Sikh Empire VS1878 rupee KM-84

Stephen Album sale 50, lot 2573

This specimen was lot 2573 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $228. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee, Multan, VS1878, very small adhesion at the top of the reverse, bold strike, XF." This type was struck VS 1875-1880 at Multan. The Sikhs were crushed in AD 1849 (VS 1906) and their coinage ended.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 10.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM-84, Herrli-11.03.04.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• VS 1877 rupee, Amritsar mint
• VS 1877 rupee, Multan mint
• VS 1878 rupee, Amritsar mint
• VS 1878 rupee, Kashmir mint
• VS 1879 rupee, Amritsar mint
• Coins and currency dated 1821