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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TuckHard, post: 3565366, member: 102653&quot;]This is probably the most distinctive of the locally produced cash coin imitations that circulated in Sumatra and Java. Previously unknown to the numismatic community outside of Indonesia, it was found in recent years from the famous Musi River coin findings, where tens of thousands of coins have been pulled out of the bottom of the river in Palembang, Indonesia. Among these findings has been many unpublished and unattributed coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The top character is Shi, bottom is Dan, right is Li, and right is Bao.</p><p>Shi Dan Li Bao = Sultan Li Poh</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Below are three examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948264[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948265[/ATTACH] </p><p>Above, the best Shi Dan Li Bao in my collection. Strong and clear strike on each character, the Bao especially has beautiful marks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948270[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948271[/ATTACH] </p><p>Another very nice and unique specimen in my colleciton, the calligraphy is much different on the Shi with the top-down line being more slanted right. The Bao is also much more well formed. Each of the letters is more well formed than the last example. The coin features an interesting bubble or dotted variety that has so far been the only example found on the Shi Dan Li Bao. To me, it looks as though there was something imprinted into the coin mold such as a necklace chain or something fine that made it ornamental. Its appearance is similar to a modern struck through mint error. If anyone knows anything about this or has seen it before please leave a comment! Another educated numismatic friend of mine told me that he thought it was a result of a crude cast and was not intentional.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]948350[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]948351[/ATTACH] </p><p>The last one here is an interesting variety where the left and right characters have been swapped around. The coin now reads Shi Dan Bao Li. The right Bao is also heavily corrupted and the rest of the letters appear crude.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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