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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 4853974, member: 102653&quot;]Here is a group of Javanese silver ingot currency. The dating is probably closer to 700-900 CE than what the insert says but these are usually found in larger fragments so these were evidently the small change of the central Javanese markets during the time. Mitchiner writes of these as a precursor to the standardized silver and gold coins that probably appeared around 780 CE, but archaeological finds and design patterns on some surviving ingot pieces suggests that they appeared around the same time. The insert also attributes them to the Sailendra (Shailendra) Dynasty of Central Java, like many authors, but the more accurate attribution would be the Mataram Kingdom or State of Mataram, of which the Shailendras were one of a few dynasties.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1172103[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">Mataram Kingdom of Central Java</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 700-900 CE</p> <p style="text-align: center">Five pieces of silver ingot fragments</p> <p style="text-align: center">5.20 grams</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Next: Island issue and/or silver ingot type</p><p><br /></p><p>Quick edit: Also I had never heard of the term Hacksilver, but it perfectly describes these fragmentary silver ingot pieces and how they were apparently used[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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