A well-preserved and beautifully toned specimen, displaying a remarkably sharp strike and an attractive overall appearance.

Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.
Notably, only two examples have appeared in the sales archives over the past fifteen years, one of which is being offered in this auction.

As'adnagar (city of joy) was the name given to Aklooj in Solapur district, Maharashtra, by Aurangzeb when he received the news of the capture of Chhatrapati Sambhaji by Mughal commander Sheikh Nizam Muqarrab Khan, while the imperial camp was situated there. Many early numismatists had read the name as 'Sa'adnagar' by misreading the extant mintname on pieces known to them, unaware of this historical fact. But clear presence of an Alif' in the mintname on this coin corroborates the reading as 'As'adnagar' and makes the coin fit well in the historical context.

The most well-known, however very rare issues of this mint are in the name of Farrukhsiyar. Issues in the name of Muhammad Shah are exceedingly rare with less than three specimens known so far. By regnal year 6 of Muhammad Shah, Aklooj alias As'adnagar would have been in domains of the newly independent Nizam ul-Mulk Asaf Jah I.

Ex-Classical Numismatic Gallery Auction 15 (2014), Lot no. 233.