Maratha AH 1171/5 rupee KM-229
This specimen was lot 74064 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $60. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Maratha Confederacy. Rupee, AH 1171 Year 5 (1758). Balwantnagar (Jhansi) Mint. In the name of Alamgir II. PCGS AU-58. Silvery-white in color and on the cusp of Mint State, with only slight wear over the high points." The Marathas were an alliance of Hindu princely families formed to resist the encroachment of the Mughal Empire in the seventeenth century. Major names included the Peshwas, the Gaekwars, the Bhonslas, the Holkars and the Sindhias, all of whom formed independent states when the confederacy broke up at the end of the eighteenth century. This type is listed for years 1, 2, 4, 5 (shown here) and 6. It is common. The Marathas operated over thirty mints at this time.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver
Catalog reference: KM-229.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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