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Lot No.589
AUC42
Princely States
Auction Date: 06-08-2022
Copper
Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah (1847-1856 AD), copper 1/8 paisa, AH1270/RY8, Bait al-Saltanat Lakhnau Mulk Awadh Akhtarnagar mint, 1.50g. Obv: Farsi couplet Sikka zad bar Seem wa Zar az Fazl wa Tayeed Alah/Zill Haq Sultan 'Alam Wajid Ali Badshah. Rev: Coat-of-arms with number '3' in centre, mint-name and RY details around.
Good Very fine, Very rare.
The figure '3' in the center suggests a quantum of cowrie shells called 'Ganda'. Four cowries made a Ganda, thus 12 cowries corresponded to an eighth paisa. The coins of this rare type are always encountered beautifully struck, almost like the so-called 'Nazarana' style. They were perhaps a short-lived coinage issued specifically to bridge the use of non-metallic (cowries) and metallic (paisas) exchange media.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 40,000-50,000
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