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1/4 Rupee - Gaurinath Singha
| Issuer | Assam, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1781-1795 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal flan bearing a multi-line Assamese script legend arranged in three horizontal registers across the field, reading 'Sri Sri Gauri Nath Simha Nripsya', a royal invocation honouring the Ahom king Gaurinath Singha. The inscription is rendered in the traditional Assamese script characteristic of late Ahom coinage, with bold strokes filling the available field. The design is purely epigraphic, with no figurative imagery, consistent with the hammered coinage tradition of the Ahom kingdom. |
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| Obverse lettering | Sri Sri Gauri Nath Simha Nripsya |
| Reverse description | Octagonal flan displaying a multi-line Assamese script legend arranged in horizontal registers across the field, recording the Saka Era date of issue. The central inscription reads 'Saka Era 1706/5', with numerals rendered in Assamese script, allowing attribution to specific regnal years within the reign of Gaurinath Singha. Small decorative dot ornaments are visible flanking the legend in the field. The reverse is purely epigraphic in character, following the established Ahom hammered coinage convention of dating issues in the Saka calendar. |
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