Assam SE 1674 mohur

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 690

This specimen was lot 690 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $19,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "ASSAM: Rajesvara Simha, 1751-1769, AV mohur, SE1674 (1752), bold strike, without any weakness whatsoever, NGC graded AU55." This type struck SE 1674, 1678, 1681, 1684, 1688-1690 and all dates are rare. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than Common Era dates in Western countries.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 10.7-11.4 g, gold, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-142, R&B-03.1.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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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