Indian Antiquary Vol 42

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[APRIL, 1913.
Plate III.
Figs. 1-8 ex. coll. W. W. Skeat. Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Rough specimens of tin ingots of the “sugarloaf” form in the Cambridge Museum: ante, p. 88.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6. Specimens of tin ingots of the "pagoda" form, with the tampok manggis mint mar! .Figs. 5 and 6 are in the Cambridge Museum, ante, p. 88.
Fig. 7. Tin ingot of the "sugarloaf” form in the Cambridge Museum, bearing the tampok manggis and the melumba mint marks : ante, p. 88.
Figs. 8, 10 and 11. Developments in money of the gambar ayam (cock) tin ingot. Fig. 8 is a duit ayam, coined copper cash 634 ; Fig. 10 a Cambodian coin of 1808(ante, p. 118): Fig. 11 is a spelter "cock coin of Tenaseerim (Mergui, ante, p. 118). Fig. 9 is a spelter "to": coin from Tenassarim (ante, p. 118).
Plate IV. Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Burmese ingot weights (iron) ex. coll. R. C. Temple. (1) chinthé, lion ; (2) sin, elephant; (8) hentha, goose ; (4) myauk, monkey ; (5) nwadi, ball; (6) ziwaro, swift.
Fig. 7, 8, 9, 10. Coins of the Alompra Dynasty : ex. coll. R. C. Temple.
7. Oopper : coin of Thibaw (1878-1885). Obv. to tarsk law, and figure of a to, which is here evidently a " lion." Rev. Yadanabon nebyidaw ; 1 mu thong dinga i 8 pon tabon, 1240 (Burmese Era) Royal stamp of the to: Ratanapunna (Mandalay) the royal residence; 8th part of coin to be used as one mu (64th part of one rupee = anna), 1878 4.
8. Gold : coin of Mindon Min (1853-1878). Obv. to tasek tau, 1940, and figure of to. Rev. Yedanabon nebyidaw : 5 mu thong dinga. Coin to be used as 5 mu, 1878 : = balf a (gold) rupee, or 8 rupees as the standard then was. This coin is evidently the forerunner of no. 7. There was a gold rapee or mohar with a chinthé (lion) on it. Obr. Chin the tazek taw, 1928. . Rev. Yedanabon 1 kyat thong dinga. Royal stamp of the lion, 1866 : coin to be used as 1 (gold) rupee.
9. Copper (P debasel): coin of Mindon Min. Obv. figure of a peacock and udanng tazek taw, 1227. Rev. Yedanabon nebyidaw 1 pe thong dinga i 4 bon tabon. Royal stamp of the peacock, 1865, 4th part of a coin to be used as one pe (64th part of a rupee=1 paisa (pice) or anna).
10. Lead: coin of Mindon Min. Obv. figure of share and yon tazek taw, 1931. Rer. kyeni dinga i 4 bon tabon. Royal stamp of the hare 1869: coin to be used as 4th part of a copper coin (t pice or to anna or 256th part of a rupee).66
Fig 11. Hentha (goose) coin or spelter weight (ex. coll. R. O. Temple) procured in 1899. Phayre. Numis. Orient. coins of Aracan, Pegu and Tenasserim, 1882, Plate IV. no. 2, exbibits a
sa Thin aoin is dosoribed by Dr. Hanitsch, J. R. A. 8., Straits Branoh, No. 39, p. 199, Matoken issued in Bumatra by the British E, I, Co. in 1881, having on the reverse "antu képing, 1947." Specimens in B. M. bear dates from 1797 to 1892 and later.
Only three Bormer Kings inued ooiped money-Bodew.pbaya (1781-1819). Mindon Min (1852-1878): Thiba (1878-1885). They all copied the British metallio currency of India.
os Sangormano, Burmese Empire, od. Tandy, 1888, p. 167, says the proportion of lead coin to the tical (--ropeo) in Burma in his day (1781-1809) WAS 200: 1, but was at times as great as more than 1000: 1. Thoro was met smaller lead denomination which was "the 8th part of a copper coin", or 512th part of rapee.