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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 61

Tripura, Vijaya Manikya, Tanka, 9.82g, Sk 1485, citing Queen Vaka and commemorating a ritual bath in the River Padma, Vishnu seated, supported by Garuda, with two attendants all supported by four animals, date below, all within circular border, rev. 6-line legend in Mandala-shaped area: Padma/vati Snayi Śri/ Śri Visvesva/ra Vijaya/ Deva Śri; Vaka/ Devya, Shiva-lingam in small square in the centre (RB. 125; KM. 68), very fine and extremely rare

The River Padma was well inside Muslim territory so this ritual bath will also have been undertaken during a successful military incursion. This issue also demonstrates that a new queen was in favour.

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