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INDONESIA: SUMATRA: AR 2 sukus (12.69g), Fort Marlbro, 1784//AH1198, VF

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INDONESIA: SUMATRA: AR 2 sukus (12.69g), Fort Marlbro, 1784//AH1198, VF
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SUMATRA: AR 2 sukus (12.69g), Fort Marlbro, 1784//AH1198, KM-271, Prid-2, British East India Company issue struck at the Calcutta Mint for circulation in and around Fort Marlborough; some weakness, clear date, one small chopmark on the obverse (possibly Chinese), VF, RR, ex Solar Collection.

ex Heritage Auctions Jan 2008 NY Signature World Coin Auction #458 / Lot #52523

The denomination of 2 sukus equaled 4 reales or a half Spanish milled dollar. They were the last silver coins struck for this area. From then on they would rely on Spanish silver and the copper coins struck locally and at the Soho Mint in England. Fort Marlborough was the main fort in the Bencoolen Presidency and was a British possession in Sumatra based in the area of what is now Bengkulu City. In 1785 it was downgraded to Bencoolen Residency and placed under the Bengal Presidency. The British ceded Fort Marlborough and the City of Benculen (Bengkulu) to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824.