Islamic 1776-1803 Tin pitis, Baha-ud-Din , error date 1113, Palembang Sultanate, Indonesia (R#-)

Arabic inscriptions and error date 1113 (for 1193 AH (1779)) / Blank. 14mm, 0.38 grams. Krause -; V.LaHaye/E.Spanier & Fils Lith Du Roi #185-187; Robinson "Palembang Coins" #Type 5, this date not listed.

The Palembang Sultanate, founded in 1659 in southern Sumatra, controlled trade along the Musi River and became a key center for pepper and tin commerce with Chinese, Arab, and European merchants. Its rulers balanced local authority with Dutch pressure, but after conflict with the VOC, the Dutch abolished the sultanate in 1823. Though short-lived, it preserved Malay-Islamic court culture and linked Sumatra’s maritime past with the colonial era.

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