Item number: A1286

Year: AD 1353-1571

Material: Silver

Size: 37.9 x 37.0 x 8.8 / 47.1 x 47.1 x 14.5 / 39.8 x 36.1 x 9.1 mm

Weight: 51.2 / 66.2 / 63.15 g

Provenance: Teutoburger Münzauktion GmbH 2023

According to auction information, this is a set of three circular silver ingots minted by the Kingdom of Lan Xang between the 14th and 18th centuries. The ingots are round; the first has a dish-like appearance, while the middle ingot is unique, featuring an openwork design. Current scholarship on the medieval monetary systems of the Southeast Asian highlands remains limited, and further research is needed for a clearer understanding.

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

年代: 公元 1353-1571 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 37.9 x 37.0 x 8.8 / 47.1 x 47.1 x 14.5 / 39.8 x 36.1 x 9.1 mm

重量: 51.2 / 66.2 / 63.15 g

來源: 條頓堡錢幣拍賣 2023

根據拍賣行的資訊，這是一組公元14至18世紀間，瀾滄王國鑄造的圓形銀錠，總計有3枚。這些銀錠的外觀為圓形，第一枚的外觀為碟狀，中間那一枚較為特殊有經過鏤空處理。目前學界對於東南亞高地地區在中世紀的貨幣系統仍不甚清楚，仍有待後續學者們更多發掘。

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。