Assam SE 1706(5) mohur
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This specimen was lot 692 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $10,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "ASSAM: Gaurinatha Simha, 1780-1796, AV octagonal mohur, SE1706 year 5 (1784), lovely bold strike, NGC graded AU50." Guarinatha Simha ruled at a time when the kingdom was under siege from invaders in the east. Perhaps because of this he struck prolific coinage and rupees from his reign are by far the easiest to find. This type was struck year 5 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 10.7-11.4 g, gold.
Catalog reference: KM-230, R&B-R4.1.
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- 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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