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Cooch Behar, Lakshmi Narayan (1587-1627), Tanka, 26mm, 10.10g, Sk 1509, legends in four lines on
Cooch Behar, Lakshmi Narayan (1587-1627), Tanka, 26mm, 10.10g, Sk 1509, legends in four lines on both sides: obv.: &...
Cooch Behar, Lakshmi Narayan (1587-1627), Tanka, 26mm, 10.10g, Sk 1509, legends in four lines on both sides: obv.: Śri Śri/ Śiva Charana/ Kamala Madhu/ Karasya, rev. Śri; Śrima/n Lakshmi Naraya/nasya Śake/ 1509, both sides within ornamental border of cusped arcs, 13 on the obverse and 14 on the reverse (RB. 18; KM-), good very fine and extremely rare
Provenance:Lakshmi Narayan was the son of Nara Narayan. He was a rather weak ruler who, around 1596, declared himself a vassal of the Mughals, much to his subject`s disgust. This led to unrest in the state; he went to the Mughal governor in Dacca, where he was detained for 4 years. His coins follow the pattern of his father, except that far more Half-Tankas were struck. The present coin is one of only four known specimens with this particular type of decorative border. All four coins differ in the number of arches in the borders. See article by Rhodes in JONS 196 (2008) "Some rare coins of Lakshminarayana of Cooch Behar".
Cooch Behar, Lakshmi Narayan (1587-1627), Tanka, 26mm, 10.10g, Sk 1509, legends in four lines on both sides: obv.: &...
Cooch Behar, Lakshmi Narayan (1587-1627), Tanka, 26mm, 10.10g, Sk 1509, legends in four lines on both sides: obv.: Śri Śri/ Śiva Charana/ Kamala Madhu/ Karasya, rev. Śri; Śrima/n Lakshmi Naraya/nasya Śake/ 1509, both sides within ornamental border of cusped arcs, 13 on the obverse and 14 on the reverse (RB. 18; KM-), good very fine and extremely rare
Provenance:Lakshmi Narayan was the son of Nara Narayan. He was a rather weak ruler who, around 1596, declared himself a vassal of the Mughals, much to his subject`s disgust. This led to unrest in the state; he went to the Mughal governor in Dacca, where he was detained for 4 years. His coins follow the pattern of his father, except that far more Half-Tankas were struck. The present coin is one of only four known specimens with this particular type of decorative border. All four coins differ in the number of arches in the borders. See article by Rhodes in JONS 196 (2008) "Some rare coins of Lakshminarayana of Cooch Behar".
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