Burmese "OPIUM" Shan Duck SCALE WEIGHT 81.3g / 2.9 oz.

Description

Traditional 5-Tical
SCALE WEIGHT
Burma
1.75"H. x 1.12"W. x 1"Base.  ~  Net Weight 2.9 oz. / 81.3 grams
NOTES:
Showing only slight wear, clean lines.
(Originally found with two well-used larger weights of a different design, which I will post separately).
The weight is consistent with Burmese classifications*, this one = 5
tical
(after 1830).
The Burmese mass unit is the kyat or
tical
, a term known to be in use in Pegu since 1515AD.
The Burmese tical mass varied with time from 10.4grams (15thC) to
16.3 grams (1830).
One hundred tical is referred to as a viss, equal to approximately 3 ½ pounds.
The largest genuine weight produced was 250 ticals (kyat), running down [to]100, 50, 20, 10,
5
, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, and 1/8 tical.
*Thanks to sabaidesignsgallery for their excellent introduction to this subject!
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