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Auction: 16041 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)
Lot: 310

Assam, Rajeśvara Simha (1751-69), octagonal gold Mohur, 11.29g, Sk. 1678, Śrī Śrī Hara/ Gaurī Charana Ka/mala Makaranda/ Madhukarasya, rev. Śrī Śrī Svarga/Deva Śrī Rājeśva/ra Simha Nrpasya/ Śāke 1678, lion below, running left (RB. O5.1; KM. 142), very fine, rare

Rajeśvara Simha was a son of Rudra Simha. During his reign, he made some one-off innovations to the coinage, together with the introduction of small denominations in both silver and gold coins.

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