Mysore AM1215/5 2 rupees
This specimen was lot 41102 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $4,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mysore. 2 Rupee, AM 1215, Year 5 (1801). Patan Mint. PCGS EF-45. Date in retrograde. Sharply detailed and well centered with dark gray toning. SCARCE and highly sought as a larger denomination. From the Collection of Dr. James Eustace Bizzell, II." 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. This type was struck AM 1198-1216 and was accompanied by a half rupee (KM 125) and single rupee (KM 126).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 21.4-23.2 g.
Catalog reference: KM-127.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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