Awadh AH 1198(25) rupee KM-116.2

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2047

This specimen was lot 2047 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $129.25. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AWADH: AR rupee, Najibabad, AH1198 year 25. In the name of Shah Alam II, katar mintmark on reverse, NGC graded MS65." This product of the Najibabad mint is noted for years 20 and 25-27. Other dates from this mint feature a fish on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.

Catalog reference: KM-116.2.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed., Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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:

• Awadh AH 1189(17) rupee KM-26.1
• (1778)/19 rupee, Asafabad mint, Asaf-ud-Daula
• Rohilkhand AH 1197(23) rupee, Najibabad Mint
• Awadh AH 1235(1) mohur Fr-1009
• Coins and currency dated 1783
• return to coins of India, Awadh