Item number: A1286-4

Year: AD 1353-1571

Material: Silver

Size: 99.5 x 15.2 x 6.2 mm

Weight: 64.6 g

Provenance: Teutoburger Münzauktion GmbH 2023

According to the auction house’s information, this is a Lat silver ingot issued by the Kingdom of Lan Xang, which existed between the 14th and 18th centuries. The ingot has a spindle-shaped appearance, with multiple evenly spaced raised patterns on its surface.

Lat was a type of currency prevalent in the highland regions of Southeast Asia before European colonisation, commonly referred to as “tiger tongue money” due to its distinctive shape.

The Kingdom of Lan Xang was the first unified dynasty in the history of Laos, encompassing the entirety of present-day Laos, northern Thailand, and parts of Yunnan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar. In Lao, “Lan Xang” translates to “The Land of a Million Elephants.”

物件編號: A1286-4

年代: 公元 1353-1571 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 99.5 x 15.2 x 6.2 mm

重量: 64.6 g

來源: 條頓堡錢幣拍賣 2023

根據拍賣行的資訊，這是存在於公元14至18世紀間的瀾滄王國發行之拉特銀錠。銀錠的外觀呈現梭狀，並且在表面有許多規則狀的凸起。拉特為一種歐洲殖民以前，流行於東南亞高地地區的貨幣種類，因為其外觀也被稱作是「虎舌錢」。

瀾滄王國為寮國歷史上第一個統一王朝，其疆域含括今日寮國全境，泰國北部和部分的雲南、越南、柬埔寨和緬甸。「瀾滄」在寮語又有「百萬大象」的意思。