ประเทศไทย ต๊อก ออยสเตอร์ 68.4 ก. 2150-2450 อาณาจักรล้านนา

14,000 ฿

1 x Oyster Tok 58x64 mm.
A pretty rare type of silver Tok money.

The dome of the ingot is 70% intact.
The edge has 2 somewhat unclear stamps, but it seems to be similar to one of the markings shown in the picture.

This type is related to Tok Chiang Mai in terms of production method, but with a less regular shape.
The silver alloy was melted into a circular shape and hot air was blown inside to form the hollow dome.

Rumours consider the yellow and brown substance on the obverse side to be egg yolk and chicken blood, but it is more likely that the colouring was achieved by applying tree resin after production.

In the early period cowry shells was the only means of payment in Lanna Kingdom, but during the golden age in the 15th and 16th centuries the unit ngoen was introduced.

After the fall to the Burmese, the laws of King Mengrai refers to the unit ngoen, where 21 ngoen was worth 22,000 cowry shells. 1 ngoen was 20 ratti (1 ratti is a weight unit of 1 gunja creeper seed of 0.11 g used in the first millennium) making 1 ngoen weigh 2.2-2.3 g. Generally Tok money were used to buy land and as wedding dowries.

stock#2099 x 207 w70

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ประเทศไทย ต๊อก เชียงใหม่16.4 ก. 2150-2450 อาณาจักรล้านนา

3,700 ฿

1 x Tok Chiang Mai 26mm
A rare size and type of silver Tok money.

The dome of the ingot is 30% intact.
The silver alloy was melted into a circular shape and hot air was blown inside to form the hollow dome.

Rumours consider the yellow and brown substance on the obverse side to be egg yolk and chicken blood, but it is more likely that the colouring was achieved by applying tree resin after production.

In the early period cowry shells was the only means of payment in Lanna Kingdom, but during the golden age in the 15th and 16th centuries the unit ngoen was introduced.

After the fall to the Burmese, the laws of King Mengrai refers to the unit ngoen, where 21 ngoen was worth 22,000 cowry shells. 1 ngoen was 20 ratti (1 ratti is a weight unit of 1 gunja creeper seed of 0.11 g used in the first millennium) making 1 ngoen weigh 2.2-2.3 g. Generally Tok money were used to buy land and as wedding dowries.

stock#2101 x 31 w20

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ประเทศไทย ต๊อก เชียงใหม่16.7 ก. 2150-2450 อาณาจักรล้านนา

6,000 ฿

1 x Tok Chiang Mai 26-27 mm
A rare size and type of silver Tok money.

The dome of the ingot is 50% intact.

The silver alloy was melted into a circular shape and hot air was blown inside to form the hollow dome.

Rumours consider the yellow and brown substance on the obverse side to be egg yolk and chicken blood, but it is more likely that the colouring was achieved by applying tree resin after production.

In the early period cowry shells was the only means of payment in Lanna Kingdom, but during the golden age in the 15th and 16th centuries the unit ngoen was introduced.

After the fall to the Burmese, the laws of King Mengrai refers to the unit ngoen, where 21 ngoen was worth 22,000 cowry shells. 1 ngoen was 20 ratti (1 ratti is a weight unit of 1 gunja creeper seed of 0.11 g used in the first millennium) making 1 ngoen weigh 2.2-2.3 g. Generally Tok money were used to buy land and as wedding dowries.

stock#x x 33 w20

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ประเทศไทย รัชกาลที่ 3 พ็อดด้วง เครื่องหมาย ปราสาท 2367-2394

12,200 ฿

Set of 4 denominations of Pod duang bullet coins from Rama III some of which are pretty rare.

Individual mark: Prasat (palace), the Royal Emblem.
Chakra mark: 6 blades anti-clockwise

stock#2100 x 268 w15

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