2022-11-01 Tue

Assam is a state located in the northeast of modern India, with Bangladesh bordering it to the west. Many kingdoms tried to conquer Assam, keeping their eye on the valley of Brahmaputra. Amongst all, the Ahoms dynasty was successful to conquered Assam.

This dynasty adopted Hinduism in 1500 CE. This change made their coinage quite interesting because they started inscribing two names on their coins; one a Hindu name and the other an Ahom name. The above-shown coin belongs to the later king of Assam Brajanatha Simha, who ruled this land at the start of the 19th Century CE.

This gold mohur, was issued by Brajanatha Simha during his rule in Assam. The obverse of this coin depicts Assamese legends in four lines which read "sri sri swages / deva sri brajana / tha Simha nripasya / sake 1739 ". The reverse of this coin depicts a legend in Assamese which reads " sri sri radha / krishna charana ka / mala makaranda / madhu karasya " within the line and dotted border. The weight of this coin is around 11.45g.

This gold mohur, was sold for INR 6,25,000 in an aution of Todywalla held in Mumbai on September 17, 2022.

Image Courtesy: Todywalla Auction