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1/4 Kupang - Srivijaya of Sumatra
| Issuer | Srivijaya Kingdom |
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| Year | 680-1250 |
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| Technique | Hammered, Incuse |
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| Obverse description | Central incuse field bearing a stylized sandalwood flower rendered within a quatrefoil pattern, executed in the hammered incuse technique characteristic of early Southeast Asian coinage. The four lobes of the quatrefoil frame the floral motif symmetrically within the recessed die. The surrounding field is plain and slightly irregular, consistent with hand-struck production. The design is shallow but distinct, reflecting the refined goldworking tradition of the Srivijaya maritime empire. |
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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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| Edge | Plain |
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