166, Lot: 226. Estimate $100. Sold for $105. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Independent States. Mysore. Tipu Sultan. 1782-1799. Æ Double Paisa (33mm, 21.28 g). Patan (Seringapatam) mint. Dated AM 1223 (AD 1794). Elephant advancing right; banner marked with sunface and “scrolls”; date above tail / Mint formula. Henderson 100; KM 124.4. Fine.

The double paisa normally have four “dashes” in the banner; on this coin they look more like two scrolls or ribbons.