Archive Lots

Nawabs of Surat - Silver Rupee, Nawab Nasir ud-Din Muhammad Khan (1799-1821 AD), struck in the name of Shah Alam II with posthumous RY, Surat mint, RY5X, 11.60 grams. VF+, Rare.

Nawabs of Surat - Silver 1/2 rupee in the name of Shah Alam II, RY 5(1/2/3?), 5.80 grams. The series with posthumous RYs of Shah Alam struck at Surat is intriguing. KM attributes these coins to 'French India' - however, the French had no interest in Surat after the takeover of the port city by the East India Company in 1800. Another suggestion is that these coins were struck unofficially by the Thakore of Bhaunagar, but good metal quality and a near-continuous run for several years make the suggestion of 'unofficial' copies implausible. It is more likely that they were struck by the Nawab from another mint in the city, and distinguished by the fact that they had a running RY as against British issues which had it frozen at 46.VF+, Very Scarce.

Tripura - Amara Manikya (1577-1586 AD), Silver Tanka, SK 1499, citing Queen Amaravati, R&B-T 158, 10.49 grams. Obv: lion facing left, no beads around lion's head, SE date below with lion’s leg dividing 'ke' of ?ake and '1' of date. Rev: Bangla legend legend ?r? ?r? Yut?ma/ra M?nikya De/va ?r? Amar?va/t? Mah? Devyau, within square with ornamented borders. VF+, Scarce.

Tripura - Rajadhara Manikya (1586-1599 AD), Silver Tanka/ rupee, SE 1508, citing queen Satyavati, RB 177, 10.80 grams. Obv: lion walking to the left, Trisul on the back, SE date below, in a circular ornamented border. Rev: Bangla legend Shri Shri yuta Raja/ dhara Manikya Deva Shri Satyava/ ti Maha devyau in an ornamented rectangle. VF+, Scarce.

Tripura - Rajadhara Manikya (1586-1599 AD), silver tanka/ rupee, SE 1508, citing queen Satyavati, RB 177, 10.60 gm. Obv: lion walking to the left, Trisul on the back, SE date below, in a circular ornamented border. Rev: Bangla legend Shri Shri yuta Raja/ dhara Manikya Deva Shri Satyava/ ti Maha devyau in an ornamented rectangle. XF+, Rare.

Ahir- Late Mughal fragrams. Entation period - Silver Rupee of Ahir Rajas of Rewari, in the name of Shah Alam II, Gokulgarh mint, AHXXX5/RY23, cinquefoil symbol on reverse, KM 620, 10.70 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Awadh - Silver Rupee, Shuja'a ud-Daula (1754-1775 AD), in the name of Shah Alam II, AH11XX/RY14, floral 'trisul' symbol on reverse, 'sun' in middle divide on obverse, KM 36.8, 11.10 grams. Although attributed to Awadh, it is plausible that this rupee was struck from a mint farmed to Maharaja Chet Singh, the Zamindar of Banaras. This is seen from the fact that the layout of legends and symbols on this coin is different from the issues of 'Muhammadabad Banaras' coins of another, much longer series. VF, Scarce.

Awadh - Silver Rupee, Shuja'a ud-Daula (1754-1775 AD), in the name of Alamgir II, RY4, 'Trisul' mark on obverse, K&M 3.08, 11.30 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Awadh - Silver Rupee, Asaf ud-Daula (1775-1797 AD), Ilahabad mint, AH 1192/RY 19, 'pennant' symbol on reverse, K&M 4.07, 11.20 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Awadh - Silver Rupee, Asaf ud-Daula (1775-1797 AD), Bareli Mint, in the name of Shah Alam II, RY18, mint-mark off flan, KM # 46.2, 11.00 grams. VF, Scarce.