Bhopal AH1286/2 nazarana 1-1/2 rupees
This specimen was lot 33215 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2024), where it sold for $2,640. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bhopal. Nazarena 1-1/2 Rupees, AH 1286 Year 2 (ca. 1869-70). Shah Jahan Begam (under Victoria as Empress). NGC AU-53. A rather RARE and seldom encountered issue, this specimen presents only a light degree of wear, with some deep and enticing toning in the recesses." Bhopal became a British princely state in 1818. The nawab of Bhopal--who happened to be female, a rarity in India--also struck a regular "dump" rupee (smaller and thicker, KM YD14) and a double rupee (KM C14) dated this year.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.44 g, silver, this specimen 16.31 g.
Catalog reference: KM-YB14.
- 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, May 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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