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MUGHAL: Shah Alam Bahadur, 1707-1712, AR heavy weight rupee (11.82g), Kashmir, AH1122 year 5

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:140.00 USD Estimated At:160.00 - 240.00 USD
MUGHAL: Shah Alam Bahadur, 1707-1712, AR heavy weight rupee (11.82g), Kashmir, AH1122 year 5
SOLD
325.00USD+ (63.38) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2015 May 15 @ 09:57UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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MUGHAL: Shah Alam Bahadur, 1707-1712, AR heavy weight rupee (11.82g), Kashmir, AH1122 year 5, KM-349.x, Zeno-103522 (this piece), struck to a standard that was approximately 1/24 heavier than the standard rupee, choice VF, RR

ex CNG Electronic Auction 279, Lot 783.

The heavy rupees of Shah Alam Bahadur were struck at a few mints, principally in AH1123 with regnal year 5, more rarely 1123 year 6, plus a very few examples of 1122 year 4. The analysis of these heavy rupees by Alan Deshazo was published in the ONS Journal #220 (summer 2014). He shows that at least 10 mints produced these, all very rare, and was mandated by an Imperial Farman that was retracted very shortly afterwards.