View source for Indore AH 1238(70) rupee

[[Image:SB823-56397o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 56397]]
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[[Image:Indore 1879.jpg|550px|thumb|Indore (spelled Indur on the map) in 1879]]

This specimen was lot 56397 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[India|INDIA]]. Indore. Rupee, AH 1238 Year 70 (1822). Malharnagar Mint. In the Name of Shah Alam II. NGC MS-64. From the Nicholas Fritz Collection." An extensive series of these rupees exist, all struck in the name of the long deceased Mughal emperor. Dates range from AH 1185 (regnal year 12) to AH 1296 (regnal year 122). The SCWC prices them all the same.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 10.7-11.6 g, silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-76.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Indore AH1222/2 rupee]]
* [[Indore VS1780 1/2 mudra]], copper
* [[Indore AH1289 1/2 rupee]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1822]]

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