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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 8283127, member: 102653&quot;]Super interesting answer, exactly the type of thing I was hoping for. Fascinating that all of the hoard&#039;s coins were of the same die pair, they must have been deposited soon after minting or possibly have had a different use than circulation, like you mention with the mountain god reverence. Numismatic mysteries are my favorite!</p><p><br /></p><p>Tying to my earlier Javanese silver coin, these match into this theme too. I know I&#039;ve shared these around a good few times but I think they&#039;re too good of a fit not to post here. The silver sandalwood coins, as they are often referred, were first minted in Central Java around 800 AD and were copied by following Javanese kingdoms for around 500 years until the Majapahit stopped minting the coins and swapped to imported Chinese copper coins. Meanwhile, the Srivijaya who inhabited the nearby island of Sumatra began to copy/imitate the Javanese silver sandalwood coins in a unique Sumatran style in both silver and gold alloys. The Sumatran sandalwood coins were circulating in the 900s at the latest but it&#039;s unclear how long they were in circulation. The Javanese on the other hand never minted gold sandalwood coins; they had a unique gold coinage called the gold piloncito. JayAg47 has a nice early Java gold piloncito and a <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-gold-massa-from-srivijaya-and-their-sacking-by-the-cholas.373809/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-gold-massa-from-srivijaya-and-their-sacking-by-the-cholas.373809/">good thread</a>, definitely worth checking out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is my silver sandalwood coin from Java along with a very small Sumatran gold version.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1463069[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">Buddhist/Hindu Kingdoms of East Java</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 930-1300 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AR Atak | 1.04 grams</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Sandalwood flower motif, double struck in error</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: Nagari script <i>Ma </i>in later Javanese style</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1463085[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center">Srivijaya of Sumatra</p> <p style="text-align: center">c. 930-1300 AD</p> <p style="text-align: center">AV 1/4 Kupang | 0.16 grams | 5mm wide</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obv: Sandalwood flower motif</p> <p style="text-align: center">Rev: Nagari script <i>Ma </i>in Sumatran style</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>Next: Same theme![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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