Mysore AM1217/7 1/4 rupee
This specimen was lot 71046 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mysore. 1/4 Rupee, AM 1217, Year 7 (1788). Patan Mint. Tipu Sultan (1782-1799). NGC MS-63. Dated by the Mauludi Era (AM), 1217 in retrograde at 8 o'clock on the reverse. Single finest certified at NGC. All legends visible. Sharply struck and lustrous with dark toning throughout. A very nice example of the type." 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 1216-AM 1224 and was accompanied by a 1/8, 1/16 and 1/32 rupee.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.68-2.90 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-D125.
- 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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