Assam SE 1668 rupee
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This specimen was lot 2514 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "ASSAM: Pramatta Simha, 1744-1751, AR rupee, SE1668, lion & rosette below the obverse; small stain on reverse (removable), XF, ex Ian Todd Collection." This type was struck SE 1667-1673 and is common. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than current year dates in Western countries.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, this specimen 11.37 g.
Catalog reference: KM-122.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Rhodes, N. G., and Bose, S. K. The Coinage of Assam - Volume II Ahom Period. Kolkata, India: A.O.P Pvt. Ltd., 2004
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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