LAOS,
LANCHANG, c. 1353-1571, base silver 1/2 tamlung,
MN-2783, 3 marks: fish, elephant R, chakra, F $200.00
sold 2/2/2008
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LAOS, VIENTIANE, 1591-1707,
silver lat "tiger tongues."
There is a myth that the marks
were created by the struggles of live ants dropped on the molten metal
but that of course is utter hooey. An ant on molten silver would
go pft and be gone. The tamlung is 4 thai baht from
when the baht was a weight instead of a currency.
LAOS,
VIENTIANE, 1591-1707, silver 1.5 tamlung lat,
tiger tongue, 3x Na (snake) marks, 100g, VF $120.00
sold
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c)
2 tamlung, MN-3002 var., no marks, unusual expanded center & bulbous
ends, 113g,
VF $125.00 sold
d) 1.5 tamlung, MN-nl, 3 elephant marks, 101g, G-VG
$150.00 sold 2/2/2008
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