Sikh Empire VS1904 rupee KM-88

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from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2345
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This specimen was lot 2345 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $558.12. The catalog description[1] noted, "SIKH EMPIRE: AR nanakshahi rupee, Nimak, VS1904. Herrli associates the Nimak mint, which means 'salt', with the town of Pin Dadan Khan in the Punjab, Fine, R." This product of the Nimak mint is noted for VS1904-1905. Other mints included Lahore, Amritsar, Multan, Peshawar and Malkarian.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.5 g, silver, this specimen 10.62 g.

Catalog reference: KM-88. Herrli-03.01.04.

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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

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