Mysore (1799-1810) 25 cash
This specimen was lot 75225 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mysore. 25 Cash, ND (1799-1810). Krishna Raja Wodeyar. PCGS AU-50. An interesting piece that is not often encountered at a[u]ction. Presenting with chocolate surfaces and detailed strike, the minor is rather attractive." The SCWC notes that the beast on the obverse is "Sardula (mythical tiger)". Wikipedia comments,
"Following Tipu Sultan's death in the fourth war in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), large parts of his kingdom were annexed by the British, which signalled the end of a period of Mysorean hegemony over South India. The British restored the Wodeyars to their throne by way of a subsidiary alliance and the diminished Mysore was transformed into a princely state. The Wodeyars continued to rule the state until Indian independence in 1947, when Mysore acceded to the Union of India."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-C187.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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