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<p>[QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 4098898, member: 102653"]Very possible given that they have only been found in hoards from the Central Java period. Interestingly, Dr. Christie also mentions a double-massa gold piloncito also found in the Wonoboyo Hoard; she writes, "1 electrum double-<i>masa</i> coin in the shape of two linked 'piloncito' type coins."</p><p><br /></p><p>Christie doesn't discuss the double-massa coins in depth or speculate on what they were used for, but she does discuss them as if they were a circulating coin rather than the ingots found in the hoards.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do think that the effort they went through to make it a double-massa weight indicates more than a wealth charm; they made the individual coins smaller than normal to accommodate the weight of the center bar. If it were just a hold of value like the ingots I wouldn't expect them to try to keep the standard weight as closely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 4098898, member: 102653"]Very possible given that they have only been found in hoards from the Central Java period. Interestingly, Dr. Christie also mentions a double-massa gold piloncito also found in the Wonoboyo Hoard; she writes, "1 electrum double-[I]masa[/I] coin in the shape of two linked 'piloncito' type coins." Christie doesn't discuss the double-massa coins in depth or speculate on what they were used for, but she does discuss them as if they were a circulating coin rather than the ingots found in the hoards. I do think that the effort they went through to make it a double-massa weight indicates more than a wealth charm; they made the individual coins smaller than normal to accommodate the weight of the center bar. If it were just a hold of value like the ingots I wouldn't expect them to try to keep the standard weight as closely.[/QUOTE]
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