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| Uitgever | Lan Xang, Kingdom of |
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| Jaar | 1353-1571 |
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| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Silver |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Elongated fusiform cast silver bar with three punched symbols applied to the convex face: at upper left, a solar or floral rosette device of uncertain identification; at centre, a recumbent elephant facing right within an incuse rectangular punch; and at lower right, a chakra (wheel) device within a similar incuse punch. The symbols are deeply impressed into the smooth silver surface and represent royal or religious iconography of the Lan Xang kingdom. No inscriptions or legends are present. |
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| Rand | Plain |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Lan Xang — "Land of a Million Elephants" — was founded by Fa Ngum in 1353 and at its height controlled much of the middle Mekong basin. These bullet-shaped silver pieces, sometimes called "rod money" in older Western literature, circulated across a trade network stretching into Yunnan, the Shan states, and Ayutthaya. The weight standard traces to Indian ratti-based systems transmitted through the Mon and Khmer, not to Chinese weight conventions as was once assumed.
The two-century dating window reflects genuine uncertainty — no mint records survive, and attribution rests almost entirely on find provenance and weight correspondence to documented Lao standards.