INDIA, Independent States. Assam (Ahom Kingdom). Rupee (Silver, 24 mm, 10.80 g, 5 h), in the name of Gadadhara Simha / Siu-pat-pha (SE 1603-1618 / AD 1681-1696), SE 33 = AD 1681. Within a double linear border with beads, ‘Kao-boi / pha Leng/don heu/chiu’ (‘I, the King, offer prayer to Lengdon [i.e. Indra]’ in Ahom); at lower right, a bird to right, cleaning its feathers with its beak. Rev. Within a double linear border with beads, ‘Chao Siu-/pat-pha pi/n-khun lak/-ni Rai-san’ (‘In the year Raisan [i.e. year 33], in the reign of the great Siu-pat-pha [i.e. Gadadhara Simha]’ in Ahom); at lower right, a lion walking to right. KM 32. Extremely fine.