Bhopal AH1286/2 nazarana 2 rupees
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This specimen was lot 30027 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Bhopal. Shah Jahan Begam Nazarana 2 Rupees AH1286 Year 2 (1869) AU58 NGC. A scarce one-year issue with attractively toned surfaces and aesthetically pleasing design inscriptions of the Sunni kalima. This offering presents nearly-uncirculated detail, with limited wear affecting only the highest-points, and light ghosting that appears only on the obverse. An ideal representative of the type, visually appealing and with a coveted technical designation to match." This one year type is scarce to rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, 21.4-23.2 g.
Catalog reference: KM-C14.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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