The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)。Jaintiapur, Lakshmi Simha (1670-1703), Tanka, 9.8g, Sk.1592, Śri Śri Śi/va Charana ka/mala Madhu Ka/rasya [star], pistol in left margin, sword to right, bead at end of first line and two beads lower left, three beads above, within a beaded circular frame, crescent at top, rev. Śri Śri Ja/yantipura Pu/randarasya Śa/ke 1592, bead at start and end of top line, within a beaded circular frame, countermark on reverse exergue line (RB. H4; KM. 140), small patches of verdigris on obverse, attractive dark tone, very fine, rare. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.。In the early 17th century there is a gap of almost 60 years for which no coins of Jaintiapur are known. Little is known about the history of this period or about the rulers. From this issue, however, all the coins of Jaintiapur are of the same basic anonymous type; all have the ?Star of David? in the same position, all have a single, fixed date for each king, which is presumed to be the accession year.
