Sironj AH1168 rupee

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2310

Sironj in 1942, north of Bhopal

This specimen was lot 2310 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $129.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SIRONJ: AR rupee, Sironj, AH1168 year one (ahad). In the name of Alamgir II, choice EF, R, ex Paul Stevens Collection." Year AH 1168 = 1754-55. Sironj is one of the Tonk states between Gwalior and Bhopal; at the time this coin was issued, it was a vassal of Indore.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM-100.

Source:

• 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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

Link to:

• Sironj AH 1172/1 rupee
• Indore AH1289 1/2 rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1754
• return to coins of India