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Lot No.297
AUC29
Mughals
Auction Date: 15-12-2017
Silver
Shah Alam II (1759-1806 AD), silver rupee with pseudo mint-name 'Shahjahanabad', 'Sahib-Qiran' couplet on obverse with Devanagari word Ram inscribed in the second line, RY 35, 10.74g.
Extremely fine, Very rare.
The inclusion of the word 'Ram' it is plausible that it must have been a Hindu polity. Possible contenders are the Jats, the Ahirs and the
Rajputs. Most likely, the coin is issued by a small chieftain, assuming coining rights in the turbulent last decade of the 1h century,
somewhere in the vicinity of Delhi. The coin is yet another example of the complicated yet amusing and challenging series of issues with
pseudo mint-name 'Shahjahanabad'.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 40,000-50,000
Sold For :
Rs. 40,000
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