Here is an ancient tin alloy Pegu coin of Mons people in Dvaravati period. Mons had migrated from southern Myanmar into the central region of Thailand (Dvaravati Kingdom at that time) and had brought the coins with them.
Thus found this type of Pegu coin in the Dvaravati region .
Obverse : Depiction of big conch and Pallava script above
Reverse : Depiction of sun and moon and fish below, Pallava script in center
Material : Tin alloy
Condition : good
Date : 5 - 6th century
Size : 60 mm. in diameter. (Big size. very rare!!!)
No comments:
Post a Comment