Mysore AM1218/8 rupee

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71048

Haider Ali's dominions in 1780

This specimen was lot 71048 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Mysore. Rupee, AM 1218, Year 8 (1789). Patan Mint. NGC MS-65. KM-126. A real beauty. Single finest certified at NGC. Sharply struck with soft satin luster and highly attractive. Ex: Paul Stevens Collection." The Indian state of Mysore, under her rulers Haider Ali (1761-82) and Tipu Sultan (1782-99), was a serious thorn in the side of the British Raj. This type was struck AM 1200, 1216-1223 and was accompanied by a half rupee (KM 125) and double rupee (KM 127). Rupees were also struck at the Dharwar, Farrukhi, Nagar, Khurshed-Sawad, Kalikut mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-126.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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