Netherlands Indies, Java, Srivijaya. 1 Mas (No reserve price)
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Lot of nine 1 Mas silver units from the Indonesian archipelago (Java and Srivijaya), obverse with Mā in Nāgarī, reverse featuring a lotus flower with four petals inside an incuse square, total weight 17.39 g, biljon low-silver-content silver, dating to the 9th–13th centuries, not certified.
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Lot of no fewer than 9 pieces of 1 Mas units.
Obverse: Impressed letter Mā in Nāgarī script - मा
Reverse: Lotus flower with four petals inside an incuse square.
Material: Billon low silver content
Weight: 17.39 grams combined
Reference: Millies 128-131
Quality: Various qualities
Extra info
Silver (billon) coins that were used in the Malay Archipelago between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. Probably first developed on Java during the Śailendra period before spreading to various locations, such as Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. In the literature usually called "sandalwood flower coins", based on the reverse design, or " Mā-coins". Often inaccurately referred to as Majapahit coins, although the general use of this coin predates the founding of the Majapahit Empire in 1293 AD. By the fourteenth century cash transactions in Majapahit had effectively shifted to Chinese cash coins (Wicks 1986: 44-47, 50-55)
Lot of no fewer than 9 pieces of 1 Mas units.
Obverse: Impressed letter Mā in Nāgarī script - मा
Reverse: Lotus flower with four petals inside an incuse square.
Material: Billon low silver content
Weight: 17.39 grams combined
Reference: Millies 128-131
Quality: Various qualities
Extra info
Silver (billon) coins that were used in the Malay Archipelago between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. Probably first developed on Java during the Śailendra period before spreading to various locations, such as Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula. In the literature usually called "sandalwood flower coins", based on the reverse design, or " Mā-coins". Often inaccurately referred to as Majapahit coins, although the general use of this coin predates the founding of the Majapahit Empire in 1293 AD. By the fourteenth century cash transactions in Majapahit had effectively shifted to Chinese cash coins (Wicks 1986: 44-47, 50-55)
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Era
1400-1900
Country/province
Java, Srivijaya, Netherlands Indies
Denomination
1 Mas
Condition
Ungraded
Number of objects
9
Theme
History
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