IPS ; Awadh State ; Shuja-ud-Daula (AH1167-1188) ; Mint : Allahabad ( FULL Mint ) ; Silver Rupee ; AH 1187/14 RY

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IPS ; Awadh State ; Shuja-ud-Daula (AH1167-1188) ; Mint : Allahabad ( FULL Mint ) ; Silver Rupee ; AH 1187/14 RY, ‘Saya-e-fazle elah’ Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II ; Obv: sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya e fazle elah, hamie din-e- Muhammad, Shah Alam Badshah & hijri date 1187 ; Rev : sana 14 julus, zarb Allahabad at the bottom & Persian letter ‘Ain’ in the letter ‘seen’ of julus, (Master & Kapoor # 3.03), choice very fine ; Very Rare ; Weight : 11.07 Grams
Allahabad, having been seized by the East India Company in 1771 and subsequently sold to Awadh a couple of years later. It is thought that the initial letter ‘Ain’ represents Almas Ali Khan, an important funtionary of the Nawab, Shuja’a-ud-Daula.