Lot 10272 – Indonesia, Java, Medang Kingdom, anonymous, c. 8th-10th century, AV, 2.28 g.
Lot 10272 – Indonesia, Java, Medang Kingdom, anonymous, c. 8th-10th century, AV, 2.28 g.
Lot 10272 – Indonesia, Java, Medang Kingdom, anonymous, c. 8th-10th century, AV, 2.28 g.
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Price realised
240 CHF
Estimate
200 – 400 CHF
Auction date
Sun 1 Dec 2024 at 18:30 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Indonesia, Java, Medang Kingdom, anonymous and undated, c. 8th-10th century, AV, 2.28 g. (8 mm). Obverse: engraved Devanagari character ‘ta’ or ‘ma’, probably indicating a unit of currency in ancient Java. Reverse: two square incuse punches, each with a raised point resembling a sesame seed.
EF.
A very rare coin that suggests that the Javan economy around the 9th century was partly monetized.
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