Awadh AH 1248(5) rupee
This specimen was lot 74044 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Awadh. Rupee, AH 1248 Year 5 (1831). Lucknow Mint. Nasir-ud-Din Haidar. PCGS AU-55. A less commonly seen type that stands alone atop the PCGS population report, this Rupee from Awadh delivers much charm and appeal, with good details and only light evidence of actual handling." In 1818, Ghazi ud-Din Haidar promoted himself from nawab to king with British connivance, setting aside the nominal suzerainty of the Mogul emperor. Nasir-ud-Din Haidar was king 1827-37. His death caused in a succession dispute which 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. This type was struck years 3-6 (AH 1245-1249).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-205.1.
- 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, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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