Awadh AH 1242(8) rupee
This specimen was lot 1155 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $226.10. The catalog description[1] noted, "AWADH: Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar, 1819-1827, AR rupee Lucknow, AH1242 year 8, mint formula dar al-saltanat suba awadh, choice EF to AU." This type was struck years 2-9. Per Wikipedia, "Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah (Hindi: ग़ाज़िउद्दीन हैदर शाह Urdu:غازی الدیں حیدر شاہ) (b. c. 1769 – d. 19 October 1827) was the last nawab wazir of Oudh from 11 July 1814 to 19 October 1818 and first King of Oudh (Oudh State) from 19 October 1818 to 19 October 1827." Ghazi ud-Din Haidar promoted himself from nawab to king with British connivance, setting aside the nominal suzerainty of the Mogul emperor. Later, a succession dispute resulted in British intervention and overlordship. Resentment of this and other acts led to the Indian Mutiny of 1857, which was centered at Awadh's capital Lucknow.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.12 g.
Catalog reference: KM-165.2.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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