Assam SE 1649 rupee KM-61

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 2427

This specimen was lot 2427 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "ASSAM: Shiva Simha, 1715-1741, AR rupee, SE1649, citing the Queen Phulesvari; superb strike, some minor discoloration, choice XF." This type was struck SE 1646-1650 along with KM 73, which cited his queen with her new name Pramathesvari.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM-61.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

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