Indore (1890-94) 1/8 rupee
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This specimen was lot 75345 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Indore. 1/8 Rupee, ND (1890-94). Indore Mint. Shivaji Rao (under Victoria as Empress). PCGS EF-45. A seldom-seen fractional denomination for this popular sunface issue. From the Richard Margolis Collection." The SCWC attributes this issue to Tukojirao III Holkar XIII Bahadur (r. 1903-26) but dates it VS 1947-1951, which is during the reign of the aforementioned Shivaji Rao Holkar Bahadur XII (r. 1886-1903). Quarter, half and full rupees exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.34-1.45 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-41.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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