Sikh Empire VS1887 paisa KM-4

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Steve Album sale 54, lot 2278

This specimen was lot 2278 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AE paisa, Amritsar, VS1887, the year VS1887 was unknown to both Herrli and KM, but several examples have appeared in recent years; this appears to be the second known example with the full VS date, strong VF, RR." This type is listed for VS 1880-1882. The date "١٨٨٧" is visible to the left of the leaf. The Sikhs were crushed in AD 1849 (VS 1906) and their coinage ended. Falus was the Arabic name and paisa was the Hindu name for any low value copper coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11-12 g, copper, this specimen 11.16 g.

Catalog reference: KM-4-var, Herrli-01-30.11.

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 Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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