Assam (1819-21) 1/32 rupee - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Assam (SE 1740-1741) 1/2 rupee" to "Assam (1818-19) 1/2 rupee"

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Text replacement - "Assam (SE 1740-1741) 1/2 rupee" to "Assam (1818-19) 1/2 rupee"

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "½ rupee]]" to "half rupee]]"

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Assam No Date (1733-1740) 1/16 rupee" to "Assam (1819-21) 1/16 rupee"

2022-09-02T23:28:34Z

Text replacement - "Assam No Date (1733-1740) 1/16 rupee" to "Assam (1819-21) 1/16 rupee"

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[[Image:IND-ASSAM_1733-1740SE-ND_thirtysecondrupee_Chandrakanta_U15.4-obv.JPG|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:IND-ASSAM_1733-1740SE-ND_thirtysecondrupee_Chandrakanta_U15.4-rev.JPG|300px|thumb]]

Assam (Ahom Kingdom) began striking coins based on the rupee system in the 1600's. The design elements were borrowed from nearby Cooch Behar, but the octagonal shape was an invention of the Assamese. The Ahom script was used up through the reign of Gadadhara Simha, after which Assamese script was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than current year dates in Western countries.

Shown is a thirty-second rupee from the second reign of Chandrakanta Simha, who occupied the Ahom throne during a time of continuing incursion by the Moamaria rebels from the east. It is not dated, but was struck during the years SE 1741-1743 (1819-1821 AD). The example appears to have been struck from dies intended for a sixteenth rupee.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.33 g, silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM#246, Rhodes and Bose U15.4.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Rhodes, N. G., and Bose, S. K. ''The Coinage of Assam - Volume II Ahom Period''. Kolkata, India: A.O.P Pvt. Ltd., 2004.

''Link to:''
* [[Assam (SE 1702-1718) 1/8 rupee|(SE 1702-1718) 1/8 rupee]]
* [[Assam SE 1739 1 rupee|SE 1739 rupee]]
* [[Assam No Date (1733-1740) 1/16 rupee|(SE 1733-40) 1/16 rupee]]
* [[Assam (SE 1740-1741) 1/2 rupee|(SE 1740-1741) ½ rupee]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1819]]
* return to coins of [[India, Assam]]

[[Category:Coinage of the Indian states]]

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 * [[Assam (1818-19) 1/8 rupee]] Brajanatha Simha
 * [[Assam (1819-21) 1/16 rupee|(SE 1733-40) 1/16 rupee]]
-* [[Assam (SE 1740-1741) 1/2 rupee|(SE 1740-1741) half rupee]]
+* [[Assam (1818-19) 1/2 rupee|(SE 1740-1741) half rupee]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1819]]
 * return to coins of [[India, Assam]]
 [[Category:Coinage of the Indian states]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 55]]

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 [[Image:IND-ASSAM_1733-1740SE-ND_thirtysecondrupee_Chandrakanta_U15.4-obv.JPG|300px|thumb]]
 [[Image:IND-ASSAM_1733-1740SE-ND_thirtysecondrupee_Chandrakanta_U15.4-rev.JPG|300px|thumb]]
 Assam (Ahom Kingdom) began striking coins based on the rupee system in the 1600's. The design elements were borrowed from nearby Cooch Behar, but the octagonal shape was an invention of the Assamese. The Ahom script was used up through the reign of Gadadhara Simha, after which Assamese script was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than current year dates in Western countries.
-Shown is a thirty-second rupee from the second reign of Chandrakanta Simha, who occupied the Ahom throne during a time of continuing incursion by the Moamaria rebels from the east. It is not dated, but was struck during the years SE 1741-1743 (1819-1821 AD). The example appears to have been struck from dies intended for a sixteenth rupee.
+Shown is a thirty-second rupee from the second reign of Chandrakanta Simha, who occupied the Ahom throne during a time of continuing incursion by the Moamaria rebels from the east. It is not dated, but was struck during the years SE 1741-1743 (1819-1821 AD). The example appears to have been struck from dies intended for a sixteenth rupee. The second specimen was lot 2451 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $540. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India, Assam|ASSAM]]: Chandrakanta Simha, 2nd reign, 1819-1821, AR 1/32 rupee (half anna), ND, XF, RR."
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 0.33 g, silver.
+''Specification:'' 0.33 g, silver; the second specimen is 0.40 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' KM#246, Rhodes and Bose U15.4.
+''Catalog reference:'' KM 246, Rhodes and Bose U15.4. The second specimen is KM-245.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
 * Rhodes, N. G., and Bose, S. K. ''The Coinage of Assam - Volume II Ahom Period''. Kolkata, India: A.O.P Pvt. Ltd., 2004.
 ''Link to:''
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 * return to coins of [[India, Assam]]
-[[Category:Coinage of the Indian states]]
+[[Category:Coinage of the Indian states]][[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 55]]

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 * [[Assam (SE 1702-1718) 1/8 rupee|(SE 1702-1718) 1/8 rupee]]
 * [[Assam SE 1739 1 rupee|SE 1739 rupee]]
 * [[Assam (1819-21) 1/16 rupee|(SE 1733-40) 1/16 rupee]]
 * [[Assam (SE 1740-1741) 1/2 rupee|(SE 1740-1741) ½ rupee]]

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