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Auction: 16041 - The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)
Lot: 447

Ladakh (1842-50), AR Ja’u, 2.16g, in the name of Gulab Singh, obverse with 3-line Nagari legend Raja Gulab Singh, rev. plain katar with crescent on hilt (Rhodes, Garhwal and Ladakh, 28 (plate coin); KM. 7.1 (plate coin)), edge crack, toned very fine, scarce

This type was struck after Ladakh had been conquered by Gulab Singh and the Doghra army in 1835. Until 1845, Gulab Singh acknowledged Sikh suzerainty and ruled Ladakh as part of Jammu. This issue shows signs of significant debasement.

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