Loose change? Evaluating the roles of Chinese coins in the Angkorian Khmer Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6012908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitch Hendrickson (0000-0002-7694-9648), Sébastien Clouet, Ellen Hsieh (0000-0002-1635-9021), Christian Fischer (0000-0002-5016-3962), Kaseka Phon (0000-0002-8896-3818), Dominique Soutif (0000-0002-7422-1434), Quan Hua (0000-0003-0179-8539), Julia Esteves (0000-0001-6343-6125), Cristina Castillo Cobo |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-136 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2520-8098 • E-ISSN: 2520-8101 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s41826-025-00108-z |
| OpenAlex | W4410542341 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 51 |
Interactions with China and India played an important part in the development of the Angkorian Khmer Empire. Recent discovery of several Chinese coins at the regional centre of Preah Khan of Kompong Svay provides an opportunity to see how these objects were used in Angkor’s moneyless economy. The broader distribution and function of Chinese coins in Southeast Asia is evaluated before examining why so few examples have been discovered in Cambodia. It is argued that coins served a plurality of functions ranging from deposit, cash, ingot, cure, and curio in the Angkorian world
Ancient history · Empire · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
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| Highly cited | No |