Bahawalpur AH 1253 rupee
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This specimen was lot 46577 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bahawalpur. Rupee, AH 1253 (1838). Muhammad Bahawal Khan III. PCGS MS-62." The state of Bahawalpur lies in the southwest part of Punjab, in the Thar desert. Altho the nawab voluntarily entered the state of Pakistan in 1947-48, his state was abolished in 1955. This type was struck AH 1246, 1251-1265. It is reduced in weight compared to KM Y5.1 (9.8-10.1 g), struck AH 1255-1269. Many varieties and date mulings exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.7-7.8 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM Y3.1.
- 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, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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