321, Lot: 803. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Cast AR Counterfeit Rupee (23mm, 11.62 g, 6h). 18th century counterfeit. Dated AH 109(...) of Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir and 1122 of Mu'azzam Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I). Couplet citing Aurangzeb; partial AH date to upper right / Couplet citing Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I); AH date in exergue. Cf. KM 300 (Aurangzeb) and 348.19 (Shah Alam Bahadur). VF, toned, shroff mark on Shah Alam Bahadur side filled with encrustation. Unusual contemporary counterfeit.