Watch List notes:

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din 'Ali Jawhar Shah Alam II. 1759-1806. AV Nazarana Mohur (26mm, 10.74 g, 10h). Dar al-Khalifat Shahjahanabad mint. Dually dated AH 1220 and RY 48 (29 November AD 1805-20 March AD 1806). zad ze ta'yid sikka sahib qirani ta'yid hami ilah dine muhammad shah alam badshah (struck by the help of God like the sahib-i-qiran defender of the faith of Muhammad Shah Alam great shah) in Persian; parasol (chhatra) and AH date in mid-field; all within wreath composed of roses, thistles, and shamrocks / zarb dār āl-khālifat Shahjahānābād sanat 48 jaluūs maimanat manus (struck dār āl-khālifat Shahjahānābād year 48 of reign associated with prosperity) in Persian; all within wreath composed of roses, thistles, and shamrocks. BM 1111 var. (AH date); Wright –; Hull 2247; KM 722; Friedberg 844. EF, toned, slight weak strike around edge. Very delicate style. Extremely rare.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, February 1987.