PORCELAIN MONEY
FROM SIAM
There was often a shortage of small change in Siam. Porcelain
gaming tokens, called pee’s issued by Chinese owned gambling houses
were widely used as money in Siam during the 18th and 19th
century. They come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and
colors. After a period of time the gambling houses would recall the
tokens and they would be declared valueless, resulting in a substantial
profit to the issuer. These are genuine original Siamese
gambling tokens.
Item
TH-PORCx1 SIAMESE 18th-19th CENTURY PORCELAIN
MONEY $6.00
Item
TH-PORCx5 5 DIFFERENT SIAMESE PORCELAIN MONEY
$35.00
Item
TH-PORCx20 20 DIFFERENT SIAMESE PORCELAIN
MONEY $150.00
FOR MORE COINS OF SIAM & THAILAND PLEASE SEE:
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YEAR OLD COINS OF THAILAND
MODERN COINS OF THAILAND
THAILAND COMMEMORATES WORLD
SCOUT JAMBOREE WITH BI-METALLIC
COIN
MEDIEVAL
ISLAMIC TERRA-COTTA TOKENS 
These
unusual terracotta tokens were produced in the Persian Gulf area around
the 11th and 12th centuries A.D. At the time copper coins
were not in production. The tokens were produced by merchants
or money-changers to provide change for small purchases. The
tokens were rarely seen, until a recent hoard was discovered.
This hoard included a number of different types. They all are
small (about 10-14mm), with various Islamic inscriptions on
them. It is an unusual and rarely seen form of money.
Item TERRA
PERSIAN GULF TERRA-COTTA TOKEN, 11th-12th CENTURY VF-XF
$5.00
Item TERRAx10
10 MIXED PERSIAN GULF TERRA-COTTA TOKENS, VF-XF
$29.95
THE KATANGA
CROSS
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive mone.y It
is large cast copper cross, about 5 to 7 inches across, that was used
in
parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy
about
22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
Item
BK-KAT KATANGA CROSS $99.50
A GREAT BOOK ON PRIMITIVE MONEY:
AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF TRADITIONAL MONEY by
Charles Opitz.
This is
the best book available on Odd and Curious Money. It is a
comprehensive
listing of odd and curious money from around the world. Includes lots
of
pictures, cross references to other books, an extensive bibliography
plus
a separate price guide. Though the title is rather daunting, the book
is
well written, with a brief description, information and pictures of
hundreds of types of primitive money. 411 pages, hardcover, plus 32
page softcover price guide.
Item
BOOK-OPITZ AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF
TRADITIONAL
MONEY by Charles Opitz
$80.00
ALSO SEE:
AFRICAN COINS FEATURE
TRADITONAL AFRICAN MONEY
MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC TERRA-COTTA
TOKENS
UNUSUAL FIBER COINS FROM
MANCHUKUO
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