Catalog
1 Salung, Ayutthaya
| Issuer | Kingdom of Ayutthaya |
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| Year | 1351-1767 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Concave interior surface of the folded and hammered silver bullet, exhibiting the characteristic open spiral recess formed by the inward folding of the rod during manufacture. The hollow underside displays a conch shell stamp impression alongside surface irregularities and fold lines typical of Ayutthaya-period pod duang coinage. No legend or additional decorative elements are present. |
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| Mintage | ND (1351-1767) - Elephant and Conch shell stamp |
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The salung was a fractional unit of the tical (baht), and Ayutthayan bullet coins of this type were produced by folding and hammering silver into a globular form — a technique that changed remarkably little across four centuries of the kingdom's existence. Authentication relies heavily on the purity and granular surface texture of the silver rather than die work, since these were struck by hand without engraved dies in any conventional sense.