279, Lot: 834. Estimate $200. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Independent States. Sikh Empire. temp. Sher Singh. VS 1897-1900 / AD 1840-1843. AR Rupee (23mm, 10.78 g, 7h). Amritsar mint. Dated VS (18)99 (AD 1842) and fixed date VS 1885. Nanakshahi couplet V and partial, actual VS date; chhatra (umbrella) in field / Mint formula and fixed VS date; leaf in field. Wiggins & Goron Type VIII; cf. Herrli 01.11.04; KM 22.6. Good VF, toned.

From the Gurdwara Collection.