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Triton XXIV

Lot nuber 1290

INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nikusiyar. AH 1131/1719. AR Rupee (23mm, 10.55 g, 3h). Mustaqir al-Khalifat Akbarabad mint. Dually dated AH 1131 and RY ahd (AD 1719).


Triton XXIV
Lot: 1290.
 Estimated: $ 50 000

World, Coin-in-Hand Video, Silver

Sold For $ 48 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nikusiyar. AH 1131/1719. AR Rupee (23mm, 10.55 g, 3h). Mustaqir al-Khalifat Akbarabad mint. Dually dated AH 1131 and RY ahd (AD 1719). dar afaq sikka zad bar sim-o-zar ba-fazl-e khuda, shah nekusiyar (On the horizons struck coin on silver and gold by the grace of the almighty shah Nikusiyar) in Persian / zarb Akbarabad mustaqir al-khalifat sanat ahd maimanat jalus manus (struck Akbarabad abode of the Caliphate year one of the accession associated with prosperity) in Persian; RY date in center. J. Lingen and Dr. M. Billoo, “The discovery of a rupee of a Mughal claimant, Nikusiyar,,” JONS 207 (Spring 2011), pp. 46-7 and fig 5 = Zeno 113836 (this coin); BM –; IMC (Wright) –; Hull –; KM –; Zeno 148616 = J. Lingen, “The Discovery of a Rupee of a Mughal Claimant, Nikusiyar, Revisited,” JONS 221 (Autumn 2014), pp. 33-4 and fig 3 (same dies). Some encrusation and light porosity, a couple of shroff marks. VF. Well struck. Of the highest rarity. Second known rupee for this emperor.

The only other known rupee of this brief claimant to the Mughal throne sold in a Todywalla auction in Mumbai in 2018 for approximately $70,000.

The final winners of all Triton XXIV lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 19-20 January 2021. This lot is in Session Four, which begins 20 January 2021 at 2 PM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 22.50% for all others.

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