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1⁄32 Mohur - Rajesvara Simha Suprempha
| Issuer | Kingdom of Assam (Indian North-Eastern Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1751-1769 |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered gold field bearing an inscription in Devanagari script identifying the ruler, Rajesvara Simha Suprempha, executed in the rough, deeply struck style characteristic of Ahom Kingdom coinage. The legend is distributed across the compact flan, with individual akshara characters rendered in bold relief against an uneven, granular field. The inscriptions denote the royal name and regnal authority. The overall execution reflects the primitive die-cutting tradition of the Assam mints, with the legend occupying the majority of the available field space. |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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Rajesvara Simha ruled Ahom during one of its last periods of genuine stability before the kingdom fractured under Burmese invasion pressure in the 1810s. His reign saw deliberate effort to reassert Ahom royal authority through religious patronage and administrative consolidation — coinage at this fractional weight fits that pattern, functioning less as everyday currency than as ceremonially disbursed royal largesse.
The KM unlisted status reflects how poorly documented Ahom fractional gold remains in Western numismatic literature. Most pieces have passed through regional Indian auction markets without systematic cataloguing.