Assam SE 1670 rupee
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This specimen was lot 689 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $450. The catalog description[1] noted, "ASSAM: Pramatta Simha, 1744-1751, AR rupee, SE1670 (1748), a superb example, PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck SE 1667-73 and is possibly the most common coin of this ruler. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than Common Era dates in Western countries.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM-122, R&B-N11.1.
- 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 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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