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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 5193450, member: 102653&quot;]I know I post this piece a lot, but it fits, plus it&#039;s my only ancient gold/electrum besides a small (but larger than this) Indian fanam. Almost always described simply as gold or AV, the gold Sumatran coins are actually a (apparantly natural?) composition of electrum; ~70% gold, ~25% silver, and the rest in trace metals with the majority of copper.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1214230[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">Srivijaya of Sumatra</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 960 - 1300 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AV (EL) 1/4 Kupang | 0.16 grams</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Incused sandalwood motif</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: <i>Ma</i> in Nagari script</p> <p style="text-align: center">Ex. Recovered from Musi River</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Next: Another electrum[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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