Farrukhabad AH 1189/17 rupee

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42101

Farrukhabad in 1942

This specimen was lot 42101 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Farrukhabad. Rupee, AH 1189 Year 17 (1775). in the name of Shah Alam II. PCGS AU-58." Farrukhabad was founded early in the eighteenth century by an Afghan chief. After struggles with its neighbors, Farrukhabad became a vassal of Awadh, who finally ceded it to the British in 1801. This type was struck years 1-39 (AH 1175-1215).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-28.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed., Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• Farrukhabad AH 1169/2 rupee, Ahmad Khan Bangash
• Awadh AH 1189(17) rupee KM-26.1
• Coins and currency dated 1775