Radhanpur AH 1288 rupee
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This specimen was lot 710 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "RADHANPUR: Zorawar Khan, 1825-1874, AR rupee, Radhanpur, 1871//AH1288, magnificent strike, ne of the two finest rupees of Radhanpur that we have seen! NGC graded MS63." This type was struck AH 1286-1289. It is dual dated 1871/AH 1288 ("۱۲۸۸" and "۱۸۷۱") altho the SCWC does not so state.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce.
Specifications: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-11.
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- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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