★ Citing Queen Bhanumati ★

INDIA, Princely States. Tripura. Vira Chandra Manikya. SE 1791-1821 / AD 1869-1909. AV Mohur (27mm, 11.15 g, 6h). Citing Queen Bhanumati. Dated SE 1791 (AD 1869). Lion standing left with right foreleg and tail raised; behind, trident standard with small crossbars above and below; rosette of seven pellets below lion and in right field; saka bda 17 91 (date) in Bengali around below; all within lotus border / śiva durga pade/śri śri yuta vira chandra/manikya deva śri śri/mati Bhanumati maha/devyau in five lines in Bengali; floral ornament above, rosettes of five pellets flanking devyau. R&B 284; Adams III –; KM 360 corr. (Ishana Chandra Manikya); Friedberg 1432. Light toning in devices, slightly double struck, ex jewelry. EF. Very rare.