Baroda AH 1287 nazarana rupee

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Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 56376
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Western India in 1942, including Baroda

This specimen was lot 56376 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Baroda. Rupee, AH 1287 (1870). Malhar Rao (under Victoria as Empress). NGC EF-40." A standard, dumpy rupee (KM Y12, struck AH 1274-1287) also exists and is considerably more common. Malhar Rao (r. 1870-75) was the eleventh maharaja of Baroda.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.3 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-Y14.1.

Source:

  • 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 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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