Indonesia Java Ancient Primitive Iron Ingot Money?

Lew · 3rd April 2011, 05:52 PM

I don't know if this belongs here thought it might be a keris related item? Let me know what it is.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1871wt_1026

David · 3rd April 2011, 09:13 PM

I see no particular keris connection here though i will wait for others to add their imput...

Battara · 3rd April 2011, 09:48 PM

Ahhhhh......................er.................... ...umm.................well.............

Lew · 3rd April 2011, 11:38 PM

Well I did read that these are considered amulets/talisman that guard against evil spirits?

A. G. Maisey · 4th April 2011, 12:24 AM

I reckon ebay is a wonderful source of information.

I never ever knew these little iron balls were money.

I haven't seen any for a while, so I guess they've all been bought up by coin collectors. I used to see them frequently in the markets in Solo and Jogja, and the sellers always said that they were for good luck, in other words, they were sold as talismans. I've got a heap of them somewhere, you used to be able to buy them for almost nothing.

Never knew they were made from keris either.

Like I said:- ebay is a real good source of info. Maybe even better than Wikipedia.

Lew · 4th April 2011, 12:50 AM

Alan

I did not think these ingots were money but thought they might have had some cultural significance? So was I duped or is this really an old item?

3rd April 2011, 05:52 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Indonesia Java Ancient Primitive Iron Ingot Money Keris ? I don't know if this belongs here thought it might be a keris related item? Let me know what it is. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1871wt_1026

3rd April 2011, 09:13 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	I see no particular keris connection here though i will wait for others to add their imput...

3rd April 2011, 09:48 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Ahhhhh......................er.................... ...umm.................well.............

3rd April 2011, 11:38 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Well I did read that these are considered amulets/talisman that guard against evil spirits?

4th April 2011, 12:24 AM	#5
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	I reckon ebay is a wonderful source of information. I never ever knew these little iron balls were money. I haven't seen any for a while, so I guess they've all been bought up by coin collectors. I used to see them frequently in the markets in Solo and Jogja, and the sellers always said that they were for good luck, in other words, they were sold as talismans. I've got a heap of them somewhere, you used to be able to buy them for almost nothing. Never knew they were made from keris either. Like I said:- ebay is a real good source of info. Maybe even better than Wikipedia.

4th April 2011, 12:50 AM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Alan I did not think these ingots were money but thought they might have had some cultural significance? So was I duped or is this really an old item?