Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 42
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ SEPTEMBIR, 1913.) THE OBSOLETE MALAY TIN QURRENCY 237 THE OBSOLETE TIN QURRENCY AND MONEY OF THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES. BY SIR R. O. TEMPLE, BART, (Continued from p. 216.) APPENDIX V. Subsidiary Tables and Scales made during Investigations into the Malay Tin Ourrency. Professor Ridgeway's and Mr. Skeat's Table of Tin Money (Pahang) from the Cambridge Museum (and other specimens. Measurement Museum Approx. tration of Aotual weight in inches at base. number. ** dollar." in grs. Troy. length. width. height. 24 I 160 1 1 + 260 inio * w 25 24 H 24 G 24 15 7121 777 1086 1036 ? 3200785 24 25 17 II. NO. Museum - aios 35 13 Professors Ridgeway's and Mr. Skeat's Table of Tin Currency (Selangor) from Cambridge Museum Spec nens. Approx. Mensurement Monument fraction of may Actual weight Number. obaal weight in inohes at base « dollar." n oz. av. length. width. height. 885 12 2231 884 22; 14 88887 30 561 881 98 4 4127 880 112 4 43 38 224]* 879 19 24 21 1} 9. į 34 24 1. This is the "dollar" unit. " These represent the bidor or quarter "dollar" unit and the "dollar" unit respectively. * The first three specimens bear the tampo' manggis (mangosteen calyx ) mint mark; the last two have no mint mark. # The first seven numbers refer to the "Pagoda " Scale. See anto, p. 92. "The last two numbers refer to the "Sugarloaf" Soale. See ante, p. 92. The last bears the mangostoen 8. 72 lyx. wint mark on the top, and the molimba, tin mine rouessed shof, marks M and Non the siden, No. 879 is unsymmetrical and very roughly oast.

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