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<p>[QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 3449179, member: 102653"]I'm going to be posting coinage from Srivijaya that I've found online. If anyone has any more information please comment!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I found two copper coins attributed to Srivijaya. Both are claimed to have been produced in the Kedu Plain Region which I estimate is close to present day Magelang, Central Java. The area is described as lying along the Progo River between these four mountains. Here are some maps of the area.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]916089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]916090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]916091[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins themselves are claimed to be circa 7-10th Centuries. Both show the iconic Devanagari symbol on the obverse and have a less obvious sandlewood design on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coin A below weighs to 11.49 g.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]916097[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin B below is a hefty 23.7 g. It sold for $1000.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]916096[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TuckHard, post: 3449179, member: 102653"]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 coins attributed to Srivijaya. Both are claimed to have been produced in the Kedu Plain Region which I estimate is close to present day Magelang, Central Java. The area is described as lying along the Progo River between these four mountains. Here are some maps of the area. [ATTACH=full]916089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]916090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]916091[/ATTACH] The coins themselves are claimed to be circa 7-10th Centuries. Both show the iconic Devanagari symbol on the obverse and have a less obvious sandlewood design on the reverse. Coin A below weighs to 11.49 g. [ATTACH=full]916097[/ATTACH] Coin B below is a hefty 23.7 g. It sold for $1000. [ATTACH=full]916096[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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