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India. Assam, Ahom kingdom – silver rupee of Chakradhwaja Simha or Siu-pung-mung (1663-
1670), Ahom script legends, Rhodes-Bose B10.5
Obv: Ahom legend Kāo / boi Phā / Tā-rā / heu ceu in dotted border
Rev: Ahom legend Chao Phā / Siu-pung-mu/ ng pin can / Lāk-ni / plek ngi, small lion at the
bottom, cutting across dotted border
Chakradhwaja Simha tried to free him off any vestige of Mughal suzerainty that was imposed
on the Ahom kingdom through a treaty signed by his predecessor Jayadhwaja Simha. To this
effect, he appears to have initiated a coinage in the local Ahom script and language with his
Ahom name and an invocation to local deity Pha Tara. Another feature initiated by him is the
incorporation of a small animal in the margin – in this case, a lion. Extra Fine+, Very Rare.
1670), Ahom script legends, Rhodes-Bose B10.5
Obv: Ahom legend Kāo / boi Phā / Tā-rā / heu ceu in dotted border
Rev: Ahom legend Chao Phā / Siu-pung-mu/ ng pin can / Lāk-ni / plek ngi, small lion at the
bottom, cutting across dotted border
Chakradhwaja Simha tried to free him off any vestige of Mughal suzerainty that was imposed
on the Ahom kingdom through a treaty signed by his predecessor Jayadhwaja Simha. To this
effect, he appears to have initiated a coinage in the local Ahom script and language with his
Ahom name and an invocation to local deity Pha Tara. Another feature initiated by him is the
incorporation of a small animal in the margin – in this case, a lion. Extra Fine+, Very Rare.