Unkown Ancient "pitis" Coins From Indonesia (1600/1800Ad)

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Kingz Pillar of the Community Netherlands 626 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 3:37 pm I was wondering if anyone can identify some of these old coins from Indonesia, which I think are so called Pitis (tin) coins dated around 1600 / 1800 AD. Casted in Palembang by Arabian Sultans, many destroyed when Dutch Colonists replaced them with copper coins. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10) This one almost looks like an old Chinese Cash coin of some sort; Edited by Kingz 10/03/2020 4:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 3:58 pm Those are cool, any chance we can get large picture on all of them, like #1 & #3? Edited by Gincoin43 10/03/2020 3:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1318 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 4:16 pm there is a website with these things on, here - http://www.fsrcoin.com/palembang.html Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 4:26 pm Pic are looking good now, I've done a bit of research and these are apparently very complicated. Pitis is the correct term but they are from the Malay Peninsula. Some of them are dated, 2, 5, 6, 8 for example, but #2 has a backwards date. You may need to break these into individual posts. Here is a guide I found it has some good info including how they are made. http://www.fsrcoin.com/palembang.html Dates I can read: 2: 1180 could also be 1170 it's backwards so who know what way it faces. 6: 1203 8: last two digits a 03 Report this Post to the Staff
Kingz Pillar of the Community Netherlands 626 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 4:46 pm Cool thanks for the fast replys, I'm already checking this website out.. Very fascinating and complex indeed! I might get a few more of them better looking ones, they were not all that expensive. But I will see if I can "translate" and reveal some dates myself. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 8:08 pm @kingz, yes I think that Frank Robinson is the expert on these. I'm glad you are using his website in your attributions. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 10/03/2020 11:33 pm Frank is a pretty good guy. I bought some items from his latest list. Report this Post to the Staff
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Unkown Ancient "Pitis" Coins From Indonesia (1600/1800Ad)