Maratha AH 1229 rupee KM-335
This specimen was lot 74066 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Maratha Confederacy. Rupee, AH 1229 (1813). Poona Mint. In the name of Shah Alam II. PCGS MS-64. A beautiful near-Gem specimen, this wonderful representative delivers an intense eye appeal, with soft glowing luster and rich tone throughout. The sole finest graded example certified by PCGS." This type was struck AH 1225, 1227, 1229, while Poona was under the control of the East India Company. Wikipedia comments,
"Ultimately, the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) resulted in the loss of Maratha independence. It left the British in control of most of the Indian subcontinent. The Peshwa was exiled to Bithoor (Marat, near Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh) as a pensioner of the British. The Maratha heartland of Desh, including Pune [Poona], came under direct British rule, with the exception of the states of Kolhapur and Satara, which retained local Maratha rulers (descendants of Shivaji and Sambhaji II ruled over Kolhapur). The Maratha-ruled states of Gwalior, Indore, and Nagpur all lost territory and came under subordinate alliances with the British Raj as princely states that retained internal sovereignty under British paramountcy."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-335.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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.
Link to:
- Maratha AH 1207/34 rupee, Saharanpur mint
- Bengal AH1229(49) rupee
- Coins and currency dated 1813