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1 Tin Coin
| Issuer | Malay peninsula |
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| Weight | 9.51 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a raised pentagonal cartouche bearing a seated Buddha figure in meditation posture, flanked by scrolling foliate or flame-like elements at either side, with horizontal line registers and Chinese characters rendered in relief below the figure. The cartouche is set against a plain, slightly convex oval flan typical of cast Malay tin coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A seated Buddha figure in dhyana mudra (meditation posture) is depicted in incuse relief within a pentagonal cartouche at the centre of the flan. Chinese characters appear flanking the figure to the left and right, also rendered incuse. The broad, plain oval field surrounding the cartouche is unadorned, consistent with primitive cast tin coinage of the Malay peninsula. |
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| Mintage | ND - 7th - 14th century |
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