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India. Assam, Ahom kingdom – Gold octagonal mohur of Rajeshwara Simha (1751-1769), 11.21 grams, Farsi legends, Rangpur mint, dated SE1685, Rhodes-Bose O86.1
Obv: Farsi inscription Zad Ain Sikka chu Khursheed Mah / Sultan Sri Rajasar Singh Alam
Panah
Rev: 'Julus' formula for mint-name and Shaka Era date in top left corner; small figure of
winged lion after mint-name.
Rajeshwara Simha was the first Ahom ruler to strike coins in certain 'one off' types – like
issues with Farsi script and/or on rectangular flans. The choice of verse inscription is indeed a
novelty for Ahom coinage. The legend given by Rhodes-Bose is erroneous; the correct
inscription is as given above read by Dr Shailen Bhandare.
There are only 2 known specimens of this coin. The second one is at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.
Obv: Farsi inscription Zad Ain Sikka chu Khursheed Mah / Sultan Sri Rajasar Singh Alam
Panah
Rev: 'Julus' formula for mint-name and Shaka Era date in top left corner; small figure of
winged lion after mint-name.
Rajeshwara Simha was the first Ahom ruler to strike coins in certain 'one off' types – like
issues with Farsi script and/or on rectangular flans. The choice of verse inscription is indeed a
novelty for Ahom coinage. The legend given by Rhodes-Bose is erroneous; the correct
inscription is as given above read by Dr Shailen Bhandare.
There are only 2 known specimens of this coin. The second one is at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.