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Auction 16041 27 September 2016
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Cooch Behar, Laksmi Narayan (1587-1627), Tanka, 10.15g, Sk.1509, Śrī Śrī/ Śiva Charana/ Kamala Madhu/ Karasya within ornametnal border of 14 cusped arcs, rev. Śrī Śrīma/n Lakshmi Nārāya/nasya Śāke/ 1509 within similar border of 14 cusped arcs (RB. 18; Bose B-3.2; KM.-), good very fine and extremely rare.
Lakshmi Narayan was the son of Nara Narayan. He was a rather weak ruler who, around 1596, declared himself a vassal of the Mughals, much to his subjects disgust. This led to unrest in the state; he went to the Mughal governor in Dacca, where he was detained for 4 years. His coins follow the pattern of his father, except that far more Half-Tankas were struck. The present coin is one of only four known specimens with this particular type of decorative border. All four coins differ in the number of arches in the borders. See article by Rhodes in JONS 196 (2008) Some rare coins of Lakshminarayana of Cooch Behar.
A similar coin sold in the first Rhodes auction for £700.
Estimate: £500.00 - £600.00
Lakshmi Narayan was the son of Nara Narayan. He was a rather weak ruler who, around 1596, declared himself a vassal of the Mughals, much to his subjects disgust. This led to unrest in the state; he went to the Mughal governor in Dacca, where he was detained for 4 years. His coins follow the pattern of his father, except that far more Half-Tankas were struck. The present coin is one of only four known specimens with this particular type of decorative border. All four coins differ in the number of arches in the borders. See article by Rhodes in JONS 196 (2008) Some rare coins of Lakshminarayana of Cooch Behar.
A similar coin sold in the first Rhodes auction for £700.
Estimate: £500.00 - £600.00