05 Feb
Princely State Coins

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
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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18 Dec
Princely State Coins

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,

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 ; Savanur State ; Abdul Rauf Diler Khan (AD 1687-1720), INO Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124–1131, 1713–1719 AD), Silver Rupee, RY 6, Azamnagar Mint,

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18 Dec
Princely State Coins

IPS ; Gwalior, Shahjahanpur Mint, Silver Rupee, 15 RY, In the name of Shah Alam II,Extremely Rare

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
IPS ; Gwalior, Shahjahanpur Mint, Silver Rupee, 15 RY,
In the name of Shah Alam II,Extremely Rare

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