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| Sumatra. Sultans of Samudra-Pasai. Sultan Muhammad Malik Az Zahir (AH 696-727 / AD 1297-1326) Gold Kupang |
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Attribution: Leyten 4.1.5.5; Mitchiner SEA 742
Date: AH 696-727 / AD 1297-1326
Obverse: Arab script (Muhammad Malik Az Zahir) within beaded border
Reverse: Arab script (Al Sultan Al Adil) within beaded border
Size: 10.48mm
Weight: .61 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: VF. ex Stephen Album Rare Coins with tag. Scarcer southeast Asian medieval gold type. The northmost tip of Sumatra was an important shipping route and was controlled by wealthy and fiercely independent Muslim Sultanates similar to Greek city-states.
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