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410 Gram Tin-Lead Unit - Tenasserim-Pegu
| Issuer | Region of Tenasserim-Pegu (Myanmar) |
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| Year | 1600-1700 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized hintha (Brahmin duck) rendered in schematic, cast relief, featuring an elaborate curled crest, elongated beak, and a decorative fan-like tail executed in the traditional Mon artistic style. The bird motif occupies the majority of the central field, its form indicated by fluid, low-relief casting lines typical of Tenasserim-Pegu tin coinage. The design is enclosed within a raised annular border of evenly spaced pellets (dotted border), itself surrounded by a plain raised rim. The overall surface shows the characteristic granular texture and oxidation patina associated with cast tin-lead alloy pieces of the period. |
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| Reverse description | Central field contains a Burmese-script inscription arranged in seven horizontal lines, cast in low relief against a textured field. The characters, rendered in the rounded Mon-Burmese script tradition, are partially worn and show surface corrosion consistent with the tin-lead alloy composition and the age of the piece. The inscribed area is enclosed within a raised annular pellet border (dotted border) mirroring the obverse treatment, with a plain raised outer rim completing the design. The casting seam and irregular flan edge are visible, characteristic of the hand-cast production technique employed in the Tenasserim-Pegu region during the seventeenth century. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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