COINS EXCAVATED AT THE PORTUGUESE SETTLEMENT |
Object data Cowry shells. Ayutthaya style. Used as money with a value of 800 shells to 1 Fueang. Size: 1,7 x 2,3; 1,5 x 2,3; 1,5 x 2; 1,5 x 1,52 Period: 17th century Excavation data Unearthed in many places throughout the excavation site. |
Object data Cupper Chinese coin "I Paeh". Chinese Chíng Dynasty style. On the front face are four Chinese characters which read "Tsun Jeu Thong Pao" made in the year Tsun Jeu. This fell during the first reign of the Ching Dynasty (Tsu Chu). Size: 2,5 cm diameter Period: 1644 Excavation data Unearthed during excavations at San Petro village Site Number: C12 Stratum: 200-250 cm |
Object data Silver "Pod Duang" coin of 1 Fueang. Ayutthaya style. The marking on this coin cannot be identified. Size: 0,7 cm Period: 16th-17th century Excavation data Unearthed during excavations at San Petro village Site Number: E5 Stratum: 200-250 cm |
Object data Silver "Pod Duang" coin of 1 Fueang. Ayutthaya style. The marking on this coin cannot be identified. Size: 0,7 cm Period: 16th-17th century Excavation data Unearthed during excavations at San Petro village Site Number: E5 Stratum: 200-250 cm |
Object data Copper coin of 1 solas. Rattanakosin. Coin from the reign of King Chulalongkorn. On the face is an image of King Chulalongkorn and the words in Thai script "Chulakorn"and "Phra Chulachomklao Chao Krung Siam. The obverse bears a picture of the guardian spirit of Thailand seated on the national emblem, the words in Thai script "Neung Solas" and the figure 115. Size: 3 cm diameter Period: 1898 Excavation data Unearthed during excavations at San Petro village Site Number: C8 Stratum: 0-100 cm |