Rewa (1835-43) 2 paisa
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This specimen was lot 741 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "REWAH: Vishnavath Singh, 1835-1843, AE 2 paisa, ND, Nagari sikka rewah surrounded by unread text // crudely engraved English Text, "sree rama dheke ree", with outer circle on both sides, pleasing VF, R." This obscure issue from this state in central India has a low catalog value; this example realized eleven times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.8 g, copper, this specimen 15.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM-18.
- 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 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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