Gwalior AH 1179/6 rupee
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This specimen was lot 42088 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $192. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Rupee, AH 1179 Year 6 (1765). Gwalior Mint. In the name of Shah Alam II. NGC MS-63." Tis coin was not issued by the Mughals, whose empire had greatly shrivelled by this time, but by Mahadji Rao, ruler of Gwalior 1761-94. This type is listed for years 1-14 (AH 1174-87) and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-55.
- 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.
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