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1 Pitis - Malik Al-Adil
| Issuer | Trengganu, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1700-1800 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by a two-line Arabic legend in bold, slightly archaic script filling the flan. The upper line reads 'Malik' and the lower line 'Al-Adil', together conveying the royal epithet meaning 'The Just Ruler'. The lettering is deeply cast and occupies nearly the entire field, with no border or additional ornamental devices. The planchet displays the characteristic irregular flan edges typical of cast tin-lead pitis coinage of the Malay peninsula. |
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| Obverse lettering | ملك آلعادل (Translation: The just ruler) |
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Trengganu's tin pitis coinage circulated in a sultanate that sat at a crossroads between the Siamese tributary system to the north and Dutch and British commercial pressure from the coast. These crude cast pieces were produced locally using tin — Trengganu had reliable access to tin through trade networks across the peninsula — alloyed with lead to lower the melting point and ease casting. Attribution to Malik Al-Adil is complicated by the sultanate's inconsistent regnal dating, and the broad 1700–1800 window assigned to this type reflects genuine uncertainty rather than scholarly laziness.