Lot 481
IK Sikh Empire Base-Metal Token
Auction # 17 Lucknow (Online)
- Estimated Price (INR)
- 800 - 1000
- Price Realised -
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Auction Completed!
- Catalog Reference #
- Page no 273, Herrli # T15 Variety
- Metal Composition
- Base-Metal
- Lot Grade/Condition
- very fine+
- Diameter
- 28.24 mm
- Weight
- 8.10 gms
- Denomination
- Token
- Calendar/Year
- 1666 AD
Independent Kingdoms, Sikh Empire, Base-Metal Token, 8.10 gms, 28.24 mm, VS 1923 (1666 AD), Obverse. Guru Nanak seated under a tree, with companions Mardana, playing a rebab and Bala Sindhu holding a chowri, sandals and water pot below, Reverse. Guru a blundered form of the basic magic square with a sum of 15 in which the numeral 2 and 6 have changed places, according to Surinder Singh this token with Devanagari numerals was issued by or for the Udasis a sect formed by Sri Chand, a son of Guru Nanak, Page no 273, Herrli # T15 Variety, extra fine+, very scarce.