INDIA, DELHI SULTANATE, Sher Shah Suri (1538-45) Silver rupee, mintless type, AH 952. CHOICE!

Obverse	Legend, including name in Nagari and date (952)
Reverse	Legend
Date	AH 952 ( = 1545-46 CE)
Weight	10.77 gm.
Diameter	26-27 mm.
Die axis	1 o'clock
Reference	Rajgor 1692, Goron-Goenka D819
Comments	Sher Shah was a brilliant general and also a brilliant administrator. He drove the Mughal emperor Humayun from India and re-established the Delhi Sultanate. Among his many civil reforms was the introduction of the rupee, which continues as the Indian monetary unit to this day. Note the unusual form of the number 5 in the date. It is almost as if the die-cutter carved a 1 and then had to change it to a 5 .