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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 125

Tripura, Narendra Manikya (1693-95), Tanka, 10.32g, Sk 1615, lion facing left, standard above, date to left and below, within circle and border of circles with bead in each, rev. in four lines: Hari [lingam] Hari [lingam] Hara Pa/da Padma Madhup/ Śri Śri Yuta Nare/ndra Manikya Devah within square with ornaments outside (RB. 227; KM. 178), about good very fine with some toning, extremely rare

Narendra Manikya was a cousin of Ratna Manikya, and managed to usurp the throne briefly with the help of the Mughal Governor of Bengal. After a couple of years, the throne was restored to Ratna. The legends on his coins, which are very rarely met with, indicate that Narendra was a devotee of both Vishnu and Shiva.

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