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| Sumatra. Sultans of Samudra-Pasai. Sultan Abdallah I (AH 781-802 / AD 1379-1400) Gold Kupang |
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Attribution: Leyten 4.2.4.SP9a; Mitchiner SEA 746
Date: AH 781-802 / AD 1379-1400
Obverse: Arab script including sultan's name within beaded border
Reverse: Arab script (Al Sultan Al Adil) within beaded border
Size: 10.57mm
Weight: .60 grams
Rarity:  6
Description: XF. 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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