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Auction 20125 6 Oct 2020
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Assam, Lakshmi Simha (1769-80), "country-made" Eighth-Rupees (5), undated, with the usual hara Gauri legends but lighter in weight than the official coins and often with more crudely engraved legends, Sixteenth-Rupees (8), similar, with under weight flansfine to very fine (13).
Ex. Nicholas Rhodes Collection
These "country-made" coins appear to be contemporary imitations of the official coins. They are usually lighter in weight than the official coins and their engraving varies quite a lot. They are often found in hoards alongside the officially made coins. Such coins of Lakshmi Simha are illustrated and described on pages 119-120 of RB (# 35-36). This lot includes the plate coins for both items 35 and 36, the first with a legend arrangement not found on genuine coins.
Estimate: £80 - £100
Ex. Nicholas Rhodes Collection
These "country-made" coins appear to be contemporary imitations of the official coins. They are usually lighter in weight than the official coins and their engraving varies quite a lot. They are often found in hoards alongside the officially made coins. Such coins of Lakshmi Simha are illustrated and described on pages 119-120 of RB (# 35-36). This lot includes the plate coins for both items 35 and 36, the first with a legend arrangement not found on genuine coins.
Estimate: £80 - £100