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1 Pitis - Sultan Sri Maharaja Batu hexagonal hole
| Issuer | Sultanate of Jambi |
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| Year | 1691-1710 |
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| Reference(s) | HCM#176 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | سلطان سري مهرجا بتو |
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Jambi's tin pitis coinage emerged from a sultanate that controlled access to interior Sumatra's pepper and forest products, with Chinese and VOC traders both competing for influence over the river trade routes. The hexagonal hole — rather than the round perforation common to most Southeast Asian cast tin issues — distinguishes Jambi's output and likely reflects local die-cutter convention rather than any deliberate policy distinction. Cast rather than struck, these pieces circulated alongside Chinese cash coins in a monetary environment where no single issuing authority held dominance.
HCM#176 is among the more difficult Jambi types to locate with legible casting detail intact.