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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Loong Siew, post: 2582076, member: 75799&quot;]One of the most interesting aspects of coin collecting is the myriad types of unusual coinage that exists through history and countries. I am starting with this...not ancient but rather unusual and not widely known. Though the coin is mine, I&#039;d rather copy a very good write up from another source for details on it&#039;s type</p><p><br /></p><p>Malay States. Perak. Tin Tampang.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a tampang coin from Perak Sultanate as early as 16th century. This form of currency is called tin ingot. These ingots were casted of fixed weight and used for all major transactions in the bazaar as a form of currency.The value of each ingot depends upon its weight. By mid 1850&#039;s , ingots were gradually replaced by coinages. Obv : An ornamental design of four rosettes based on the tampok manggis Rev: Blank. 1 katti (1kg). Rarity : RRR Denom : 1 tampang Material : Tin Reference : SS38</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d">edited - copyright</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff4d4d"><br /></span></p><p><a href="http://mrbacoincollection.blogspot.my/2014/11/tampang-perak_12.html?m=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://mrbacoincollection.blogspot.my/2014/11/tampang-perak_12.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://mrbacoincollection.blogspot.my/2014/11/tampang-perak_12.html?m=1</a>&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]560610[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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