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1 copper coin 'Jambi Lion'
| Issuer | Melayu Kingdom |
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| Year | 1000-1350 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Reverse description | A lion's head facing left dominates the central field, rendered in the same bold, stylized manner as the obverse. Above the head, a tiered royal umbrella (payung) is depicted in relief, serving as a symbol of regal authority. To the left of the head appears an uncertain symbol, possibly an abbreviated inscription or decorative device, while a fly whisk (chamara) is positioned to the right. Three pellets are arranged below the lion's head, possibly representing a value or ornamental device. The entire composition is enclosed within a continuous dotted border. |
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| Mintage | ND (1000-1350) - Bronze, flan group 1 (Thick, dumpy pieces) - ND (1000-1350) - Bronze, flan group 2 (Thinner, light pieces) - ND (1000-1350) - Bronze, flan group 3 (Serrated edge pieces) - ND (1000-1350) - Debased silver (Flan group 2) - |
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The so-called 'Jambi Lion' coinage is among the least-documented indigenous bronze issues of Sumatra, associated with the Melayu Kingdom centered on the Batang Hari river basin in what is now Jambi province. The kingdom fluctuated between vassalage to Srivijaya and periods of independence, and its monetary output remains poorly understood — fewer than a handful of die varieties have been catalogued, almost entirely through the Zeno online corpus rather than formal academic publication.
Provenance for virtually all known examples traces to riverbed and agricultural finds in the Jambi interior.