Archive Lots

Awadh – Silver rupee, Ghazi al-Din Haidar (as king, 1819-1827 AD), in his own name, ‘Subah Awadh Dar al-Saltanah Lakhnau’ mint, AH 1240/RY6, KM 165.2, 11.10 grams. Obv: Farsi couplet Sikka zad bar Seem wa Zar as Fazl Dhu’l Manan / Ala Nasb Ghazi al-Din Haidar Shah Zaman. Rev: royal coat-of-arms composed of two tigers rampant holding flags and supporting a dagger balancing the crown, on two fish; mint details above and below. Very Fine, Scarce.

Awadh – Copper paisa, Ghazi ud-Din Haidar as King (1818-1827 AD), AH122X/RY3, ‘Shah-I Zameen’ couplet partly visible on the obverse, coat-of-arms with tigers holding flags on reverse, 12.00 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

Awadh – Silver rupee, Nasir ud-Din Haidar (1827-1837 AD), ‘Subah Awadh Dar al-Saltanah Lakhnau’ mint, AH 1251/RY 8, KM 205.2, K&M 8.44, 10.90 grams. Obv: Farsi couplet Sikka zad bar Seem wa Zar az Fazl Haq Zill Alah / Nayab Mahdi Nasi al-Din Haidar Badshah. Rev: royal coat-of-arms composed of two tigers rampant holding flags and supporting a dagger balancing the crown, above two fish; mint details and RY details around. The variety with circular legends around the coat-of-arms was struck for the last two years of Nasir al-Din Haidar’s reign and covers three RYs. Very fine, Very Scarce.

Awadh - Silver rupee, Amjad Ali Shah (1842-1847 AD), Lakhnau mint, AH 1258/RY Ahd, K&M 10.02, 10.70 grams. Very fine+, Scarce.

Awadh – Silver rupee, Amjad Ali (1842-1847 AD), ‘Mulk Awadh Bait al-Saltanah Lakhnau’ Mint, Silver Rupee, AH 1262/RY4, K&M #10.26, 11.00 grams. Obv: Farsi legend Dar Jahan zad Sikka Shahi ba Tayeed Alah / Zill Haq Amjad Ali Shah Zaman Alam Panah. Rev: royal coat-of-arms composed of an umbrella, two swords, crown, and fish; mint name and RY details around. Very Fine+, Scarce.

Awadh – Silver rupee, Wajid Ali Shah (1847-1856 AD), ‘Bait al-Saltanah Lakhnau Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar’ mint, AH 1268/RY5, 11.00 grams. Obv: Farsi couplet sikka zad bar seem wa zar az fazl tayeed alah, zill haque Wajid Ali sultan-e-alam Badshah. Rev: royal coast-of-arms composed of two mermaids holding whisks supporting a crown, over the globe, flags in the backdrop and crossed swords below; mint-name and RY in exergue. The combination of mint-name and epithets is known only for coins struck in RY5. Very Fine+, Scarce.

Awadh – Silver rupee, Wajid Ali Shah (1847-1856 AD), ‘Mulk Awadh Bait-us-Sultanat Lakhnau’ mint, AH 1266/RY3, 11.20 grams. Obv: Farsi couplet Sikka zad bar seem wa zar az fazl tayeed alah, zill haque Wajid Ali sultan-e-Alam Badshah. Rev: royal coast-of-arms composed of two mermaids holding whisks supporting a crown, over the globe, flags in the backdrop and crossed swords below; mint-name and RY in exergue. Extra fine, Scarce.

Nawabs of Awadh - Silver rupee, Brijis Qadr (1857-58 AD), struck during the First War of Independence, in the name of Shah Alam II, Lakhnau mint, 'Subah Awadh' mint-name, with fixed dates AH1229/RY26, KM 386, 11.10 grams. Very fine, Scarce.

Baroda - Khande Rao (1856-1870 AD), Silver rupee, Baroda mint, AH 1275, Scimitar and Nagari 'Kha Ga' on obverse, Farsi legend Sikka Mubarak Sena Khas Khel Samsher Bahadur on reverse, KM #Y11, 11.51 grams. Very fine, Scarce.

Baroda – Copper ½ paisa, Anandrao Gaekwad (1800-1819 AD), in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, Amreli mint, Nagari letter ‘Aa’, vertical sword and stirrup symbol on the reverse, 4.31 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.