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[[Image:IND-ASSAM_1647SE_1rupee_Siva-Phulesvari_H10.1-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Acanthite collection]]
 
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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 Sanskrit was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than current year dates in Western countries. Shown is a rupee From Siva Simha, dated SE 1647 (1725 AD). It also names his queen at the time, Phulsevari.  
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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 Sanskrit was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than current year dates in Western countries. Shown is a rupee From Siva Simha, dated SE 1647 (1725 AD). It also names his queen at the time, Phulesvari.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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* [[Assam SE 1645 1 rupee|SE 1645 rupee]]
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* [[Assam SE 1646 rupee KM-61|SE 1646 rupee]] = 1724
 
* [[Assam SE 1672 1/4 rupee|SE 1672 ¼ rupee]]
 
* [[Assam SE 1672 1/4 rupee|SE 1672 ¼ rupee]]
 
* [[Assam SE 1653 1 rupee|SE 1653 rupee]]
 
* [[Assam SE 1653 1 rupee|SE 1653 rupee]]

Latest revision as of 21:19, 4 March 2026

from the Acanthite collection
from the Acanthite 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 up through the reign of Gadadhara Simha, after which Sanskrit was used for most issues. Saka Era (SE) dates are 78 years earlier than current year dates in Western countries. Shown is a rupee From Siva Simha, dated SE 1647 (1725 AD). It also names his queen at the time, Phulesvari.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, 11.3 g.

Catalog reference: KM 61, Rhodes and Bose H10.1.

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.

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