Awadh AH 1232(26) rupee
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This specimen was lot 38570 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Awadh. Rupee, AH 1232 Year 26 (1816/17). Muhammadabad Banaras Mint. Shah Alam II. NGC MS-65." This type was struck AH 1201-1234 with the frozen regnal date 26, referring to the distant and powerless Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. The actual ruler was Ghazi ud-Din Haidar, nawab wazir of Awadh 1814-18 and king 1818-27.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-103.2.
- Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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