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| BRITISH INDIA, BENGAL PRESIDENCY: Silver rupee in the name of Shah Alam II, Banaras, AH 1218, RY 46. SUPERB! |
Price
| Price: US$ 50.00 |
€ 43.06 |
| £ 37.57 |
| AUD 76.91 |
| CHF 39.82 |
| CAD 70.12 |
- Ships from:
- Rates for: 10/25/2025
- SKU: 676.72
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| Description |
| Obverse |
Legend, including AH year 1218 and mintmark fish and two darogah marks |
| Reverse |
Legend, including mint name Muhammadabad Banares and double regnal years 17 and 46 |
| Date |
RY 46, AH 1218 (= 1802-1803 CE) |
| Weight |
11.34 gm. |
| Diameter |
23 mm. |
| Die axis |
9 o'clock |
| Reference |
Pridmore 279, KM 40.1 |
| Comments |
The East India Company acquired the mint at Banares from the Raja of Awadh in 1776, soon after the Battle of Plassey. The coins they issued from this mint showed a double regnal year, the fixed RY 17 (the RY of the first British issues) and then the progressive RY until the death of Shah Alam II in his RY 49. A SUPERB specimen! From the collection of Alan DeShazo, the noted numismatist and author of several papers on Islamic coins. |
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