Manipur, Gharib Niwab – Base Silver or Bell-Metal

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Composition	Base Silver or bell metal

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1601.	10	Unknown	1646

Manipur, Gharib Niwab – Copper

	.......vada (Samvada) / (te)rasaba(da).

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	Ch	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	√ 1601m.	10	Pice	2	1646	Marudhar	This type of coin was struck by Gharib Niwaz (1709-49 A.D). A rare & unpublished coin. (details by S.K. Bose)	RR

Manipur, Gaura Singh – Gold

Todywalla Auctions > Auction 65	Auction date: 8 September 2012
Lot number: 406	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Gaura Simha (SE 1678-1686, AD 1756-1764), Gold Mohur, Nagari legend on obv. Jaya Sri Gaura Simha Manipureshvarat Tenotapadani, rev. legend reads Veshaka Sudi terakhava de 1 Samvata 1678 with the 8 in a line above 167, SE 1678 (KM 29 but a line drawing), Rhodes and Bose, The Coinage of Manipur, type 3, p. 44/93). Very Fine+, Extremely Rare. This Mohur is a rarer variant of the Extremely Rare Mohurs of Manipur. The legend shown in the KM line drawing reads Sri Sri Gaura Simha, whereas this mohur reads Jaya Sri Gaura Simha. Only two more such coins are known, both in the British Museum. This piece has some difference in reverse legend arrangement, thus it is probably unique.

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Composition	Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1602.	29	Mohur	1678
MN	1603.			1684

Manipur, Gaura Singh – Gold

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Composition	Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1604.	28	Half Mohur	1684

Manipur, Gaura Singh – Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1605.	27	Quarter Mohur	-

Manipur, Gaura Singh – Silver

Photo from Goron

It is a heavy square rupee of Gaura Simha of Manipur. This particular used to be in my own collection until I sold it to Nick Rhodes when I gave up collecting Indian coins back in the late 80s. Some of you may recall seeing a lovely gold mohur of this ruler in an Indian auction a little while ago. 12.78g

Spink > Auction 16041	Auction date: 27 September 2016
Lot number: 226	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: 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. 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.

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Composition	Silver

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1606.	23	Rupee	1678

Manipur, Jai Singh – Gold

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Composition	Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1607.	36	Mohur	1694

Manipur, Jai Singh – Silver

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Composition	Silver

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1608.	32	Half Rupee	-

Manipur, Chaurajit Singh – Gold

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Composition	Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1609.	61	Mohur	1731	1809

Manipur, Chaurajit Singh – Silver

Spink > Auction 16041	Auction date: 27 September 2016
Lot number: 227	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur, Chaurajit Simha (c.1804-1812), square Rupee, 11.52g, Sk.1734, legends on both sides, Śrīmadrādha Go/vinda Padā Ravin/da Makaranda Ma/no Madhu Karasya, rev. Śrīman Manipure/śvara Śrī Chauraji/t Simha Nripavara/sya Śāke 1734 (RB. 22; KM. 57), a couple of weak areas, but generally very fine, rare.

Classical Numismatic Gallery > Auction 19	Auction date: 21 December 2014
Lot number: 376	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur, Silver Rupee, Chaurajita Simha (1803-1812 AD), SE173X, KM C 57, 11.58g. Obv: Sanskrit legend Shri Man-Manipureshwara Shri Chaurajita Simha Nrupawarasya Shake 173x. Rev: Sanskrit legend Shri Mad-Radha-Govinda-Pada-Aravinda Makaranda Manomadhukarasya.

Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 19	Auction date: 15 May 2014
Lot number: 1400	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: MANIPUR: Chaurajit Singh, 1806-1812, AR square rupee (11.64g), SE1734 (1812), Cr-57, VF, RRR, ex SARC auction 9, lot 770.

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Composition	Silver

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1610.	57	Rupee	1728
MN	1611.		”	1729
MN	1612.		”	1732
MN	1613.		”	1734

Manipur, Chaurajit Singh – Silver

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Composition	Silver

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1614.	56	Half Rupee	1726

Manipur, Chaurajit Singh – Silver

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Composition	Silver

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1615.	55	Quarter Rupee	1726
MN	1616.		”	1729

Manipur, Marjit Singh – Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1617.	75	Mohur	1741

Manipur, Marjit Singh – Silver

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1618.	71	Rupee	1736

Marudhar Arts > Auction 25	Auction date: 23 February 2019
Lot number: 129	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Independent Kingdom Manipur, Marjit Singh, Silver Square 1/4 Rupee, Sake 1735, Obv: Nagari legend "Sri Manmanipure/svara Sri Maraji/t Singha Nripavara/sya", Rev: "Sri Sri Radha/Govindapada Ra/vinda Makaran'da/Madhu Ka(rasya)", 2.64g, 7.09x7.05mm, (Unlisted in major reference), about very fine, Exceedingly Rare. In the year 1812 AD, Marjit Singh, the younger brother of King Chaurajit Singh sought help from the Burmese for ensuring the acquisition of the throne of Manipur, even agreeing to vassal status. Chaurajit was compelled to flee to Kachar, and Marjit became king. Although he agreed to the vassal status, he ruled more or less independently and struck a few gold and silver coins. This coin is dated 1735 SE which corresponds to the 1813 AD so we believe that it may have been struck during the first 2 years of his reign. The rupee coins of Marjit Singh are known earlier but this is the first known coin in Quarter Rupee denomination and being offered for the first time in any auction. Highest rarity of Manipur coinage! (500000-700000 INR)

Manipur, Gambhir Singh – Gold

Ch = Chandrabdah, a local dating system)

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Composition	Gold

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	Ch	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1619.	85	Mohur	1043

Manipur, Anonymous – Bronze

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Composition	Bronze

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1620.	1	Sel

From Stan Goron who said:

And now from the sublime to the less than sublime, here is a "heavy" sel of Manipur, weighing 3.94g, the legend on which seems to say Ja da. These sels have uniface legends and relatively early ones of this sort of weight are very rare on the open market, most of the known ones being in institutional collections. Not pretty, but full of fascination.....RB p. 48

Spink > Auction 13019	Auction date: 24 September 2013
Lot number: 259	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur (18th century), large anonymous Sel, 21mm, 3.47g, two-letter inscription Jaya; reverse blank (RB. p.48),

Manipur, Anonymous – Bronze

Ma

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MN	1621.	2	Sel			Issued 1839? See Pridmore, SC&MB 1972, No. 12, pp477-481.

Stephen Album Rare Coins > Auction 36	Auction date: 23 January 2020
Lot number: 1276	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: MANIPUR: Moiramba, 1278-1302, BI 2 annas (1.14g), sri ram in proto-Maithili script // unread inscription, VF, RRR. Tentative attribution as listed in a recent article from the Numismatic Society of Calcutta Journal. Published by Rhodes and Bose without attribution. Only a few known specimens exist.

Manipur, Anonymous – Bronze

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Classical Numismatic Gallery > Auction 36	Auction date: 26 September 2020
Lot number: 379	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur, anonymous issue, bell metal, sel, 0.73g. Obv: Letter 'Ra'. Rev: Uniface, KM C3. Very fine+, Scarce. Estimate: 1,200 - 1,500

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Composition	Bronze

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1622.	3	Sel			Issued 1843-45?

Manipur, Anonymous – Bronze

Ka

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1623.	4	Sel			Issued before 1820

Manipur, Anonymous – Bronze

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Classical Numismatic Gallery > Auction 35	Auction date: 20 December 2019
Lot number: 340	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur, Nara Singh (1844-1851 AD), bell metal sel, 0.55g. Obv: Letter la. Rev: Uniface, KM C3. Very fine, Very scarce. Estimate: 1500 - 2000

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Composition	Bronze

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1624.	5	Sel

Manipur, Anonymous – Bronze

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Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	SE	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MN	1625.	6	Sel			Issued 1890-91?

Classical Numismatic Gallery > Auction 34	Auction date: 10 August 2019
Lot number: 262	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur, anonymous issue, bell metal sel, 0.84g. Obv: Nagari shri. Rev: Uniface, KM C1. Extremely fine, Scarce. Estimate: 1,200 - 1,500

Spink > Auction 16041	Auction date: 27 September 2016
Lot number: 228	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur (18th century), large anonymous uniface Sel, 22mm, 3.99g, inscription Da ga? with traces of a third syllable (RB. pp.47- 48), crude very fine, rare. Base-metal Sels were the coins used by the ordinary people in their day to day transactions. These early types are larger and heavier than the more common Sels usually encountered. They are rarely seen outside Bengal, and are seldom available to collectors.

Spink > Auction 16041	Auction date: 27 September 2016
Lot number: 229	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur (18íth century), large anonymous uniface Sel, 22 mm, 3.95g, single letter Jī (RB. pp.47-48), crude very fine, rare.

Spink > Auction 16041	Auction date: 27 September 2016
Lot number: 230	Save this lot Jump to this lot in the auction Show similar lots
Lot description: Manipur (18íth century), large anonymous uniface Sel, 21mm, 3.42g, inscription Ja da, with traces of a third letter beneath ‘Ja’ (RB. pp.47-48), crude very fine, rare.