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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 354

Assam, Rajesvara Simha, octagonal gold Mohur, 11.31g, in Nagari script, Sk. 1675, Śri Śri Mahe/svari Charana Ka/mala Makaranda Ma/dhukarasya, lion below, running left, rev. Śri Śri Svarga/ Deva Śri Rajesva/ra Simha Nripasya / Śake 1675 (RB. O81.1; KM 150), very fine with some red adhesions, very rare

During his reign, RajeŚvara Simha made some one-off innovations to the coinage. In this case he issued a series of coins in Sk. 1675 (AD 1753) in Nagari script instead of the usual Assamese script. These are known in the form of the mohur, rupee, half and quarter rupee. All of these are very rare except the rupee, which is scarce.

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