Very rare and eclectic Lao copper wedding token in the shape of a lat, also referred to as a tiger tongue coin. This was the form of money used in the Kingdom of Lanchang/Lanxang in what is now Laos and Northeast Thailand, late 16th to early 18th century. This piece was collected in Huay Xai, in northern Laos along the Thai border. The presence of the Bodhi leaf symbol as well as auspicious sacred Khom script lettering is associated with Buddhist amulets in Thailand and Laos, the primitive d ...click for details
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