Assam (1773) 1/2 rupee

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Steve Album sale 55, lot 2437

This specimen was lot 2437 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "ASSAM: Lakshmi Simha, 1769-1780, AR 1/2 rupee, ND (1773), PCGS graded EF45." The Ahom script was used up through the reign of Gadadhara Simha, after which Sanskrit was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than the familiar Common Era dates. This type is listed in the SCWC for regnal year 1.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 5.35-5.80 g, silver, this specimen is 5.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM-180.

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
  • [1]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.

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