Lot # 264 - Silver Rupee of Jahandar Shah of Gulshanabad mint.
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| Start Price 80000 | Estimated Price 80000-100000 |
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| Year (AH/VS/SE/AM) | 1124 AH | |||
| Full Description: Jahandar Shah, Gulshanabad, Silver Rupee, AH 1124/Ahad RY, Obv: abul fath couplet, Rev: sana julus zarb, unlisted type, 11.5g, 24.0mm, full mint name in the bottom, about extremely fine, Extremely Rare. Gulshanabad urf Nasik: It is a histrically, Mythologically, socially important and cultural city, known for the temples on the banks of the Godavari and it has also been important city for the holy sites of the Hindus and Muslim religion, in the early 14th century it came under the Sultans of Delhi at Daulatabad and it was incorporated in the Bahamani Kingdom. From the Bahamanis it was passed to the Nizam Shahis of Ahmednagar in the 16th century.
About a century later it was taken by the Mughals and the name of the city was changed to Gulshanabad which means the "City of Flowers", As per the local records when the city was ruled by the Peshwas at that time the Nasik name was revived. Thus the coins bearing Gulshanabad Mint are very rare. | ||||
