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1 Pitis - Pangeran Adipati counter-clockwise
| Issuer | Jambi, Sultanate of |
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| Year | 1610-1620 |
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| Currency | Pitis |
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| Obverse lettering | ꦥꦔꦺꦫꦤ꧀ ꦲꦢꦥꦠ |
| Reverse description | Plain, featureless annular field surrounding the central hexagonal perforation, with a raised rim at both the outer edge and the inner hole. No inscriptions, devices, or decorative elements are present. The cast tin surface exhibits a smooth, slightly oxidized patina consistent with the period of manufacture and typical of Jambi pitis coinage. |
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The Sultanate of Jambi occupied a strategically awkward position on Sumatra's eastern coast during the early seventeenth century — caught between expanding VOC commercial interests and the residual dominance of Johor over regional trade. Tin coinage from this period reflects local attempts to maintain autonomous exchange systems as Dutch pressure on Sumatran ports intensified. The pitis denomination served petty commerce in river-market economies where Chinese cash coins were the competing standard.
The counter-clockwise die orientation distinguishing this variety from its clockwise counterpart is the sole criterion separating Mitch WI#3963 from related types — a detail that matters considerably for attribution but almost certainly escaped the notice of every merchant who ever spent one.