1/4 Kupang - Srivijaya of Sumatra

Issuer	Srivijaya Kingdom
Year	680-1250
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Composition	Gold (Potentially an electrum mixture)
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Reverse description	A single Nagari character 'Ma' (short for 'Massa') struck in incuse within the recessed field, occupying the central area of the flan. The letterform is rendered in an archaic Devanagari script style consistent with early medieval South and Southeast Asian epigraphy. The surrounding field is plain and unadorned, the irregular flan edge typical of the hammered technique employed throughout the Srivijaya coinage series. This inscription served as a denomination or weight indicator referencing the massa unit of account.
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Mintage	ND (680-1250) - Date is estimated from finds
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