item# 1101877 (stock# 2386)
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Collection of 5 silver Gaden Tangka Tibetan coins minted between 1840 and 1930. Frequently (and erroneously) called Dalai Lama coins which were struck as presentation gifts to monks in the late 1940s- were made of pure silver, these are approximately 70% silver mixed with 30% copper. The most common issues are from 1897 to 1925 and will date these as such. Reference: Oriental Numismatics Society, Occasional Paper #17, N.G. Rhodes 1983. These are quite attractive pieces with Tibetan script on ...click for details
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Lao Wedding Token
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Pre 1900 item# 1091149 (stock# 2373)
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Very rare and eclectic Lao copper wedding token in the shape of a lat, also referred to as a tiger tongue coin. This was the form of money used in the Kingdom of Lanchang/Lanxang in what is now Laos and Northeast Thailand, late 16th to early 18th century. This piece was collected in Huay Xai, in northern Laos along the Thai border. The presence of the Bodhi leaf symbol as well as auspicious sacred Khom script lettering is associated with Buddhist amulets in Thailand and Laos, the primitive d ...click for details
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Lanna Tok Money
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Pre 1800 item# 1090920 (stock# 2369)
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Fine and rare “hallmarked” silver Tamlung from the Lanna Kingdom, Chiang Mai 1615-1768. I tested this with an aqua regis kit and it shows a very high silver content, 90% +. I have a set of low quality, alloy, lacquered “toks” on my site and this is the best one I have ever seen. You may Google- Money Museum and search Tok Thailand for the full story on this coinage. D: 5.2cm/2.2in and weighs, according to my kitchen scale approximately 70 grams.
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Tok money
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Pre 1800 item# 1081086 (stock# 2353)
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Thai silver and copper alloy “coins” from the Northern Thai Lanna Kingdom, circa 1700 or earlier. All have traces of old gold colored lacquer similar to what was used on Buddhist images of the period, which makes them fairly easy to date. These were most likely minted in Chiang Mai and were still used by the hill tribes the region after Lanna was assimilated into the Greater Thai Kingdom and the introduction of western style flat coins in the late 19th century. Please note scale is in centim ...click for details
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Khmu bracelet money
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Pre 1900 item# 1080162 (stock# 2347)
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Eclectic small copper bangle from the Khmu (Khamu) ethnic minority in Northern Laos, this is a barter/heirloom item that would be used to trade within the community. These people are the original inhabitants of the region and predate the Lao and Thai peoples. They usually live in remote areas around Luang Prabang and practice simple agriculture, hunting and gathering as well as bartering goods with other neighboring minorities. Good condition, there was some attempt to clean it (but not too ...click for details
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Han Dynasty coins
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Pre AD 1000 item# 942159 (stock# 2077)
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Three Xin Dynasty (3-23 CE) -coins in excellent condition. This brief reign is of historical significance as it marks the transition from the Western Han to Eastern Han Dynasty. Emperor Wang Mang was a Han noble who overthrew Western Han government and tried to institute many social and political reforms, among which was the currency system. His reign was short and apparently disastrous. Note scale is in centimeters.
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Kidarite gold stater
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Pre AD 1000 item# 743364 (stock# 1793)
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Exceptionally fine and rare gold stater from the brief Kidarite Kingdom circa 360 CE- 380 CE. The Kidarites were also referred to as the Red Huns, displaced the Kushans in Pakistan and Afghanistan only later to be pushed out by the Hepthalites (White Huns). The image of Kidara (founder of the Kidarites, doh!) is on one side and a seated Goddess Ardoksho on the reverse. Superb quality and condition D: 2.3cm.
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