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# 291Rupee SE 1665 RY 30 Siutanpha / Shiva Simha with Queen SarvveshvariIndia C Indep. Kingdoms - Assam
India – Assam – Ahom Kingdom – Siutanpha / Shiva Simha (1) (SE 1636-1666 / AD 1714-1744) with Queen Sarvveswari (SE 1661-1666 / AD 1739-1744). Rupee SE 1665 (AD 1743) RY 30, Mint: Uncertain, Silver (ø 26 mm – w. 11.42 g.). Edge: plain. Rhodes-Bose M13.1. Mitra 142. Mitchiner 2473 var. KM 112.

Obverse:
Sanskrit legend in Assamese-Bengali characters. Ruler's devotion to the deities Hara and Gaurì, date below (Sri Sri Hara / Gauri Pada / Parayananam / Sake 1665). Tiny winged Lion to left at bottom. Border of dots between two lines.

Reverse:
Sanskrit legend in Assamese-Bengali characters. Names of the King and the Queen with titles, regnal year at bottom (Sri Sri Shiva / Simha Nripa Tadva/llabha Sri Sarvve/swari Devinam / 30). Border of dots between two lines.

(1) Ahom and Hindu name of the King.

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1701-1800 – Krause Publications, 3rd Edition, Usa, 2002.
Mitchiner M. – Oriental Coins and their values / Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies / AD 600-1979 – Hawkins Pub., London, 1979.
Mitra Anup – Coins of Ahom Kingdom – Published by Mahua Mitra, Calcutta, India, 2001.
Rhodes N.G and Bose S.K. – The Coinage of Assam / Volume II Ahom Period – Published by Mira Bose, Kolkata-India, 2004.