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| Sumatra. Sultans of Samudra-Pasai. Sultan Ahmad Malik Az Zahir (AH 746-785 / AD 1346-1383) Gold Kupang |
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Attribution: Leyten 4.1.5.7; Mitchiner SEA 744
Date: AH 746-785 / AD 1346-1383
Obverse: Arab script (Ahmad Malik Az Zahir) within beaded border
Reverse: Arab script (Al Sultan Al Adil) within beaded border
Size: 10.58mm
Weight: .59 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: XF. ex Stephen Album Rare Coins with tag. Scarcer southeast Asian medieval gold type. The northernmost 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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