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| Uitgever | Sultanate of Gowa (Indonesian States) |
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| Jaar | 1638-1653 |
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| Vorm | Round (irregular) |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Crudely hammered irregular flan bearing a three-line Arabic inscription arranged horizontally across the field, reading 'al-Sultan / Muhammad / al-Sa'id'. The lettering is rendered in a bold, somewhat archaic hand typical of Southeast Asian Islamic coinage of the mid-seventeenth century, with the text occupying the full extent of the coin's face. No border or decorative devices are present; the entire composition is devoted to the royal titulature of Sultan Muhammad Sa'id of Gowa. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | السلطان محمد السعيد |
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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.