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Lao Wedding Token
Southeast Asian: Metalwork Pre 1900: item #1091149 2373
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Abhaya Asian Antiques
Tel/Fax 852-29847509
$350.USD
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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
Southeast Asian: Metalwork Pre 1800: item #1090920 2369
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Abhaya Asian Antiques
Tel/Fax 852-29847509
$300.USD
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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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