Mughal Empire (AH 1175)(2) paisa KM-659
This specimen was lot 2698 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $95.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Shah Alam II, 1759-1806, AE paisa, Muradabad, year 2, very rare mint for copper, Fine, RR." This type bears only a regnal date. Muradabad is a rare mint among the dozen mints that issued Mughal copper coins.
Wikipedia notes, "Ali Gohar (25 June 1728 – 19 November 1806), historically known as Shah Alam II, was the sixteenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II. Shah Alam II became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal empire. His power was so depleted during his reign that it led to a saying in the Persian language, Sultanat-e-Shah Alam, Az Dilli ta Palam, meaning, 'The empire of Shah Alam is from Delhi to Palam', Palam being a suburb of Delhi."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 18.57 g.
Catalog reference: KM-659.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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