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| image 1: obverse and reverse of the coin |
This is my another Johor Tin Katun. Three holes exist on this coin, probably due to improper tin flow during its casting process. Varieties with other numbers of pusat may also exist. I paid around RM33 for this piece with a dealer in Kuala Lumpur. Maj. Pridmore had classified this coin in Group C - Hexagonal, Class V - Pusat (dot). Please look at my other Johorean tin katun coins. Can you find the 11 dots?
In a recent meeting with a collector few days ago, he had mentioned that he had read somewhere in a book that the hole(s) on the katun coins are intended, not due to improper tin inflow. The hole(s) serves as a means to attach a string through it for easier handling. But most of the katun coins do not have the holes, could it be they observed how easy Chinese traders handle their cash coin using strings. And plus, some of the holes look in nearly perfect round.
These are examples of 11 dots and 8 dots of the same coin. Both of them have hole too!
| Category | Coin > Malay Sultanate Coin > Johor |
| Country Of Origin | Johore (Now a state, a part of Malaysia) |
| Date | Unknown |
| Grade | about Extremely Fine |
| Denomination | One Katun |
| Shape | Hexagonal |
| Weight | 0.85g - 1.60g from SS |
| Diameter | 15mm - 16mm from SS |
| Thickness | - |
| Composition | Tin |
| Population | Unknown |
| Reference | SS32A |
| Mint | - |
| Category | Normal Circulation Coinage |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Engraver/Designer | - |
| Variety | Yes, SS has indicated that varieties of 7 dots, 10 dots and 11 dots exist, and other varieties with different number of dot (pusat) may also exist |
| Edge | Plain |
| Obverse | A group of 11 pusats. |
| Reverse | Blank |
| Edge | Plain |
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