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Lot No.336
AUC15
Princely States
Auction Date: 02-02-2014
Copper
Indore, temp. Tukoji Rao II (1844-1886 AD), Copper ½ Anna dated VS 1842, 12.87g. Obv: Recumbent Nandi in a border with floral motifs going clockwise; denomination and date in Devanagari Adha Anna 1842 above it. Rev: Devanagari legend in four lines Shrimant/Maharaja Hul/kar Sarkar/Indore within a border of floral motifs going anti-clockwise.
Unpublished, About Very Fine, Extremely Rare.
The date on the coin appears to be engraved 1842 which is almost certainly a mistake for 1942 which would correspond to 1884. There was an increasing interest in introducing mechanised coinage in Indore at this time. This piece which is otherwise unpublished appears to be produced as a result of a trial run of dies or machinery. The execution and the strike both bear testimony to this. However, as it is clearly a circulated coin, it must have been issued to the public. As such, it might constitute a hitherto unknown episode at machinestriking undertaken in Indore.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 50,000-60,000
Sold For :
Rs. 50,000
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