The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)。Assam, Śiva Simha (1714-44), octagonal gold Mohur, 11.36g, Sk. 1650, citing Queen Pramatheśvarī, legends in four lines, Śrī Śrī Ha/ra Gaurī Pada Pa/rāyanāyah/ Śāke 1650, lion below, running right, rev. Śrī Śrī Śiva/ Simha Nrpa Mahi/sī Śrī Pramatheśva/rī Devyāh (RB. I1.1; KM. 79), very fine, very rare . Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.。Gold coins are known from all periods of Śiva Simha?s reign but in each case only from one or two examples, so that individual dates are all very rare.It is reported that Śiva Simha was heavily influenced by the Brahmins and astrologers at his court and was led to believe that his reign would be short. Therefore, in AD 1722 (Sk. 1644) he declared his queen, Phuleśvari to be ruler in his place.In AD 1726 (Sk. 1648), Queen Phuleśvari changed her name to Pramatheśvari, another name for Parvati, the consort of Śiva. Coins were struck with the new name from that year, though, oddly, there are a couple of years when coins were struck in either name.
