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Auction 16041 27 September 2016
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Assam, Śiva Simha (1714-44), octagonal gold Mohur, 11.36g, Sk. 1650, citing Queen Pramatheśvarī, legends in four lines, Śrī Śrī Ha/ra Gaurī Pada Pa/rāyanāyah/ Śāke 1650, lion below, running right, rev. Śrī Śrī Śiva/ Simha Nrpa Mahi/sī Śrī Pramatheśva/rī Devyāh (RB. I1.1; KM. 79), very fine, very rare .
Gold coins are known from all periods of Śiva Simhas reign but in each case only from one or two examples, so that individual dates are all very rare.It is reported that Śiva Simha was heavily influenced by the Brahmins and astrologers at his court and was led to believe that his reign would be short. Therefore, in AD 1722 (Sk. 1644) he declared his queen, Phuleśvari to be ruler in his place.In AD 1726 (Sk. 1648), Queen Phuleśvari changed her name to Pramatheśvari, another name for Parvati, the consort of Śiva. Coins were struck with the new name from that year, though, oddly, there are a couple of years when coins were struck in either name.
Estimate: £2,000.00 - £2,500.00
Gold coins are known from all periods of Śiva Simhas reign but in each case only from one or two examples, so that individual dates are all very rare.It is reported that Śiva Simha was heavily influenced by the Brahmins and astrologers at his court and was led to believe that his reign would be short. Therefore, in AD 1722 (Sk. 1644) he declared his queen, Phuleśvari to be ruler in his place.In AD 1726 (Sk. 1648), Queen Phuleśvari changed her name to Pramatheśvari, another name for Parvati, the consort of Śiva. Coins were struck with the new name from that year, though, oddly, there are a couple of years when coins were struck in either name.
Estimate: £2,000.00 - £2,500.00