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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 299

Assam, Chakradhvaja Simha, round Rupee, 11.02g, Ahom legends, dated the 15th year (of the 60 year cycle), in four lines: Kao/ boi pha/ Ta-ra/ heu chiu, rev. in five lines: Chao pha/ Siu-pung-mu/ng pin chan/ Lak-ni/ plek-ngi (RB. B61; KM. 9), very fine, extremely rare


The legends can be translated as: I offer a prayer in the name of heavenly Tara / The god Siu-pung-mung became king in the 15th year (of the 60 year cycle) = 1663

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