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INDIA

Kushan

10171018

1017† Kanishka I (c.127-152 AD), Gold Dinar, caped and crowned Kanishka standing facing, head left,holdingankusoverasmallaltar,left,andasceptreright,revgoddessArdokshostandingright,holdingcornucopiæ,tamghainfield,7.92g(Göbl77/3,samedies).Nearly extremely fine. £400-600

1018 † Huvishka(c.150-190AD),GoldDinar,nimbate,diademedandcrownedhalf-lengthbustleft,holdingmace-sceptre inonehandandthehiltofhisswordwiththeother,revgoddessArdokshostandingright, holding cornucopiæ, tamgha in field, 7.91g (Göbl -). Minor test marks to edge, about extremely fine. £400-600

10191020

1019 † VasuDevaI(c.190-230AD),GoldDinar,kingstandingfacing,headleft,holdingtridentandloweringhisrighthandtoaltar,abovewhichisasecondtrident,revOeshostandingholdingtrident,behindthebullNandi,8.04g(Göbl509/13,samedies).Extremely fine. £400-600

1020 † KanishkaII(c.230-250AD),GoldDinar,kingstandingfacing,headleft,holdingtridentandloweringhisrighthandtoaltar,abovewhichisasecondtrident,rev goddessArdokshoenthronedfacing,7.91g(Göbl559).Extremely fine. £250-350

102110221023

1021 † VasuDevaII(c.290-320AD),GoldDinar,kingstandingfacing,headleft,holdingtridentandloweringhisrighthandtoaltar,abovewhichisasecondtrident,revOeshostandingholdingtrident,behindthebullNandi,8.03g(Göbl654).Extremely fine. £400-600

1022 † Kipanada(c.330-360AD),GoldDinar,kingstandingfacing,headleft,holdingtridentandloweringhisrighthandtoaltar,abovewhichisasecondtrident,rev goddessArdokshoenthronedfacing,7.61g(MitchACW3584-88).Toned, good very fine and well centred for type. £250-350

1023 † VasudevaIII(c.360-365AD),GoldDinar,kingstandingfacing,headleft,holdingtridentandloweringhisrighthandtoaltar,abovewhichisasecondtrident,rev goddessArdokshoenthronedfacing,7.83g(Göbl577/1).Extremely fine, a superb strike from fresh dies. £300-400

Gupta

1024 † Samudragupta (335-380 AD), Gold Dinar, Dynastic type commemorating his father and mother,

ChandraGuptabelowarmofthestandingfigureofChandraguptaIholdingcrescent-toppedstandardandofferingaringtohiswifeKumaradeviwhofaceshim,SriKumaradeviatleft,crescentbetweentheirheads,revLicchavayainrightfield,Lakshmiholdingcornucopiæandnooseseatedfacingonalionsleepingleft,7.72g(AltekarplI,9;BayanaHoardplI,1-10;BMCplIII,1-15;MitchACW4791-2var).Some deposit and wear to high points, traces of mounting, otherwise good very fine. £1000-1200

Post-Gupta&Mediaeval

1025 † KidariteHuns(c.390-400AD),ScyphateGoldDinar,kingstandingfacing,headleft,basedonKushantypes,revgoddessenthroned,7.45g(Göbl739).The reverse weak as usual, good very fine. £300-400

1026 † WesternGangas(10th-12thCenturyAD),GoldPagoda,obv richlycaparisonedelephantfacingright,rev scrollwork,3.78g(M702).Nice extremely fine. £150-200

1027 † ChalukyasofKalyani,JayasimhaII(1015-1043AD),Silver1/6-Kahavanu,0.57g,obv elephanttoright,rev inscription;JayasimhaSiddharaja(c.1094-1144AD),FractionalUnit,0.36g,obv elephanttoright,rev inscription(Deyell163a);YadavasofDevagiri,Singhana(c.1200-1247AD),Silver1/6-Kahavanu,0.82g, obv lion to left, rev inscription;Anonymous, Uniface 1/24-Kahavanu, 0.19g, obv lion to left.Generally very fine and scarce. (4) £80-100

1028 † Vijayanagar,Gold½-Pagodas(3),KrishnaDevaraya(1505-1529AD),Balakrishnatype(M,South,641),Achyutaraya(1530-1542AD),Gamdabherundatype(M,South,673),Tirumala(1570-1571AD),Rama,LakshmanaandSitatype(M,South,805).Good very fine to extremely fine. (3) £300-400

Sultanates

1029 † SultansofBengal, ‘Alaal-DinHusain(AH899-925;1493-1519AD),SilverTanka,Muhammadabad,Year913(G&GB771);Nasiral-DinNusrat(AH925-938;1519-1531AD)SilverTankas(2),HusainabadYear 925, Chatgaon,Year 932 (G&G B814, 804, year not recorded); Sultans of Dehli, Islam Shah(AH952-960;1545-1552AD),SilverTanka,mintlesstype,Year958(G&GD980).Generally very fine, the Chatgaon Tanka very rare. (4) £180-220

Mughal

10301031

1030 † Akbar(AH963-1014;1556-1605AD),Broad-flanGoldMohur,Agra,AH973,27mm,10.83g(KM105.1).Very fine and very attractive. £600-800

1031 † Akbar,GoldMohur,Daral-KhilafaAgra,AH982,10.86g(KM108.1).Very fine, a nice example of this type. £500-700

103210331035

1032 † Akbar, Gold Mohur, Jaunpur, AH 986, rather dumpy flan, 10.87g (KM 108.3). Good very fine and scarce. £600-800

1033 † Akbar,SquareGoldMohur,Jaunpur,nodatevisible,Kalimawithindiamond-shapedframe,10.49g(KM112.6).Very fine and rare. £600-800

1034 † Akbar,Ahmadabad,SilverSquareRupees(2),AH995,Ilahi3x,SilverRoundRupees(2)Ilahi40,41,SilverSquare½-Rupee,Ilahi3x,SilverRound½-Rupee,Ilahi4x(KM82.1,88.1,93.2,62,66.1),Fathpur,SilverSquareRupee,AH988(KM82.2).Generally very fine.(7) £80-120

1035 † Akbar,SilverRupee,Qila’Bandhu,undated(KM96.1).Good very fine and very scarce. £180-220

1036 † Akbar,Dehli,SilverRoundRupee,AH976,SilverSquareRupee,Ilahi40,Isfandarmuz(KM80.7,88.2);Jaunpur,SilverRoundRupees(2),Year96x,984(KM80.10,twotypes);Lahore,SilverSquareRupee,AH988,SilverRoundRupee,Ilahi46,Farwardin,SilverRound½-Rupee,Ilahi49Di(KM82.5,93.11,67.1);UrduZafarQarin,SilverSquareRupee‘alif’(KM82.8);SilverSquareRupees(2),nomint,Ilahi32,34(KM91.1).Generally good fine to very fine, the Ilahi 46 Rupee with trace of a mount. (10) £150-200

1037 † Akbar,SilverSquare¼-Rupee,nomint,Ilahi35,Isfandarmuz(KM57.1,datenotlisted),CopperDams(2),UrduZafarQarin,‘alif’,Fathpur988(KM34.1,28.21).First toned, very fine and very scarce, the copper coins nice very fine. (3) £100-120

1038 † Jahangir(AH1014-1037;1605-1628AD),GoldMohur,Burhanpur,Year18,monthofShahrewar,10.94g(KM176.3). About extremely fine, scarce. £800-1000

10391040

1039 † Jahangir,SilverSquareRupee,Agra,AH1027Year13,Shahrewar(KM147.1).Good very fine with some toning, scarce. £150-200

1040 † Jahangir,SilverRupee,Allahabad(KM97.1),SilverRupees(4),Ahmadabadinhispre-accessionnameofSelim,Year50,AH1023,Di,AH1029Year14,andAH1034inthenameofNurJahan(KM140.1,149.2,149.4,168.2).Generally good fine to good very fine. (5) £120-150

ItisthoughtthatthefirstcoinwouldhavebeenstruckwhenJahangirwasrebellingagainsthisfather,Akbar.

1041 † Jahangir,SilverRupee,Ahmadnagar,nodate(KM141.1),SilverRupee,Delhi,AH1021Year7,Aban(KM145.6),SilverRupee,Lahore,AH1206Year12(KM149.14),SilverRupees(3),Qandahar,AH1027Year12,AH1028Year13,Year15(M142.2),SilverRupee,Surat,dateoffflan(KM148.1).Mostly very fine. (7) £120-150

10421043

1042 † ShahJahanI(AH1037-1068;1628-1658AD),GoldMohur,Akbarabad,AH1062Year26,bothsideswithinquatrefoil,10.86g(KM258.1).Good very fine and very attractive, scarce. £600-800

1043 † ShahJahanI,GoldMohur,Burhanpur,AH1049,bothsideswithindottedsquare,10.95g(KM260.6var).Very fine. £500-700

10441045

1044 † Shah Jahan I, Gold Mohur, Daulatabad,AH 1052Year 15, both sides within quatrefoil, 10.90g(KM258.3).Very fine, scarce. £600-800

1045 † Shah Jahan I,GoldMohur,Lahore,AH1046Year9,both sideswithin square, 10.93g (KM260.11).Extremely fine and very attractive. £600-800

10461047

1046 † ShahJahanI,GoldMohur,Surat,Year5,monthofIsfandarmuz,10.94g(KM222.13). Extremely fine, scarce. £600-800

1047 † ShahJahanI,SilverRupees(9),Ahmadabad,AH1048,Year11;Akbarabad,AH1040,Year4;Daulatabad,AH1065;Khambayat,AH1068,Year30;Multan(3),AH1042,AH(10)52Year16,AH(10)47Year11;Surat (2),AH1045Year9,AH1057Year20 (KM235.1, 227.2, 235.10,235.16,227.8, 235.19,235.23,230.3).Very fine to about extremely fine. (9) £150-200

1048 † Aurangzeb(AH1068-1118;1548-1707AD),GoldMohur,Daral-AmanMultan,AH1070ahd(Year1), early type with mintname at top arranged dar al-a on top line, man multan on second line,normalcouplet,10.95g(varietynotinKM,seetheillustrationforRupeetype300.62).Extremely fine and very rare. £600-800

ThefirstAurangzebMohurissueatMultanwasaveryraretypeof1069ahdcitinghislaqabMuhayyi al-Din. Thiswasfollowedbythepresenttypewiththenormalcouplet.Thiswasissuedin1069ahdand1070ahdandwasfollowedbyanothervarietyin1071Year3,orperhapsearlier,wherethemintnameisalsoatthetopbutdifferentlyarranged.

10491050

1049 † Aurangzeb,GoldMohur,Multan,AH1115Year47,10.95g(KM315.36).Brilliant extremely fine, practically as struck and a superb specimen. £600-800

1050 † Aurangzeb, Gold Mohur, Dar al-Khilafa Shahjahanabad, AH 1114 Year 47, 10.926g (KM 315.42).Extremely fine. £400-600

1051 † Aurangzeb, Gold Mohur, Sholapur, AH 1115 Year 47, 10.96g (KM 315.43). Brilliant extremely fine, practically as struck and superb. £500-700

1052 † Aurangzeb,GoldMohur,Bandar-i-MubarakSurat,ahd(Year1),11.00g(KM315.44).Superb extremely fine and very rare. £1000-2000

ThecoinswiththemintepithetBandari-i-mubarakwerethefirsttobeissuedatSuratduringthereignofAurangzeb.WhiletheRupeesarescarce,Mohursareveryrare,especiallyinthisgrade.ThenewSouthAsianCoinandPaperMoneycatalogue,Indiaedition,pricesthistypeinEFat$6000!

1053 † Aurangzeb,SilverRupees(8),Akbarabad,squareareatype,AH1088Year20; Itawa,AH1100Year32;Machhlipatan(2),AH1111Year43,AH1114Year46;Shahjahanabad,AH1093Year25;Surat(3),AH1092Year25,Year42,AH1117Year47(KM298.1,300.39,300.55,300.81,300.86);ContemporaryForgeryofSuratRupee,Year36;½-Rupee,AH1085(KM294.6);Copper½-Falus,Machhlipatan,AH1117Year49(KM281.1).Generally very fine to good very fine. (11) £140-180

105410551056

1054 † Aurangzeb, Silver Rupee, Chinapatan,Year 50, struck by the East India Company (KM 300.25).Good very fine. £60-80

1055 † Shah‘AlamI(AH1119-1124;1707-1712AD),SilverRupee,Toragal,Year4(KM348.35).Toned, extremely fine and very scarce. £150-180

1056 † Jahandar(AH1124;1712AD),SilverRupee,Bareily,AH1124ahd(KM364.7);Farrukhsiyar(AH1124-1131;1713-1719AD),SilverRupee,Gwalior,AH1130Year7(KM377.30),Silver½-Rupee,Surat,Year7(KM375.2),Copper½-Falus,Machhlipatan,AH1129Year5(KM-);ShahJahanII(AH1131;1719AD),SilverRupee,Surat,AH(11)31ahd(KM415.24).Very fine to good very fine, mostly scarce. (5) £120-150

1057 † Farrukhsiyar(AH1124-1131;1713-1719AD),GoldMohur,Mustaqiral-MulkAkbarabad,AH(11)25ahd(Year1),10.937g(KM390.3).Extremely fine, scarce. £500-700

1058 † Farrukhsiyar,SilverRupees(2),Surat,AH(11)28Year5,AH(11)30Year6;MuhammadShah,SilverRupees(6),Ahmadabad,AH1153Year23,Daral-SaltanaLahore,AH113(x),Year5,Surat(4),Years3,21,23(or4),28;Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupee,ShahjahanabadAH(119)9Year26(KM377.59,436.1,436.40,436.60,709.2).Very fine to good very fine. (9) £100-120

1059 † ShahJahanII(AH1131;1719AD),Silver½-Rupee,mintoff-flanbutprobablySurat,ahd(Year1)(AH1131),(KM412.2).Good very fine. £100-150

1060 † MuhammadShah(AH1131-1161;1719-1748AD),GoldMohur,Daral-SaltanaLahore,AH1155Year25,10.99g(KM438.15).Superb extremely fine. £600-800

1061 † Muhammad Shah, Gold Mohur, relatively broad flan, 24mm, Murshidabad, Year 20, 11.06g(KM438.18).Extremely fine and rare. £800-1000

ThissuperbMohur,withitsrelativelybroadflanandfullmintname,isprobablyanissueofthethenNawabofBengal,Shuja’al-DinMuhammadKhan.ItfitsnicelyintotheseriesofcoinsthatembracestheissuesoftheNawabsofBengalfollowedbythoseoftheBengalPresidencyoftheEastIndiaCompany.

1062 † MuhammadShah,GoldMohur,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH115xYear23,10.84g(KM439.4).Extremely fine, an attractive broad-flan coin. £400-500

1063 † Muhammad Shah, Silver Rupees (27), Ahmadabad, Year 14; Allahabad, Year 16; Arkot, Year 8(?);Azimabad(2),Years27,30;Kambayat,Year12;Kora(3),AH1143Year13,AH1146Year15,Year26;Murshidabad(4),Year16,AH1149Year19,Years26,29;Shahjahanabad(6),AH1133Year3,Years5,10,AH1142Year12,AH115xYear21,AH115xYear24;Surat(8),Years3,19,24(2),25,2x(3)(KM436.1,436.6.436.7,436.12,436.34,436.39,436.46,436.60,437.4).Mostly very fine to good very fine. (27) £250-300

1064 † MuhammadShah,SilverRupees (3),Ahmadabad,Years20, 29, 30 (KM433.1),½-Rupee,Marathatype,ankusmintmark,Year4,probablyShahAlamII.Generally very fine, last extremely fine and scarce.(4) £120-150

1065 † MuhammadShah,SilverRupee,Surat,ahd, lutf allah legend(KM435.4),Silver½-Rupee,Surat(KM433.4),Silver¼-Rupee,probablyMurshidabad (KM431.3),CopperPaisas (3),Machhlipatan,AH1140Year10,AH1144Year14,Year18(KM430.5).Generally very fine, some scarce. (6) £80-120

1066 † MuhammadShah,Silver½-Rupee,Year2,21mm,5.75g(KM433.4).Nicely centred, extremely fine and toned. £70-90

106710681067 † Muhammad Shah, Silver 1/64-Rupee, Murshidabad, Year 15, 0.19g (as KM A80; not listed in

Pridmore, but the weight is a clear attempt for a 1/64-Rupee).The date 15 is well centred but the obverse has a flan flaw which means that part of the design is missing, very fine for issue and a very unusual denomination. £200-300

1068 † AhmadShahBahadur(AH1161-1167;1748-1754AD),SilverRupees(12),Bareily(2),AH1163Year2,Year6;Mustaquiral-KhilafaAkbarabad,Year6;Azimabad,AH1167Year7;Itawa,AH1163Year2;Khambayat,AH116x/ahd;Kora(2),Years3,6;Murshidabad(2),Years3,4;Shahjahanabad(2),Year6(2)(KM446.21,446.2,446.5,446.10,446.30,446.12,446.15,446.17);⅛-Rupee,probablyMurshidabad,Year4(KM-).Very fine to extremely fine, some scarce. (13) £180-220

1069 † ‘AlamgirII(AH1167-1173;1754-1759AD),GoldMohur,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,Year2,10.80g(KM465.1).Superb extremely fine. £400-600

1070 † ‘Alamgir II,SilverRupees (5),Bareily,Year2;Lahore,AH1168ahd;Murshidabad,AH(116)7ahd;Shahjahanabad(2),Year2,AH1170Year4(KM460.23,460.13,460.15,460.17,456.1),CopperPaisa,Shahjahanabad,Year2(KM451.1).Very fine to extremely fine. (6) £80-120

1071 † ‘AlamgirII,SilverRupee,‘Azimabad,Year2(KM460.5),⅛-Rupee,‘Azimabad,ahd,1/16-Rupees(2),‘Azimabad,ahd(KM-,590wherelistedunderShah‘AlamII).First very fine, the others good very fine, toned and rare, all with the trisul mintmark. (4) £120-150

1072 † ‘AlamgirII,Silver½-Rupee,‘Azimabad,Year3(KM453.1).Good very fine and rare. £150-200

1073 † ShahJahanIII(AH1173-1174;1759-1760AD),SilverRupees(2),Azimabad,AH(11)74ahd,Surat,dateoffflan(KM475.2,475.4);Silver½-Rupees(2),Surat,onewithclear‘ahd’,theotherdateoffflan.Very fine and scarce to very scarce. (4) £200-250

lastexWigginsCollection,Baldwin’sAuction25,8May2001

1074 † Shah‘AlamII(AH1174-1221;1759-1806AD),GoldMohur,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH(11)75Year3,10.89g(KM719).Good very fine, various test marks on the edge. £400-500

10751076

1075 † Shah‘AlamII,GoldMohur,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH(11)90Year18,obv chhatrasymbol,10.81g(KM720).Very fine. £400-600

1076 † Shah‘AlamII,GoldMohur,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH(11)99Year27,obv chhatrasymbol,10.77g(KM720).Very fine. £400-600

1077 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(3),Mustaqiral-KhilafaAkbarabad,AH1196Year24,AH1197Year25,AH1198Year25(KM512).Very fine to extremely fine. (3) £80-120

StruckduringthegovernorshipofMuhammadBegHamadani.

1078 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverNazaranaRupee,‘Azimabad,AH1174Year2,27mm(KM593).Very fine, toned and very rare. £800-1000

10791080

1079 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(4),‘Azimabad,AH1175Year3,Year4,Year5,Year6;Hardwar,SilverRupee,AH(12)14Year41(KM630),CopperPaisa,Year35,fishmintmark(M&WT4,p.157,this coin illustrated),SilverRupee,Kora,AH117xYear6(KM650).Very fine to extremely fine, the Hardwar coins scarce to very scarce.(7) £140-180

TheHardwarcoinswerestruckwhilethecitywasundertheMarathas.ThisPaisaisillustratedinMarathaMintsandCoinagebyMaheshwari&Wiggins,T4,p.157

1080 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(6),Hathras,AH1197Year25,AH119xYear25,AH119xYear26,AH1208Year30,AH120xYear30,Year30(KM640).Very fine to extremely fine. (6) £150-200

1081 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(2),Hathras,Year30(KM640).Both extremely fine. (2) £80-120

1082 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(24),Shahjahanabad,AH1179Year6,AH(11)83Year11,AH(11)84Year12,AH(11)85Year13(2),AH1186Year13(2),AH(11)86Year14(2),Year14,AH(11)87Year15,AH1192Year20,AH(119)3Year20,AH1193Year21,AH(11)94Year21,AH1195Year22,AH1195Year23(2),AH1196Year23,AH(11)97Year25,Year26,AH1200Year28,AH1201Year29,AH1204Year32(KM709.1,709.2,710).Very fine to extremely fine. (24) £300-350

someexWigginsCollection,Baldwin’sAuction25,8May2001

1083 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(10),Shahjahanabad,Year24,AH(119)7Year25,AH(11)98Year25,AH(11)98Year26,AH(1)201Year28,AH1202Year30,AH120xYear32,AH1209Year36,AH1209Year37,AH1207Year37,withstarandtrisulmintmarks.Very fine to good very fine. (10) £100-120

someexWigginsCollection,Baldwin’sAuction25,8May2001

1084 † Shah‘AlamII,SilverRupees(2),Shahjahanbad,AH(11)74Year2,AH1218Year46,withumbrellaandcinquefoil (KM709.1,713);MuhammadAkbarII,SilverBroad-flanRupee,Shahjahanbad,AH122xYear3(KM777).All very fine, first very scarce, the second rare. (3) £200-250

1085 † Shah ‘Alam II, Silver Broad-flan Rupee, Shahjanabad, AH 1218 Year 45, with umbrella and jharmintmarks(KM711).Very fine with small flat area, rare. £200-300

ProbablystrucksoonbeforetheBritishoccupationofDelhi.InhisbookontheBengalPresidency,DrPaulStevensincludesaNazaranaMohurofthistypedatedAH1218Year46,butnoRupeeofthistype.

1086 † Shah ‘Alam II / East India Company, Silver Nazarana Rupee, Shahjahanabad, AH 1218 Year46, with umbrella and jhar mintmarks, 35mm (KM 718; Stevens -). Extremely fine, toned and very rare. £1000-1500

InhisbookontheBengalPresidency,DrPaulStevensincludesaNazaranaMohurofthistypedatedAH1218Year46,butnoRupee,eithernazaranaornormal,ofthistype.

1087 † Shah‘AlamII/EastIndiaCompany,SilverNazaranaRupee,Shahjahanabad,AH1218Year46,withumbrella and cinquefoil mintmarks, 31mm (KM B719; Stevens 8.21). Extremely fine, toned and very rare. £1000-1500

1088 † Shah‘AlamII/EastIndiaCompany,SilverRupees(3),Shahjahanabad,AH1220Year48(2),AH1221

Year48,floralbordersonbothsides(KM714;Stevens8.32,8.35).All very fine and scarce. (3) £200-250

1089 † Shah‘AlamII,CopperPaisa,Husaingarh,Year23(KM646),CopperPaisas(8),Shahjahanabad,AH1206Year33,AH(1)206Year34,AH1206Year3x,AH(1)212Year40,AH(1)216Year44,AH1220Year48,AH1221Year49(2)(KM700).Fine to very fine, first very scarce. (9) £100-120

ThecoinsdatedAH1220/48andAH1221/49willhavebeenstruckwhenDehliwasunderBritishadministration.

1091

1090 † MuhammadAkbarII(firstreign,AH1203;1788AD),SilverRupee,Daral-SarurSaharanpur,AH (1)203ahd (Year 1), rev small sun mintmark. Very fine and very rare, only very few specimens known. £800-1200

1091 † MuhammadAkbarII/EastIndiaCompany,SilverNazaranaRupee,Shahjahanabad,AH1232Year12,30mm(KM779.1;Stevens-).Good very fine, toned and very rare. £1000-1500

ThisdatecombinationnotlistedbyStevens

1092 † MuhammadAkbarII/EastIndiaCompany,SilverNazaranaRupee,Shahjahanabad,AH1243,Year25,30mm(KM779.1;Stevens8.55c).Good very fine and very rare. £1000-1500

StevensgivesthisdatecombinationanRRRrarity,quotinganexamplefromtheGuthrieCollectioninBerlin.

1093 † MuhammadAkbarII/EastIndiaCompany,SilverRupees(6),Shahjahanabad,AH122xahd,AH1223Year2,Year2,AH1225Year5,Year6,AH1227Year7(KM777;Stevens8.64,-,8.70),CopperPaisa(5),Shahjahanabad,AH1222ahd(KM770;/Stevens-),withlargeletter“S”,AH(122)5Year4,AH(1)225Year5,AH(12)31Year10,AH(1)233Year12(KM771;Stevens8.79,8.80,8.84,8.86).The silver coins mostly very fine, a couple rather harshly cleaned, the copper coins generally fine to very fine, scarce. (11) £150-200

StevensdoesnotincludeaRupeewithdatecombinationAH1225/5inhislistingand,forsomereason,omitsthecoppertypeKM770.

1094 † Jahangir, Imitation Silver Zodiac Rupee(?), Scorpio, Agra AH 1028, 5.86g; Muhammad Shah,Contemporary(?)ForgeryofanAkbarabadRupee.First extremely fine, toned and attractive, the second very fine. (2) £60-80