The Nicholas Rhodes Collection: Coins of North East India (Part 2)。Garhwal, Pradip Shah (1717-72), AE Tacas (2), 8.02, 7.83g, Srinagar, year 13, Parduman Shah (1785-1803), AE Taca, 6.74g, with date, possibly VS 1842 (4 retrograde), all Śrinagar mint (KM.C5, 25), fine to very fine, scarce (3). Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer?s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.。The early copper coins of Garhwal are very difficult to find. RGV quotes from two contemporary accounts: the first, written following a visit of 1796 mentions that copper mines existed in Garhwal to the north and north-east of Srinagar. Of the copper mined, half was given to the Raja, and the rest kept to cover mining costs. The second account of Captain F.V.Raper written in 1807, describes how ten Tacas equalled one Timasha.
