Awadh AH 1235(1) rupee

Steve Album sale 38, lot 2550

This specimen was lot 2550 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $65.45. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AWADH: Ghazi ud-Din Haidar, 1819-1827, AR rupee, Lucknow, AH1235, RY 1 (ahad), lovely strike, EF." This type, struck AH 1234-1235, was accompanied by a half, quarter and eighth rupee and gold ashrafi. Most were struck at Lucknow but some were made as Muhammadabad (Benares). Per Wikipedia, "Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar Shah (Hindi: ग़ाज़िउद्दीन हैदर शाह Urdu:غازی الدیں حیدر شاہ) (b. c. 1769 – d. 19 October 1827) was the last nawab wazir of Oudh from 11 July 1814 to 19 October 1818 and first King of Oudh (Oudh State) from 19 October 1818 to 19 October 1827." Ghazi ud-Din Haidar promoted himself from nawab to king with British connivance, setting aside the nominal suzerainty of the Mogul emperor. Later, a succession dispute resulted in British intervention and overlordship. Resentment of this and other acts led to the Indian Mutiny of 1857, which was centered at Awadh's capital Lucknow.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver, this specimen 11.13 g.

Catalog reference: KM-165.1.

Source:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1232(26) (1816) rupee, Shah Alam II
• Awadh AH 1234(5) mohur Fr-1009
• Awadh AH 1234(26) mohur Fr-1005
• Awadh AH 1235(1) mohur Fr-1009
• Awadh AH 1242(8) rupee
• Awadh AH 1259(2) rupee
• Coins and currency dated 1819