Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 5567397, member: 102653&quot;]I posted these in the follow the coin theme game thread but wanted to share them here as well. They&#039;re absolutely the smallest coins I&#039;ve ever seen or held.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins are attributed to the little-known Michen Kingdom of Lower Burma, circa 775-835 AD. They apparently circulated locally around the Gulf of Martaban. The coins are a tiny silver bracteate series showing a four-petaled flower with a stem (on some) and a dimple in the flower. They are tightly standardized at 0.03 grams (0.29 grams over 10) and 7-8mm wide. They&#039;re paper thin and feel very fragile.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1241395[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1241396[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">Michen Kingdom of Lower Burma</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 775-835 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AR Bracteate (1/2 ratti) | 0.03 g | 7mm</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Four-petalled flower with stem and dimple within flower</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: Reversed impression</p> <p style="text-align: center">Ref: Than Htun PL 155.3, Mitchiner#565-571, Krisadaolarn A403</p><p><br /></p><p>Bonus: Than Htun listed five locations within Lower Burma that these Michen coins are known to have circulated; I plotted them on a map to show how small of a region these circulated in.</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1241397[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in