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Lot 386: Sumatra. Sultans of Samudra-Pasai. Sultan Ahmad Malik AV Kupang 
AUCTION: Ancient Imports (Auction 310)
- Sold Winning Bid: $65
- 2 Bid(s)
Description
Sumatra. Sultans of Samudra-Pasai. Sultan Ahmad Malik AV Kupang
Attribution: Mitchiner SEA 744
Date: 1346-1383 AD (AH 746-785)
Obverse: Arab script (Ahmad Malik Az Zahir) within beaded border
Reverse: Arab script (Al Sultan Al Adil) within beaded border
Size: 10.19mm
Weight: 0.61 grams
Grade: EF
Notes: A sharp example of this scarcer southeast Asian medieval gold type. The northmost tip of Sumatra was an important shipping route and was controlled by wealthy and fiercely independent Muslim Sultanates similar to Greek city-states
Lot Details
- Offered By: Marc Breitsprecher
- Lot #: 386
- Listing #: 175292
- Closed: Thursday, September 25, 2014 8:12:30 PM CT
- Estimate: $100