Triton XIX, Lot: 2438. Estimate $3000.
Sold for $7500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Princely States. Kutch. Madansinhji. VS 2004-2005 / AD 1947-1948. AV Mohur (33mm, 18.74 g, 12h). Coronation issue. Bhuj mint. Dated
VS 2004 (AD 1947). Coat-of-arms with floral ornaments flanking and below;
jay hind (
Victory India) in Nagari above; all within double linear border with alternating pearls and diamonds; in outer margin, leafy vine around; all within pelleted border /
maharajadhiraja miraja maharau śrī vijaya mahana sinhhajisa vada bahadur (
Maharajadhiraja Miraja Maharau Śrī Vijaya Mahana Sinhhajisa vada bahadur) in Nagari,
mahir eka/
kaccha bhuja/
2004 in three lines; bow and arrow symbol, crescent, and kotah above. CKS 278.1; cf. KM Y# 85 (5 Kori); Friedberg 1282. Superb EF, traces of underlying luster, a couple of minor marks, evidence of die polishing. Very rare.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1988.
