PRINCELY STATES, Hyderabad. temp. Mir Usman Ali Khan II. AH 1329-1368 / AD 1911-1948. AV Eighth Ashrafi (11mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Haiderabad mint. Dually dated AH 1337; RY 8 (AD 1918). Façade of Charminar Mosque; isolate ain in Persian in central entryway; Asaf Jah and 92 inscription above; AH date in exergue / Value within pelleted circular border; mint formula and RY date forming ornate border. KM (Y) 54.2; Friedberg 1168. UNC, traces of die polishing.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, February 1993.