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Auction: 16041 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)
Lot: 62

Tripura, Vijaya Manikya (1532-64), Tanka, 10.86g, Sk.1476, citing Queen Sarasvati and commemorating a ritual bath at Dhvaja Ghat, lion to right, standard and crescent above, date below, all within circle and plain border, rev. in five lines: Dhvaja Ghata Sna/yi Śri Śri Vija/ya Manikya De/va Śri Sarasva/ti Maha Devyau within square and ornamental border (RB. 105; KM. 65 var), very fine, very rare

The Dhvaja Ghat is on the Bhramaputra, due west of Tripura. This issue commemorates a successful raid into Muslim territory.

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