Lot # 336 - Rare Ahad Year Silver one Rupee Coin of Sri Amritsar Mint of Sikh Empire, supreme Rare Condition with no test mark, sharp & crudely struck with blue toning.
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| Start Price 5000 | Estimated Price 5000-7000 |
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| Quick Description | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denomination | Rupee 01 | Mint | Amritsar | |
| Metal | Silver | Year (AH/VS/SE/AM) | VS 1841 | |
| RY (Ruling Year) | Ahad | |||
| Full Description: Sikh Empire, Sri Amritsar Mint, Silver Rupee, 'Gobindshahi' Couplet, VS 1841/Ahad RY, Obv: Persian legend "deg tegh fath nusrat be dirang yaft az nanak guru Gobind Singh", Rev: Persian legend "zarb Sri Amritsar jiyo", the Vikram samvat year 1841, ahad RY, distinctive horizontal dagger mint mark, 10.10g, 21.00mm, (Gurprit # 01.66.01), no test mark, sharp & crudely struck, blue toning, choice extremely fine, Rare. Note: Gobinshahi rupees are somewhat lighter in weight than the Nanakshahi rupees, both were issued by Sri Amritsar mint plausibly from two different locations of the same mint, operating under separate misls. | ||||
