Mysore AM1225/2 paisa KM-123.7

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Stephen Album sale 52, lot 2348

This specimen was lot 2348 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $102. The catalog description[1] noted, "MYSORE: Tipu Sultan, 1782-1799, AE paisa, Patan, AM1225, elephant right, Persian letter "b" above, VF-XF." This type was struck at Patan AM 1225 only. One rupee was 64 paisa. The Mauludi Era (AM) was a calendar invented and used only by Tipu Sultan and it lapsed after his death in battle in 1799. Many mints issued these copper paisa in dozens of styles.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.82-12.51 g, copper, this specimen 10.83 g.

Catalog reference: KM-123.7.

Source:

  • 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 Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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