AFSHARID: Nadir Shah, 1735-1747, AR rupi (11.42g), Shahjahanabad, AH1151, A-2744.3, with mint epithet Dar al-Khalifa, a superb example of this historically important type struck during Nadir Shah's invasion of India, EF, ex Deepak Haritwal. This is the conquest coin that proclaims Nadir's defeat of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and his occupation of Delhi. Nadir restored Muhammad Shah in exchange for the contents of the Mughal treasury, allegedly some 700,000,000 rupees, plus the Mughal throne (the Peacock Throne, still in Tehran) and other spoils.
Estimate: 175-225 USD