Antique Thai Siam Dvaravati Mon Silver Bronze Coins Coinage Money Sanskrit

Antique Thai Siam Dvaravati Mon Silver Bronze Coins Coinage Money Sanskrit

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This item is an ancient   Dvaravati coins,  from Dvaravati kingdom (6th-11th century.), 

the former Thailand or Siam' s kingdom. 
This style (water jar in obv. and Sanskrit inscription in rev. (thick)) is very special and very rare to found.  
Don't miss to be keep it in your collection.

Condition : used, very good. 

Obv.   Buranaklod (water jar) with ivy come out from inner the jar.
Rev.    Pallava - ancient Sanskrit script, can read as "Sri Dvaravati Savarapunya", which means "the merit of King Dvaravati"

Date :  1100 - 1400  B.E.
Material  : mixed (silver - Bronze)
Size : dia. 24 mm.

Weight : 11.3 grams.

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Dvaravati king (6th-11th AD.)

With the decline of the Funan Kingdom (1th-6th AD.), several kingdoms declared their freedom and independence. They alternated at being the dominant power in the area. Including,the regions around the central Chao Phya River basin such as Nakhon Pathom, Rajburi, Supanburi etc. They had become the important cities and formed themselves into the consolidated kingdom known as the Kingdom of Dvaravati in the 6th century AD. They also alternated at being the dominant power in the area and continued to follow the religious beliefs and administrative systems that had been adopted from India, and meantime, were influenced by Khmer cultures and beliefs. The Dvaravati Kingdom produced many types of coins as a medium in trade. They revealed, through the designs on the coins, symbols of monarchy and the power of the state, the beliefs of Buddhism and the Bhramin religion.

Samples are coins inscribed with the large conch, the small conch, the rabbit on a lily leaf, and the goat, with a row of fish eggs decorating the outer edge. On the reverse side is the Sriwatsa symbol flanked by mohout’s hooks, with the sun and moon on the top and fish at the bottom. In addition, there are flat coins on one side. On some of these coins appeared the features ofBuranaklod (water jar), the Dhama wheel and a cow. On the reverse side of the coins are the ancient Sanskrit script.