Cannanore AH 1168 1/5 rupee
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This specimen was lot 2251 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "CANNANORE: Arakkal Kingdom, AR 1/5 rupee, AH1168, apparently unpublished date, attractive light luster, Choice XF." During the 17th century, Kannur (then called Cannanore) was the capital city of the only Muslim Sultanate in Kerala, known as Arakkal, who also ruled the Laccadive Islands in addition to the city of Kannur. This type was struck AH 1121-1124, 1132-1139, 1143-1148, 1163-1164, 1169, 1173, 1181, 1187-1188, 1194, 1199.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.14-2.32 g, silver, this specimen 2.30 g.
Catalog reference: KM-5.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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