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Barelī Mint – Shah Alam II – Silver, Rupee – 1802 to 1805

 

sikka zad sāhib-i qirān (a)z ta'yid ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH date] (= Struck coin like the Lord of the second conjunction, by the help of God, Defender of the faith of Muḥammad, the Emperor Shāh ‘Ālam [AH date]).

ẓarb qita barelī sanah 37 julūs maimanat mānūs (= struck at the district of Barelī in the 37th year of tranquil prosperity).

 

Actual Weight (g)

10.94-11.13

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

20.4-23.4

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

AH

RY

Rev

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

8.9

1777.

1216

37

I

Ste, RJ

KM 52.2. Probably the first in the British series. See Comments.

C

8.10

1778.

1216

37

II

Ste

KM 52.2

C

8.10A

1778c.

1216

37

IIa

RJ, HC

Extra symbol next to he in julūs on reverse

R

8.11

1779.

1216

37

III

Ste

KM 52.3

C

8.12

1780.

1217

37

III

Ste

KM 52.3

C

8.13

1781.

1218

37

III

Ste

Ref: Noble (1995),  Sale 48, lot 2173

C

8.14

1782.

1219

37

III

Ste

 

C

8.15

1783.

1220

37

III

Ste

Ref: Noble (1995),  Sale 48, lot 2174

C

See also Rupees struck under the Nawābs of Awadh