The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)。Manipur, Gaura Simha (c.1756-1764), square Rupee, 11.96g, Sk.1678, legends both sides, Jesrī Gaura Sīm/hā Manipure/sva Priyāta/mā Rānīh, rev. Vaisakh Su/dhī Terakhava/de 1, Samvat/ 1678, within a square frame, form of ?6? is unusual (RB. 8; KM. 23), toned very fine, extremely rare. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.。Coins of this ruler are rarely available and were probably issued in very limited quantities. This rupee was struck in the month of Vaisakh (the second month of the Hindu calendar) Sk. 1678 (AD 1756) most likely on the occasion of the installation of the king. It was during this reign that Manipur first made contact with the British, due to the threat from the Burmese.
