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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 7848498, member: 102653&quot;]This is a pretty unusual denomination; the tiny gold coin is a 1/16 massa coin (1/16 of 2.4g). I&#039;ll include some of the larger denominations for reference. The silver types are from Java while the gold coin was minted in Sumatra, the neighboring island. They shared a common weight system at the time so their coins were interchangeable to a degree. Notice that all the smaller denominations are in clear 1/2 of the previous denomination (I&#039;m missing a 1/8 massa). The 1/16 massa (also called 1/4 kupang: kupang = 1/4 massa) is pretty rarely seen and is just tiny: only 5mm wide and 0.16 grams of unpure gold (other examples have been XRF tested to ~70% gold, ~15% silver, trace others. The larger coins are fairly common and can be found without much trouble but the smaller denominations, only struck in gold, are not often seen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1351286[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">Mataram Kingdom of Java</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 800 to 850 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AR Massa | 2.44 grams | 12mm wide</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Sandalwood flower</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: <i>Ma</i> character in Nagari script</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1351287[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">Mataram Kingdom of Java or successor states</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 930 to 1300 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AR Atak (1/2 massa) | 1.04 grams</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Sandalwood flower</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: <i>Ma</i> character in Nagari script</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1351288[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">Mataram Kingdom of Java or successor states</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 930 to 1300 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AR Kupang (1/4 massa) | 0.59 grams</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Sandalwood flower</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: <i>Ma</i> character in Nagari script</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1351289[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">Srivijaya Kingdom of Sumatra</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 960 to 1300 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AV 1/4 Kupang (1/16 massa) | 0.16 grams | 5mm wide</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Sandalwood flower</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: <i>Ma</i> character in Nagari script in Sumatran style</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Next: Matching or connected gold/silver coin set[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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