Indian Antiquary Vol 42

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

Page 97

APRIL, 1913.)
THE OBSOLETE MALAY TIN QURRENOY
93
In addition to the above specimens Mr. T. A. Joyce has sent me accurate weighments of others in the British Museum (Nos. 1905-11-16-1 to 8) and in his own collection. Mr. Skeat has also weighed some in his. The actual weights are as under :
British Name Maвeam
Skeat solleotion
collection gajah (elephant)
18,185 grs.
1,522 grs. 15,480
1,980 ayam (cock)
1,910 2,727
2,788 grs. 1,785
1,450 1,348
550 880
547 buaya (crocodile)
96,42045 16,625
9,720
1,865 166 The practical identity of some of these specimens as representatives of currency and their relative proportion to each other is obvious. It is also clear that they have not been accurately cast, and so, for the purposes of this enquiry, I have tarned their weight in grains into their approximately equivalent weight in ounces avoirdupois. These specimens may in this way be tabulated as follows:
Standard Tables of Gambar Currenoy.
No. 2: Messrs. Joyoe and Skent's weighments. “Pagoda ” Soale.
"Sugarloaf” Soale, weight in Os. av."
weight in os. av." conto of
actual nominal
RAMO
Domias
actual dollar
Approx.
ayam 111 ayam (8) 400
ayam gajah
ayam (8) 465 ayam buaya gajah ayam
ayam
ayam (8) 10 227 227 buaya
35+
gajah
88 buaya 184
413
gajah 317
60% buaya 16e 46 One log apparently broken off. "ha Mr. Joyoe conjootures that this specimon is a lisard or insect. I rather think it is meant for a prooodilo. ** See ante, p. 88. *** All the weighments are by Mr. Joyce except those marked (8) Which are by Mr. Skont. ** Two specimens. "Mntilated and now under original weight
cents
of
DADO
Approx.
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