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This specimen was lot 934 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "JAINTIAPUR: Lakshmi Narayan, 1670-1703, AR rupee, SE1592, superb strike, one of the finest known for this rare ruler, choice EF, RR, ex David Cashin Collection." The state of Jaintiapur in Assam was a dependency of Cooch Behar in the sixteenth century but regained its independence in the seventeenth century. The kingdom was contended between the East India Company and Burma until 1835, when the British permanently annexed it. Coins are dated using the Shaka Era, which is the AD date minus 78 years. The SCWC lists this as a one year type.
 
This specimen was lot 934 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "JAINTIAPUR: Lakshmi Narayan, 1670-1703, AR rupee, SE1592, superb strike, one of the finest known for this rare ruler, choice EF, RR, ex David Cashin Collection." The state of Jaintiapur in Assam was a dependency of Cooch Behar in the sixteenth century but regained its independence in the seventeenth century. The kingdom was contended between the East India Company and Burma until 1835, when the British permanently annexed it. Coins are dated using the Shaka Era, which is the AD date minus 78 years. The SCWC lists this as a one year type.
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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 9.72 g.
 
''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 9.72 g.
  
''Catalog reference:'' KM-140
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''Catalog reference:'' KM-140.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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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* <sup>[1]</sup>Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, ''Auction 45,'' Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
  
 
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* [[Cooch Behar SE1547/118 rupee]]
 
* [[Cooch Behar SE1547/118 rupee]]
* [[Jaintiapur SE1704 rupee]] Jatra Narayan
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* [[Jaintiapur SE1630 rupee]] Jaya Narayan
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1670]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1670]]
 
* return to coins of [[India]]
 
* return to coins of [[India]]
  
[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 27]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]]
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[[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 45]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 22 March 2023

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 934

This specimen was lot 934 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAINTIAPUR: Lakshmi Narayan, 1670-1703, AR rupee, SE1592, superb strike, one of the finest known for this rare ruler, choice EF, RR, ex David Cashin Collection." The state of Jaintiapur in Assam was a dependency of Cooch Behar in the sixteenth century but regained its independence in the seventeenth century. The kingdom was contended between the East India Company and Burma until 1835, when the British permanently annexed it. Coins are dated using the Shaka Era, which is the AD date minus 78 years. The SCWC lists this as a one year type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 9.72 g.

Catalog reference: KM-140.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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