Awadh AH 1262 1/8 rupee
This specimen was lot 2050 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $258.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "AWADH: Amjad Ali Shah, 1842-1847, AR 1/8 rupee, Lucknow, AH126x. Deeply toned, EF, R." The SCWC lists this type for AH 1258, 1259 and 1262. Per Wikipedia, "Amjad Ali Shah (b. c. 1801 – d. 13 February 1847) was the fourth King of Oudh from 7 May 1842 to 13 February 1847." His predecessor, 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: silver, this specimen 1.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM-330.
- 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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
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