Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1213 /41 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ; In the name of Shah Alam II ; Weight : 11.16 Grams ; (Old KM # 2), Rare
Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1213 /41 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ;
In the name of Shah Alam II ;
Obv: Persian legend ‘Sikka zad saheb-e-qirani ze tayid Elah, Hami dine Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah” with a chhatra symbol ; Rev: Persian legend “sana 40 julus, zarb Muzaffargarh” at the top & mace symbol,
Weight : 11.16 Grams ; (Old KM # 2), Rare
Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1213 /41 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ; In the name of Shah Alam II
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Mughal ; Akbar (1556-1605 AD) ; Silver Rupee, Ahmadabad mint, Mihr 47, KM 94.2,
Obv: Jal Jalalhu Akbar Allah within in 4 pointed star. Rev: Zarb Ahmedabad Khurdad Ilahi 47 within 8 pointed star ; Rare Ornamnetal Issue
Weight : 11.32 Grams
Mughal ; Akbar (1556-1605 AD) ; Silver Rupee, Ahmadabad mint, Mihr 47, KM 94.2,
IPS ; Savanur State ; Abdul Rauf Diler Khan (AD 1687-1720), INO Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124–1131, 1713–1719 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.46 gms, 22.24 mm, RY 6, Azamnagar Mint,
Note : Savanur State was founded in 1672 when Abdul Karim Khan, an Afghan of the Miyana tribe from Kabul, in the service of the Sultanate of Bijapur and was granted the Jagir of Sarkar Bankapur near Bijapur in 1672, this particular variety of ‘Azamnagar rupees struck under the Nawabs of Savanoor has two curious features on reverse the word ‘Sanah’ between the letters ‘Lu’ and ‘Sheen’ of the word ‘Julus’ but it is possible that the coins are struck at a mint other than Azamnagar with a pseudo-mint name, the name Savanur is said to be the corruption of the Persian word ‘Shahnoor’ which means ‘King of Light’, Unlisted in KM, extra fine+, Very rare.
IPS ; Savanur State ; Abdul Rauf Diler Khan (AD 1687-1720), INO Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124–1131, 1713–1719 AD), Silver Rupee, RY 6, Azamnagar Mint,
IPS ; Gwalior, Shahjahanpur Mint, Silver Rupee, 15 RY,
In the name of Shah Alam II,
Obv: Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Shah Alam,
Rev: Sana 15 julus, Trishul mint mark & Zarb Shahjahanpur at the bottom, Weight : 11.10 Grams
(Unlisted in major catalogs) Extremely Fine, Extremely Rare.
Note : This coin was struck in 1775 AD when it was under the control of Rohillas Sardar Dundey Khan Shahjahanpuri. After the battle of Miranpur Katra, the territory was annexed by Shuja’a ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh. The coin could have been issued by anyone of these two contenders. But this specimen bears a Trisul as a mint-mark, it is more likely to have been an issue of Awadh. There is also a possibility of Shahjahanpur is presently known as “Shajapur” and is located in central Madhya Pradesh. Shajapur named after the honor of Shahjahan the Mughal Emperor who halted here in 1640. It is said that the original name was Shahjahanpur, which subsequently reduces to Shajapur. This town was under the control of Gwalior and it is likely that a mint was operated here is 1775 under the aegis of Gwalior.
IPS ; Gwalior, Shahjahanpur Mint, Silver Rupee, 15 RY, In the name of Shah Alam II,Extremely Rare
Mughal ; Akbar, Qila Bandhu (Bandhogarh) Mint, Silver Rupee, ‘Qila-e-Bandhu’ Couplet, Obv: Persian legend “riwaj sikka-e-allahu Akbar”, Rev: Persian legend “Buwad ba qila-e-Bandhu barabar”, 11.28 Grams (KM # 96.1), Extremely Rare.
Note: The fortress of Bandhu, in modern-day Bandhavgarh (Bandhogarh) in Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh, is thought to be at least 2000 years old. This issue must have been struck when the fortress was occupied by Akbar’s army. It is the only issue with this mint’s name. The couplet reads: “May the current coin of Akbar, the Divine Be equal to (the name of) the fort of Bandhu”. Bandhogarh is today home to a popular tiger reserve.
Mughal ; Muhammad Akbar II, 1st reign, 1788, AR rupee Saharanpur, AH1203 year one (ahad), KM-760, RRR, Exceedingly Rare
Note : After the Maratha occupation of Delhi, Shah Alam II was expelled, replaced first by Bedar Bakht. Very soon thereafter, under the domination of the Rohilla Chieftain Ghulam Qadir, Bedar Bakht was replaced by Muhammad Akbar, then about 28 years old. However, very shortly afterwards, Ghulam Qadir was captured by Mahadaji Sindhia, who reinstated Shah Alam II to the Mughal throne in Delhi.
Obv : Muhammad Akbar II and date (KM 760; only a couple of specimens are known, see The New York Sale XXV, January 2011, lot 381 and Baldwin’s Auction 45, 2006, lot 1341).
Note : The Hijra year 1203 was a period of turmoil and change for the Indian Emperors. It saw the rule of Delhi changing from the hands of Shah Alam II to Bedar Bakht, from Bedar Bakht to Muhammad Akbar II and from Muhammad Akbar II to Shah Alam II again. The young Prince Akbar II was enthroned by the Rohilla chief Ghulam Qadir. Mirza Akbar Shah wrote to Nawab Faizullah Khan: “ …on 14 th Muharram (15 th October) the imperial throne was illuminated by our august accession and the sound of the kettle-drum of felicitations reached the ears of the inhabitants of earth and the world above … the face of Gold and Silver coins shone brighter than the sun and the moon by the effluence of the impression, of our name on them ”. This reign was very short lived when Ghulam Qadir ran away and Mahadaji Scindhia captured Delhi to reinstate the blind emperor Shah Alam II to the throne on 17 October 1788. It is very interesting to note that the emperor has left us a written record of the fact that Khutba was read and coins were struck in both gold and silver for such a short reign and that both such coins have been discovered. For detailed discussion of the event and coinage of the puppets see the article by Dr Shailendra Bhandare “ Muhammad Akbar: A pawn in politics: the first reign ”
