Cannanore AH 1139 1/5 rupee
This specimen was lot 38574 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Cannornore. 1/5 Rupee, AH 1139 (1726). Ali Rajas. PCGS MS-62." Wikipedia comments, "Arakkal Kingdom was a Muslim kingdom in Kannur town in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, South India. The king was called Ali Raja and the ruling queen was called Arakkal Beevi. Arakkal kingdom included little more than the Cannanore town and the southern Laccadive Islands (Agatti, Kavaratti, Androth and Kalpeni, as well as Minicoy), originally leased from the Kolattiri." This coin was struck intermittently AH 1121-24, 1132-39, 1143-48, 1163-64, 1169-73, 1181, 1187-88, 1194, 1199 and 1220-41. This extended over the reigns of several kings, including queen Ali Raja Bibi Junumabe I (1732–1745).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.14-2.32 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-5.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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