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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 142

Tripura, Rama Ganga Manikya (first reign 1806-08), Tanka, 10.33g, Sk 1728, citing Queen Tara, lion facing left, trident on back, cross left and right, date below, within circle and border of circles with large beads, rev. in five lines: Śiva Durga Pade/ Śri Śri Yuta Rama/ Ganga Manikya/ Deva Śrimati Ta/ra Maha Devyau within square with arabesques outside (RB. 261; KM. 259), very fine, some toning, very rare

Rama Ganga's first reign was beset with succession disputes and, after a couple of years, the British recognised another contender for the throne, Durga Manikya, as the rightful ruler.

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