Research & Article

The ancient coins and tokens which one sees in the northern part of Siam are of such a large number of varieties that the study of them is an interesting one. On the other hand, it is very difficult to get reliable information concerning them. Mr. le May, in his book on the coinage of Siam,(l) shows pictures of some of the northern coins, and refers to them briefly. I hope that this article may set·vc to supplement the careful and elaborate information on Siamese coinage contained in his book. 'l'he plates which illustrate this article show the coins at rodghly 5/u of their actual size. 'l'he text describes the different types of coins as nearly as possible in the order in which they occur in· the plates, the text therefore serving as key to the plates.