Bengal
Nawābs – Aḥmad Shāh – Katak (Cuttack) Mint, Silver
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For most part of Ahmed Shah Bahadur's reign under Nawab Alivardi
Khan, Katak mint was dormant as there was constant strife between Marathas (Bargis) with Mir Habib and Sabaji
Bhonsale. The Marathas had Orissa under their control
since May 1748. Alivardi Khan, the nawab decided to
recover Orissa, he assembled his troops in Katwa in
March 1749 and marched to Orissa via Midnapur. He defeated the Marathas in
Midnapur on 5th March 1749 and reached Katak on 16th March 1749. After
investing the fort for a couple of weeks, he regained the control of Barabati fort in Katak by May end 1749. The Marathas
retreated in the jungles of Katak. However, as soon as Alivardi
Khan left Katak, the fort was reoccupied by Marathas
within a week. So this coin minted by the Nawab for a
very short duration. The date/RY combination of this coin matches with the
aforesaid history and along with Calligraphy it's surely Bengal Nawab Issue and
very very rare like Alinagar Kalkatta issue. (from
Vikram Chatterjee)
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أحمد
شاه ي بادشاه
غاز ك سكة مبار |
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ميمنت
مانوس جلوس سنه ب ظ كتك |
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sicca
mubārak bādshāh ghāzī aḥmad shāh
bahādur |
ẓarb
katak sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
11.4 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
~20.8 |
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Metal |
Silver |
Catalogue
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Cat. No. |
Photo Link |
KM |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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BE 39 |
√ 7756m. |
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Rupee |
116x |
2 |
Vikram
Chatterjee |
Usually recorded under Nagpur |
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