A gold 'coin' pendant Pyu, 8th - 9th century | 八至九世紀 驃國 金幣牌飾

In the 8th century, the eastern region of modern-day Myanmar was ruled by the Pyu people, who struck coins with designs inspired by the Arakanese kingdom to the west, such as lot 1061.

The front of the coin depicts a throne adorned with royal diadems; the reverse features the Shrivastava emblem, which represents Sri, the goddess of wealth and prosperity. Within the Shrivastava emblem, a mountain representing the earth and also Shiva, the god of opposing forces, rises from the primordial water below and under the heavens signified by the moon and sun above. The mountain is flanked by a vajra thunderbolt, an emblem of Indra, the god of the heavens, and a shankha conch shell, a symbol associated with Vishnu, the god of creation and preserver of the cosmic system.

The bail suggests it may have also been used as an amulet. The production of coinage largely ceased in the 9th century with the demise of the Pyu. Although Pyu coins were highly standardized in size and weight, it is uncertain if they were used as currency in the contemporary sense or as royally sanctioned bullion due to their scarcity.

八世紀時的緬甸東部由驃人統治。驃國並非一個統一的國家，而是驃人在緬甸建立的一系列城邦的統稱。而驃國的貨幣設計深受西面若開國的影響。

拍品1061金幣的正面飾有繫上絲帶的皇座，背面則飾「Shrivastava」圖騰，圖騰象徵著吉祥天女Sri拉克什米。圖騰中的寶山代表著濕婆和人間，從萬里江水聳起，寶山上的日月則象徵著極樂。寶山兩旁飾金剛杆及法螺，分別象徵著天神應陀羅及毗濕奴。從金幣的扣頭可推斷出，此金幣牌飾應為護身符。隨着驃國的衰落，九世紀起驃國漸漸停止硬幣的鑄造。