Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 1292. Estimate $300.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Independent States. Mysore. Tipu Sultan. AH 1197-1202/AD 1782-1787. Æ Paisa (11.41 g, 12h). Nagar mint. Dated AH 1225 (AD 1797/8). Caparisoned elephant advancing right; Persian “be” above / Mint formula and AH date across field. Henderson 250; KM 103.7. EF, brown patina with traces of underlying coppery red.