366, Lot: 146. Estimate $750.
Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PRINCELY STATES, Awadh. temp. Ghazi al-Din Haidar. AH 1234-1243 / AD 1819-1827. AV Half Ashrafi (21mm, 5.34 g, 3h). In the name of Shah ‘Alam II, Mughal emperor. Dar al-Amaret (Lucknow) mint. Dually dated AH 1234; RY 26 of Shah ‘Alam II (AD 1819). Legend citing Shah ‘Alam II; AH date in lower field;
jim in Persian below
shah / Crowned
khatar with tiger supporters and banners; RY date below; mint formula above and below. Cf. KM 146 (rupee); Friedberg 1006. Superb EF. Extremely rare.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Stephen Album, September 1979.
