Straits Settlements to the Palembang Sultanate, Sumatra. Tin Pitis - No Date (1812-1816, British Occupation Era) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I know that it is different circumstances than a true hoard like this, but the history of coinage in Southeast Asia saw coins hundreds of years...
That's a super interesting story behind the medal! Thanks for sharing. I've never heard of using a large amount of silver to produce gold. Is...
Great research on this guys. Love finding new varieties!
Thank you! If I recall correctly they had some ridiculous exchange rates, like in the thousands of these tin pitis coins for one Spanish 8 real.
The coins definitely wouldn’t have fooled anyone literate in Chinese but I don’t think that they circulated outside of Indonesia either....
I'm far from an expert but the die markers around those beads do seem very convincing and I would take it as a strong indication that they're...
No worries and thank you! It's one of the finest large tin coins I've seen!
This is probably the most distinctive of the locally produced cash coin imitations that circulated in Sumatra and Java. Previously unknown to the...
I've also heard that they were used to barter. An Indonesian coin dealer out of Palembang told me that they were locally called "medium barter"...
Amazing coin! Do you have any more information on it, by chance? I've been trying to do more research on the Srivijaya tin units and this is one...
Zeno is always my first place to check :D just wish they could open up registration. I did find this category on Zeno titled "立平之寶手 li-ping...
Just to show some examples of Indonesian local cash coins, here are three types from my collection. Note that these are all from Palembang,...
The style seems similar but the only coins that are in the cash coin style have totally different characters. Plus, all Palembang coins are...
Hi guys! A friend found this Cash Coin lookalike in a small local coin shop in Central Java, Indonesia. I think he said that the village/city was...
Numista has some interesting tin Srivijaya coins listed under their Malay Peninsula section. Coin A: Obverse depicts a sitting Buddha who is...
Thanks for the links! I believe these coins with the u or n shaped characters are called Namo coins and I’d love to acquire one. I too wish to...
Compare my turtle tin coin to this one sold by CNG Auction 374 for $240. The CNG coin weighs 1.83 g while mine weighs 5.11 g. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Glad you enjoy it! Here are some other Srivijaya tin coins that I own that I'm much more confident it their authenticity. Coin A: Obverse depicts...
I'm going to be posting coinage from Srivijaya that I've found online. If anyone has any more information please comment! I found two copper...
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