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| Uitgever | Sultanate of Gowa (Indonesian States) |
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| Jaar | 1638-1653 |
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| Techniek | Hammered |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Hammered irregular flan displaying a multi-line Arabic pious legend arranged across the field in three registers, reading 'Khallada Allahu mulkahu Sultan' (May Allah perpetuate the Sultan's reign). The script is bold and somewhat compressed to fit the available flan area, consistent with the hand-struck coinage tradition of the Sultanate of Gowa. No border, mintmark, or date is present, and the surface shows the characteristic uneven relief and flan irregularities typical of mid-seventeenth century Southeast Asian gold coinage. |
| Schrift keerzijde | Arabic |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Muhammad Sa'id ruled Gowa at the peak of its commercial power, when the port of Makassar was the dominant entrepôt of eastern Indonesia and a deliberate refuge for traders seeking to avoid the Dutch VOC's tightening monopoly over spice routes. The sultanate's gold coinage circulated within a trade network that stretched from Maluku to Siam, and its fractional denominations like this piece were practical instruments of that commerce rather than ceremonial issues.
The VOC blockaded and ultimately sacked Makassar in 1667 under Cornelis Speelman, effectively ending Gowa's independent monetary tradition. Surviving coinage from Muhammad Sa'id's reign predates that rupture entirely.