366, Lot: 166. Estimate $500. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PRINCELY STATES, Bharatpur. temp. Suraj Mal. AH 1170-1177 / AD 1756-1763. AV Mohur (22mm, 10.79 g, 12h). In the name of Shah ‘Alam II, Mughal emperor. Maha Indrapur (Dig) mint. Dually dated AH 1176; RY 4 of Shah ‘Alam II (AD 1762/3).. Persian couplet citing Shah ‘Alam II; AH date to right / Mint formula and RY date. KM 40 (this coin illustrated); Friedberg –. EF, slightly rough. Very rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Skanda Collection (Spink-Taisei 9, 20 February 1991), lot 494.