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This specimen was lot 688 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India, Assam|ASSAM]]: Shiva Simha, 1714-1744, AR rupee, SE1646, citing Queen Phulesvari, bird running toward the right below on reverse, boldly struck, very light peripheral tone, one-year type, VF, ex SARC Auction 23, Lot 1697, ex Paul Stevens Collection." 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 until the reign of Gadadhara Simha, after which Sanskrit was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than Common Era dates in Western countries. The regular issue rupee of SE 1646 ([[Assam SE 1646 rupee KM-61|KM 61]]) is common.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.31 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-62, Rhodes & Bose-H7.1.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, ''Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Assam SE 1645 1 rupee|SE 1645 rupee]]
* [[Assam SE 1646 rupee KM-61|SE 1646 rupee]]
* [[Assam SE 1647 1 rupee|SE 1647 rupee]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1724]]

[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 55]][[Category:Coinage of the Indian states]]

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