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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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| Value | 1 Pitis |
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| Obverse description | Broad annular field surrounding a central hexagonal perforation, bearing an Arabic legend reading counter-clockwise from the base: 'Sultan Sri Maharaja Batu'. The inscription occupies the full width of the flat field between the irregular outer rim and the hexagonal void at centre. The surface is coarsely textured, consistent with cast tin production, and no additional decorative elements or border beading are present. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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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.