Catalogus
Waarom registreren? Alleen om bots buiten ons catalogus te houden. Uw e-mail blijft privé — we delen het nooit en sturen u niets zonder uw toestemming. Dat garanderen wij u!
| Uitgever | Srivijaya Kingdom (Sanfotsi) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 976-1050 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 1 Cash |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | Log in om details te zien |
| Dikte | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Log in om details te zien |
| Oriëntatie | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
|---|---|
| Schrift voorzijde | Chinese |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain, uninscribed reverse field surrounding the central square perforation, with a slightly raised outer rim. The surface is heavily encrusted with grey and brownish patina consistent with prolonged burial in the soil of Sumatra, showing no decorative elements, mint marks, or inscriptions of any kind. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Rand | Log in om details te zien |
| Muntplaats | Log in om details te zien |
| Oplage | Log in om details te zien |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Palembang — the seat of Srivijaya's maritime empire — controlled the Strait of Malacca at its peak, taxing virtually every vessel moving between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea. Chinese Song dynasty records refer to the polity as Sanfotsi, and tributary missions to the Song court in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries coincided almost exactly with this issue's probable production window. Whether these coins circulated locally or served a more ceremonial function in port transactions remains unresolved among specialists.
Bronze cash of this type drew directly from Tang and Song Chinese cash conventions, reflecting Srivijaya's deep entanglement with Chinese commercial networks rather than Indic monetary traditions.