I bought these today because they were real interesting. The flips said 15th century Siamese/ flower coin. These are in outstanding condition. I am not sure how to attribute them. I had a lot of trouble identifying them online. I would imagine that they are made of lead/tin. Very stout for their size. The larger one 4.4g and 1.75 cm The smaller one 1.1 g and 1.43 cm Thanks Phil
These are outside of my humble knowledge base but I think they are really cool! Perhaps @Loong Siew or @Ancientnoob might could help. Edit: @Parthicus to the rescue
Yes, they are made of lead. These are listed in Michael Mitchiner's "Oriental Coins and Their Values, Volume II: Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies AD 600- 1979". In that book, they are attributed to the Khmer Kingdom of Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, c. 802-1450 AD, although that attribution has apparently been challenged by later research. (Since there's no inscription, figuring out who made them depends on archaeological finds and other circumstantial evidence.) The round piece is a lead unit, #2658-2662 in Mitchiner's catalogue, while the small four-petaled type is called a half-unit and is #2663-2665. There are also larger five-petaled 3 unit (11 grams), and round 6 unit and 20 unit pieces listed. I think most dealers will still list these and Khmer Kingdom (when they list them at all, they aren't particularly common). Hope this helps.
Thank You. I bought a new hand made wood box for my ancients the other day. They will have a good home. It still needs a liner. And a few trays. Should I expect to find other examples in this shape?
Parthicus hit the nail on the head. Here are my examples. Check out the thread... https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coin-trek-the-final-frontier.295350/#post-2722936
However another attribution by the president of the Thai numismatic society is ancient Ayutthaya AD1200. Here are my specimens
