Mysore (1761-82) paisa KM-2
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This specimen was lot 2531 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $80. The catalog description[1] noted, "MYSORE: Haidar Ali, 1761-1782, AE paisa, Balhari, ND, elephant right, rare mint, Fine, ex Dr. Vincent John Adams Flynn Collection." The Indian state of Mysore, under her rulers Haider Ali (1761-82) and Tipu Sultan (1782-99), was a serious thorn in the side of the British Raj.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.18 g, copper, this specimen 13.06 g.
Catalog reference: KM-2.
- 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 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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