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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 254

Kachar, Lakshmi Chandra Narayana (1772-74), octagonal gold Mohur, 11.54g, Sk 1694, legend in four lines: Śri Śri Rana/chandi Pada Pa/dma Makaranda Ma/dhukarasya, rev. in five lines: Śri Śri Yuta/ Lakshmi Chandra Na/rayana Nrpavara/sya Śake 16/94 (RB. 57.1; KM. 140), very fine, with some red adhesions; of the utmost rarity and probably the only known example

According to RB, only two coins are known of this ruler, the present Mohur and a Rupee, both in the Rhodes collection. The octagonal coins clearly draw their inspiration from Assam. RB suggests that they may have been inspired and struck by Moamaria exiles from that state who had sought refuge in Kachar after their failed rebellion. The coin legends include an invocation to Ranachandi, the goddess of war.

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