Gold coins (Dirham currency) found in the pond area of Merduati Village, Kutaraja Sub-district, Banda Aceh, on Monday several years ago. The ancient gold coins estimated to amount to thousands were first discovered in an ancient crate by an oyster finder and sold to a gold shop in Atjeh Market for up to one hundred million rupiah.
At the end of November 2013, the public in Aceh disrupted the discovery of gold coins as the currency of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam.
According to the story of the oyster seekers who found it.
The gold coin was found in a tin of 300 pieces.
It is located around the community ponds and river channel in Gampong Pande, Kuta Raja sub-district, Banda Aceh.
The discovery of this gold dirham further corroborates the historical fact that in his time the Kingdom of Aceh used gold coins.
It is a royal currency and has a strong relationship with some of the world's most powerful kingdoms.
From the results of research conducted on 300 pieces of gold dirham coins.
It is known that based on Arabic calligraphy written on each coin.
It turns out that the gold dirham found in Gampong Pande is the output dirham during the reign of five Sultan who ruled the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam before the 16th century.
Tin of gold coin storage (dirham currency) found at the location in Gampong Pande, Kutaraja Sub-district, Banda Aceh.
This is known from the names of the Sultan written on the gold coin.
Begin Sultan Salah ad-Din (1530-1537),
Sultan Al-ad-Din Riyat Shah al-Qahar (1537-1571), Sultan Ali Riayat Shah (1571-1579),
Sultan Ala ad-Din ibn Amad, and
Sultan Ala ud-Din bin Ala ud-Din.
According to Aaron, the gold dirham of Sultan Salah Ad-Din (1530-1537) exemplified in the village of Pande as revealed by Philologist Nurdin AR on the face of the written currency "Salah ibn` Ali Malik az-Zahir "and the back written" as-Sultan al-'adil ".
While the director of the Sultan Ala ad-Din Riayat Shah al-Qahar (1537-1571), the written inscription "Ala ad-Din ibn Ali bin Malik az-Zahir" and the back written "as-Sultan al-fair.
Residents tried to photograph the ancient sword that was secured in Geuchik Gampong Pande Office, Kutaraja Sub-district, Banda Aceh. Two blades of swords believed to be gold plated and inscribed with Shaver Cool V.O.C (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) were found by a resident looking for a gold coin at Kuala Krueng Geudong local gampong.
Both dirhams are the same profile, which is 11 millimeters in diameter, weighs 0.600 grams (600 milligrams), and the gold content is 18 carats.
The use of the title "Malik az-Zahir" in the coin of Dirham of Aceh Darussalam by some of the Sultan of Ali Mughayat Syah (1514-1530) to Sultan Muda, son of Sultan Ali Riayat Syah (1579) - is a title referred to Coins of Pasai Royal Dirham.
After that, included in the time of Sultan Iskandar Muda and thereafter no longer mention the title of "Malik az-Zahir" and "as-Sultan al-Adil" in the gold currency of the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam.
Interestingly again, said Harun, of the 300 pieces of dirham examined, some of which have pieces of Turkish dirham, which is larger than the Aceh dirhams.
Archaeologists from Balai Preservation of Aceh Cultural Heritage observed the location of the first gold coin found in Gampong Pande Village, Kutaraja Sub-district, Banda Aceh.
In the Turkish dirham of 1273 AD it was written "Sultan Sulayman Shah bin Salim Syah Khan", with gold content reached 99% or 24 carats.
"If appreciated now the Turkish dirham found in Gampong Pande it costs around Rp 5-6 million per chip.
On the other hand, with the findings of Turkish dirhams coinciding with the findings of the Aceh dirhams.
This indicates that Aceh has established friendly relations with the Ottoman Empire in Turkey since the time of Sultan 'Ala ad-Din Riayat Shah al-Qahar (1537-1568 CE).
He as an Aceh Sultan who produced the most gold coins of gold in his time.
Source. http://aceh.tribunnews.com
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