Nawanagar AH 978 1/2 kori Fr-1364
This specimen was lot 589 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "NAWANAGAR: Vibhaji, 1852-1894, AV 1/2 kori, AH"[9]78", schematized name and titles of Muzaffar Shah III of Gujarat (1537-1553), struck during the reign of Vibhaji, with Devanagari legend Sri Jam below the obverse; probably the finest known example, NGC graded MS66, RR." The rulers of Nawanager were a branch of the Jams of Kutch across the Rann of Kutch. This type was struck with a frozen date of AH 978 (1570 AD). Since that is obviously not when it was made, we attribute it to Vibhaji's accession year, 1852. Eight dokda made a kori. This and the accompanying one kori are the only gold coins of this state.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.20 g, gold, this specimen 3.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM-11, Fr-1364.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
Links to: