Mysore AM1217/7 pagoda Fr-1356
This specimen was lot 486 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $786.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA, Independent States. Mysore. Tipu Sultan. AH 1197-1202/AD 1787-1799. AV Faruqi – Pagoda. Patan (Seringapatan) mint. Dually dated RY 7 and AM 1217 (AD 1788/9). In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Choice uncirculated with light reddish toning. An elegant and compact type. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, November 1983." 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: 3.3-3.4 g, gold, this specimen Ø13 mm, 3.43 g, 12h axis.
Catalog reference: Henderson 17; Moin Type 4; KM 129a, Fr-1356.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
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