The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)。Assam, Chakradhvaja Simha (siu-pung-mung) (1663-70), octagonal Rupee, 11.14g, Sk. 1585, legends in Assamese script both sides within beaded border, Śrī Śrī Śi/va Rāma Padā/rabinda Parā/yanasya, rev. Śrī Śrī Sva/rga Deva Chakradhva/ja Simhasya Śāke/1585 (RB. B1.1; KM. 8), very fine, scarce. Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.。Chakradhvaja Simha succeeded his father, soon after the Mughal invasion, and made sure his name was inscribed on the coinage. The coins come in two main categories: those in Assamese script with his Hindu name, and those in Ahom script with his Ahom name. The former all have the fixed date Sk. 1585, while the latter are dated to the 15íth year of the 60 year cycle (= AD 1663). The coins of this reign continue to maintain their octagonal shape but a couple of round Rupees are also known (see lot 299 in part I).
