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Auction 23  10-12 September 2015
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Lot 1564

Starting price: 160 USD
Price realized: 240 USD
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MUGHAL: Shah Alam Bahadur, 1707-1712, AR heavy rupee (12.01g), Azimabad, AH1123 year 5, KM-349.2, struck to a standard that was approximately 1/24 heavier than the standard rupee, VF to EF, RR, ex Paul Stevens Collection. 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 and 1122 year 5. 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 He shows that at least 10 mints produced these, all very rare, and production was mandated by an Imperial Farman that was retracted very shortly afterwards.

Estimate: 200- 250 USD
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