Primitive Money
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Lot 5813 Session 17 (11.30am Fri 26 Nov) Primitive Money
Estimate $160
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $170
THAILAND, Lannathai (Lanchang) Kingdom, (14-16th century), base silver elephant smoothed surface tamlung, struck at Lanchang, (68.4 grams), three stamps on the upper surface of elephant in centre, others of chakra and rays and dots symbol, (M.2780); another in half tamlung in base silver (33.0 grams) similar (M.2786); another bar in bronze (33.3 grams), half tamlung with folded back ends with elephant, chakra and boat symbol, (Le May, Pl.IV,4; M.2788). Fine; good very fine. (3)
Ex Bramwell C. Jellett Collection.
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