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Auction 22110 24 Aug 2022
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Sirmur, Fath Prakash (1815-33), AE Paisa, 19.37g, Nahan mint, VS 1877 (AD 1820), with bow and arrow symbol, obverse legends rather crudely engraved (KM. 11), very fine, scarce.
After the Gorkhas were expelled from Sirmur in 1815, the historical Rajput rulers were restored to their domains and governed what was tantamount to a British feudatory state. This is the last coin issue from the Nahan mint.
Provenance
The Nicholas Rhodes Collection, Spink, September 27th 2016, lot 460 - £100
Estimate: £80 - £120
After the Gorkhas were expelled from Sirmur in 1815, the historical Rajput rulers were restored to their domains and governed what was tantamount to a British feudatory state. This is the last coin issue from the Nahan mint.
Provenance
The Nicholas Rhodes Collection, Spink, September 27th 2016, lot 460 - £100
Estimate: £80 - £120