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1/8 Mohur - Gaurinath Singha
| Issuer | Kingdom of Assam (Indian North-Eastern Dynasties) |
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| Year | 1780-1796 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Octagonal hammered gold flan with a two-line Devanagari legend in high relief reading 'Singha Nripasya' ('of King Singha'), completing the royal titulature of Gaurinath Singha begun on the obverse. The field is enclosed within a prominent beaded border running along the periphery of the octagonal flan, a hallmark of the reverse design of Assam Ahom gold mohurs and their fractions. The bold, slightly irregular letterforms reflect the hand-engraved die-cutting tradition of the Ahom royal mint at Rangpur. |
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| Reverse lettering | सिंह नृपस्य |
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Gaurinath Singha ruled Ahom during one of its most turbulent final chapters — his reign saw repeated Moamoria rebellions that fractured the kingdom's control over the Brahmaputra valley and forced multiple evacuations of the royal capital at Rangpur. The Ahom mint continued striking gold throughout this instability, partly as a matter of royal legitimacy: coinage was among the few visible assertions of sovereignty the court could maintain while militarily losing ground.
The "var" designation on KM#226 reflects genuine die variation within this reign's output, not a modern cataloging uncertainty — Ahom gold of this period shows inconsistent module and axis alignment attributable to hand-cut dies replaced frequently under disrupted court conditions.