JOHOR MAS GOLD COIN "SULTAN ALA'UDDIN'

Johor Mas Gold Coin Sultan Ala'uddin Riayat Shah I 1527/28-1564.
Rarity:RRRR/SS1
In Master Saran Singh Book: "The Encyclopaedia of The Coins Of Malaysia Singapore And Brunei 1400-1967.", this coded SS1 "Johor Mas Gold Coin Sultan Ala'uddin Riayat Shah I 1527/28-1564" was rated with RRRR  and with a recommended selling price of RM4,000 for a piece of gold coin in very fine condition in the price guide published by Malaysia Numismatic Society in 1997.

This  "Sultan Ala'uddin" Mas Gold coin was produced with a deep crack line across the coin at the position of 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock. The inscription on the obverse and reverse of the coin are not very clear.

Obverse: 
In Arabic:"Sultan Ala'uddin"
:"Sultan Ala'uddin"
Reverse: 
In Arabic "Khalifatul Muminin" (Ruler of the faithful-i.e.of the religion of Islam).
 "Khalifatul Muminin" (Ruler of the faithful-i.e.of the religion of Islam).
Edge: Plain.
Weight: 3.17gm
Diameter:16.00mm
Composition: Gold 
Shape: Octagonal
Rate: RRRR.
Code: SS1

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