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Lot # 368 - Silver One Rupee Coin of Shuja ud Daula of Allahabad Mint of Awadh State.
Silver One Rupee Coin of Shuja ud Daula of Allahabad Mint of Awadh State.
Silver One Rupee Coin of Shuja ud Daula of Allahabad Mint of Awadh State. Silver One Rupee Coin of Shuja ud Daula of Allahabad Mint of Awadh State.
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Quick Description
DenominationRupee 01MintAllahabad
MetalSilverYear (AH/VS/SE/AM)AH 1187
RY (Ruling Year)15
Full Description:

Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daula (AH1167-1188/1754-1775 AD), Allahabad Mint, Silver Rupee, AH 1187/15 RY, 'Saya-e-fazle elah' Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv: sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya e fazle elah, hamie din-e- Muhammad, Shah Alam Badshah & hijri date 1187, Rev: sana 15 julus, zarb Allahabad at the bottom & Persian letter 'Ain' in the letter 'seen' of julus, 10.88g, 23.3mm, (Master & Kapoor # 3.03, hijri & ry combination is unlisted), choice very fine,Very Rare. 

Allahabad, having been seized by the East India Company in 1771 and subsequently sold to Awadh a couple of years later. It is thought that the initial letter 'Ain' represents  Almas Ali Khan, an important funtionary of the Nawab, Shuja’a-ud-Daula.

 


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