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Auction: 13019 - North East Indian Coins from the Nicholas Rhodes Collection
Lot: 345

Assam, Pramatta Simha (Siu-ning-pha) (1744-1751), octagonal Rupee, 11.32g, Ahom legends, dated year 36 (of the 60 year cycle),. Kao boi/ Pha Leng-do/n heu, winged lion running to left, below, rev. Chao Siu-/ning-pha pin-/khun lak-ni/ Kat-keo (RB. N1.1; KM. 123), toned very fine, very rare

ex-Bonett collection, 1972.
Śiva Simha was succeeded by his brother, Pramatta Simha, whose initial coinage consisted of rupees in Ahom script with an invocation to the Ahom deity, Lengdon. Thereafter, the coinage reverted to the Assamese-script type exemplified by the earlier coinage of Rudra Simha, and without citing any queen. In fact, from here on, there is no further mention of any queen on the coinage.

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