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Lot 456: Sumatra, Sultans of Samudra-Pasai Sultan Muhammad Malik Az Zahir AV Kupang 
AUCTION: Ancient Imports (Auction 304)
- Sold Winning Bid: $90
- 7 Bid(s)
Description
Attribution: Mitchiner SEA 742
Date: AH 696-727, 1297-1326 AD
Obverse: Arab script (Muhammad Malik Az Zahir) within beaded border
Reverse: Arab script (Al Sultan Al Adil) within beaded border
Size: 9.76mm
Weight: .6 grams
Grade: Extremely Fine
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 #: 456
- Listing #: 188270
- Closed: Thursday, March 6, 2014 7:47:30 PM CT
- Estimate: $100