Gwalior AH 1218/46 rupee KM-B62
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This specimen was lot 2750 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR rupee, Gwalior, AH1218 year 46, in the name of Shah Alam II, with the British sword above the J of jalus, several banker's marks only on the edge, VF, R." The maharaja of Gwalior asserted his independence in the late eighteenth century and came into several conflicts with the British. Daulat Rao (r. 1794-1827) lost Gwalior Fort to the British in 1803 but had it restored to him in 1805. This rupee was struck there during the British occupation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 10.94 g.
Catalog reference: Stv-8.123, KM-B62.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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