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JAISALMIR: AR nazarana ½ rupee (5.21g), "Shahjahanabad", AH"115x" year "22"

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JAISALMIR: AR nazarana ½ rupee (5.21g),  Shahjahanabad , AH 115x  year  22
SOLD
1,100.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2010 Dec 11 @ 17:11UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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JAISALMIR: AR nazarana ½ rupee (5.21g), "Shahjahanabad", AH"115x" year "22", KM-4, in the name of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah, struck circa 1780-1858, About Very Fine, RRR, ex. Eck Prud'homme collection. SCWC plate specimen. The pseudo-mint and date are from the issues struck in the name of Muhammad Shah at Delhi (Shahjahanabad) in the year he was defeated by the Afsharid ruler of Iran, Nadir Shah. All coins of Jaisalmir retain this mint & date, including regnal year 22, even the later issues that cite Queen Victoria.