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- Larin (plural: lari) is the name of a class of objects serving as coins in areas around the Arabian Sea. The name is derived from Lar, a Persian town that according to tradition would have been the first to produce lari. A larin was a piece of silver wire of about 10 centimeters long, usually folded in two equal parts and shaped like a C, though there are also lari shaped like a J, an I or an S. Lari were stamped with an Arabic or Persian text, usually the name of the local ruler. The Larin, also known as "Koku Ridi" (Silver Hook) was in use in the Kandyan Kingdom from 17th to early part of the 19th century in Sri Lanka and were made by private parties, five of which went to a piece-of-eight, or a Spanish Dollar. These coins with a shape like a fish-hook, bear no legend, or at best poor imitations of Arabic letters; they are usually somewhat thick and short, frequently shows one or more cuts at the bend, apparently made to test the purity of the metal. During the Portuguese period larins enjoyed widespread use in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The silver larin coinage, which originated in the Persian Gulf, was used extensively from that region around the coast of the Indian Ocean as far as Lanka during the period 16th and 17th centuries. Larins used in Lanka were bent into a "fish-hook" shape whereas those of other regions were straight. Larins actually produced in Lanka bore either imitation Persian inscriptions or meaningless designs: though specimens bearing western inscriptions are reported to have also been produced. Larins of more northerly origin that reached Lanka in the course of trade tended to be bent into "fish-hook" shape when they later subserved the currency needs of the island. A 17th century larin would weigh about 4.75 grams. It was traditionally tariffed at 5.5 lari to the Spanish colonial piece of eight. Lari is the root of coin denominations used in Georgia and the Maldives. (en)
- Larin (plurale: lari) è un gruppo di oggetti usati come monete nelle aree dell'Oceano indiano. Il nome viene da Lar, una città persiana, dove, secondo la tradizione, sarebbero stati prodotti i primi esemplari. Il larin è un pezzo di tondino d'argento di ca. 10 centimetri, solitamente piegato in due parti uguali ed a forma di "C", anche se ci sono larin a forma di "J", "I" o "S". Il larin era punzonato con testo arabo o persiano, solitamente il nome del principe locale. La forma da "I" era più diffusa tra gli Arabi ed i Persiani, mentre le forme a "J" ed a "S" erano tipiche dell'isola di Ceylon. Questi ultimi erano noti come "koku risi" (gancio d'argento) tra i Singalesi. Il larin del XVII secolo pesava ca. 4,75 grammi. La valutazione era di 5,5 larin per un pezzo da otto spagnolo. Larin è la radice da cui deriva il nome del Lari georgiano e del . (it)
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- Three punches: two with Kannada inscriptions, one with uncertain animal. (en)
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- Circa 12-13th century, from "Walve Hoard" (en)
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- Larin (plural: lari) is the name of a class of objects serving as coins in areas around the Arabian Sea. The name is derived from Lar, a Persian town that according to tradition would have been the first to produce lari. A larin was a piece of silver wire of about 10 centimeters long, usually folded in two equal parts and shaped like a C, though there are also lari shaped like a J, an I or an S. Lari were stamped with an Arabic or Persian text, usually the name of the local ruler. Lari is the root of coin denominations used in Georgia and the Maldives. (en)
- Larin (plurale: lari) è un gruppo di oggetti usati come monete nelle aree dell'Oceano indiano. Il nome viene da Lar, una città persiana, dove, secondo la tradizione, sarebbero stati prodotti i primi esemplari. Il larin del XVII secolo pesava ca. 4,75 grammi. La valutazione era di 5,5 larin per un pezzo da otto spagnolo. Larin è la radice da cui deriva il nome del Lari georgiano e del . (it)
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- Larin (it)
- Larin (currency) (en)
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