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Ramakanta Simha, Nonagon Gold 1½ Mohur, 17.11g

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:850,000.00 INR Estimated At:850,000.00 - 950,000.00 INR
Ramakanta Simha,  Nonagon Gold 1½ Mohur,  17.11g
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Ramakanta Simha (SE 1691-1692, 1769-1770 AD), Nonagon Gold 1½ Mohur, 17.11g, Saka 1691, Obverse: Sri Sri Yasta/bhuja Gosa/ni Devata/ra Sevakarev, that is ’Venerable Lord Ashtabhujagosani Devatata Sevaka’ Reverse: Sri Sri Svarga/ Deva Ramaka/nta Simha Nrpasya/ Sake 1691, that is ’Venerable heavenly deity Ramakanta Simha King Sake 1691’, winged lion to right below (Rhodes & Bose P1.1; also N. G. Rhodes A gold coin of Ramakanta Simha, Numismatic Digest 23-24 (1999-2000), pp. 87-9). Superb Extremely Fine, virtually as struck, Extremely Rare. After the death of Rajeshvara Simha there was a succession dispute between those supporting Rudra Simha’s youngest son, Lakshmi Simha, and those supporting Rajeshvara’s son. The Borbarua, one of the five councillors of state, held power during this period. He caused great offence to the Moamaria Gosain, a caste of Assamese Brahmins who took their revenge by rebelling and capturing the Ahom capital. Ramakanta Simha was installed as king by them. His coins are exceedingly rare as the Moamaria rebellion was soon quelled and, in 1770, Lakshmi Simha took possession of the throne. This particular example is unusual in several respects: it has nine sides, rather than eight, it carries a unique invocation to Astabhujadeva, who was Ramakanta’s guru, and it’s odd weight suggests it is a 1½-Mohur denomination.