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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 4534971, member: 102653&quot;]I&#039;ll add it to the main post! Thank you for the ID. The Srivijayan kingdom of Sumatra was pretty well known to the Arab merchants as Zabaj and it was the largest commercial state in the region for a period. Interestingly enough, I got to talking with my friend about this hoard after sharing with him these tin imitation coins that have been recovered from the Musi River in Palembang, the capital city of Srivijaya in South Sumatra. They are crude pseudo-Arabic coins that imitate the silver dirham coins that were flowing into the Sumatran markets through the Arab merchants participating in the Indian Ocean trade. There was one small group of five coins discovered in the Musi River; four tin imitations and one authentic silver Abbasid dirham dated to 801 CE. The existence of a local coinage series indicates to me that the silver dirham coins from the Arabic caliphates were quite familiar and common in the markets of Palembang. Of course, it&#039;s possible that the tin imitation coins were more jewelry or amulet type pieces made for religious or traditional ritual type purposes. One reputable friend of mine has suggested that as a possible explanation for these coins. Regardless, this hoard is a really piece showing the interesting connections and influences flowing through the Southeast Asian maritime kingdoms during the Abbasid / Srivijaya / Tang period. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1122881[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1122883[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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