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Auction: 20125 - Spink Numismatic Circular 5 - Part 1 - Oriental Coins
Lot: 2104

Assam, Lakshmi Simha (1769-80), "country-made" Eighth-Rupees (5), undated, with the usual hara Gauri legends but lighter in weight than the official coins and often with more crudely engraved legends, Sixteenth-Rupees (8), similar, with under weight flansfine to very fine (13)

Ex. Nicholas Rhodes Collection

These "country-made" coins appear to be contemporary imitations of the official coins. They are usually lighter in weight than the official coins and their engraving varies quite a lot. They are often found in hoards alongside the officially made coins. Such coins of Lakshmi Simha are illustrated and described on pages 119-120 of RB (# 35-36). This lot includes the plate coins for both items 35 and 36, the first with a legend arrangement not found on genuine coins.

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