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Auction 16041 27 September 2016
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Assam, Gadadhara Simha (Siu-pat-pha) (1681-96), octagonal Rupee, 11.11g, Ahom legends, dated year 33 (of the 60 year cycle), legends in four lines on each side within the usual beaded border, Kāo boi/ phā Leng-/don heu/chiu, rev. Chao Siu-/pat-phā pi/n khun lāk/-ni Rāi-sān (RB. E1.2; KM. 28), very fine.
Gadadhara managed to survive the decade of disturbances following the death of Chakradhvaja Simha. Early in his reign he expelled the Muslims from Guwahati, thereby capturing a large amount of booty, which presumably enabled him to strike much of his coinage. All his coins are dated to the 33írd year of the 60 year cycle used by the Ahoms. The legends invoke the Ahom deity, Lengdon, often identified as Indra. One or more bird symbols also often occur on the coins, as does a lion.
Estimate: £60.00 - £80.00
Gadadhara managed to survive the decade of disturbances following the death of Chakradhvaja Simha. Early in his reign he expelled the Muslims from Guwahati, thereby capturing a large amount of booty, which presumably enabled him to strike much of his coinage. All his coins are dated to the 33írd year of the 60 year cycle used by the Ahoms. The legends invoke the Ahom deity, Lengdon, often identified as Indra. One or more bird symbols also often occur on the coins, as does a lion.
Estimate: £60.00 - £80.00