Tranquebar 1781 royalin

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42152

Tranquebar in 1942, north of Karikal

This specimen was lot 42152 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Danish India. Tranquebar. Royalin, 1781. Christian VII. PCGS EF-45." The SCWC notes that the royalin was worth eighty cash or one-eighth of a rupee. This type was struck steadily 1767-99. The Danish sold out to the British in 1845.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM-168; Sieg-82.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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