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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2324320, member: 44140&quot;]I was not looking for this coin but it certainly presented itself at a bargain price.</p><p><br /></p><p>It took sometime to figure out if this coin could even be posted here for fear it might be too modern for this clientele. </p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Map-of-southeast-asia_1400_CE.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The kingdom of Lan Xang, or land of a million elephants was a medieval kingdom in that is now Thailand and Laos. </p><p><br /></p><p>The origin of this money seems to be great debate. These coins called Tiger Tongue were produced up until the early 20th century. The coins were originally produced in the the early period AD 1354-1530, and production of this type was at its zenith sometime around AD 1707. </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is made of silver allegedly from 0.750-0.900 fine. They were also produced in a variety of debased alloys.&nbsp; Scott Seman&#039;s site has this very same type described as 725b. So my attribution is based on his catalog. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thailand and Laos</p><p>Kingdom of Lan Xang</p><p>AR Lat (AD 1354-1530)</p><p>102 mm x 88.24 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470337[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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