Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh I (AH 973-997, AD 1565-1588), Gold

Actual Weight (g)

~2.9

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N1	√ 4901.	Pagoda	993	SG, ClassNG		RRR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh I (AH 973-997, AD 1565-1588), Murtadānagar Mint, Silver

Shia Shahāda (with 'ali wala allah' added)

Actual Weight (g)

2.12

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N1A	4901c.	Silver Unit	992	Zubair	Date not certain	RRR

From Todywalla who wrote: Murtiza Nizam Shah (AH 1009-1019, 1600-1610 AD), Silver Twelfth Tanka, 2.09g, Nagar Mint, Kalima type, AH 992

From Oswal Auctions. Murtaza II Nizam Shah, Silver Fractional, 1.09g, Nagar Mint, AH992 (not in G&G) Obv: Shia version of the Shahada, with 'Ali Wali Allah' added to the usual formula, Rev: Arabic legend "Murtaza Zarb Nagar Sanah 992". Extremely fine, extremely rare. Silver coins of the Nizamshahis are extremely rare. Judging by weights of the known specimens, they appear to be struck on a non-Indian standard, perhaps to facilitate trade with Persia. This is a particularly handsome piece with full AH date visible.

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh I (AH 973-997, AD 1565-1588), Nagar Mint – Copper – Type 1

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	15.4-15.8	10.2-10.8
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N2	4902.	Falūs	991			S
	√ 4903.	”	992	Ste
	4904.	”	993
N3	√ 4905.	Two-Thirds Falūs	989	Ste	Mine is very worn	S
	4906.	”	991
	√ 4907.	”	993	Ste
N4	√ 4907c.	Half Falūs?	992	Ste	Weight=7.09g	R

From Zeno posted by sulovilen. N3. 989. Wt = 11g. Diam = ~18.5mm

N3, 993. From Zeno posted by numismatica44, Wt = 10.6g. Diam = ~16.4mm

N£, 993. From Zeno posted by xpoleg. 10.73g

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh I (AH 973-997, AD 1565-1588), Nagar Mint – Copper – Type 2

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Third Falūs	Sixth Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	15.49	10.2-10.7	4-5.2	2.7-3.05
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N5	√ 4908.	Falūs	992	Ste	This denomination not in GG	RR
N6	√ 4908c.	Two-Thirds Falūs	992	Ste		S
	4909.		929
	4910.		996
N7	4911.	Third Falūs	991			S
	4912.		992
	4913.		993
N8	√ 4914.	Sixth Falūs	?	Ste		R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh I (AH 973-997, AD 1565-1588), Murtaḍābād Mint? – Copper – Type 3

Actual Weight (g)

10.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N9	√ 4915.	Two-Thirds Falūs	992	SG		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād Mint – Gold

Shi’ite version of Shahāda

	Pagoda	Half Pagoda
Actual Weight (g)	3.5	1.2?
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Gold

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N10	√ 4916.	Pagoda	1001	Ste, Bald		S
N10A	4917.	Half Pagoda	?			RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād Mint – Silver, Type 1

	Shi’ite version of Shahāda in a foliated quatrefoil

	Abassi?	Half Abassi?
Actual Weight (g)	~7	~3.3-3.4
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N10C	√ 4917m.	Abassi?		ClassNG
N10D	√ 4917m3.	Half Abassi?		Oswal

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād Mint – Silver, Type 2

Note from Marudhar Arts: Note: It is said that the weight for these unique medieval coins, was adapted based on the Ottoman issues and, is a rare instance of the Shia version of the Kalima appearing on an Indian coin. The calligraphy and design on the coin is strongly influenced, by the Safavid coinage of Iran, and points to the Persian influence that reached the Shia Sultanate of Ahmadnagar, through the influx of people and trade on the Konkan ports, controlled by its rulers. The coin can therefore, be viewed as an excellent example of cross-cultural, and trans-regional influences, as they appear in the numismatics of the regional Deccani Sultanates.

ẓarb burhānābād (sanah) within a plain circle and surrounded by the legend: khadim-e-ahl-e- bait rasul allah, abu'l ghazi burhan nizam shah written clock-wise	Shi’ite version of Shahāda: la ilaha illa allahu muhammadur rasulullahalī wala allāh, in a foliated quatrefoil

	Abassi?	Quarter Abassi?
Actual Weight (g)	~6.5-7	~1.8
Actual Diameter (mm)	~20
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N10G	√ 4917m6.	Abassi?		ClassNG, Marudhar		RR
N10H	√ 4917m9.	Quarter Abassi		Oswal	Poor condition & difficult to read. Not certain this belongs here. See photo.

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād (dār al-sulṭana) Mint – Copper – Type 1

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs	Third Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	13.5-14.5	9-9.5	6.5-7	4.4-4.6
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N11	√ 4918.	Falūs	1001	Ste		C
N12	√ 4919.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1001	Ste		C
N13	√ 4920.	Half Falūs	1001	Ste	Round	S
N14	4921.	”	1001		Square	R
N15	√ 4922.	Third Falūs	1001	Ste		C

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād (dār al-sulṭana) Mint – Copper – Type 2

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs	Third Falūs	Sixth Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14.3	9.7	7.3	4.6	2.3
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N16	√ 4923.	Falūs	1001	Ste		S
N17	√ 4924.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1001	Ste		S
N18	√ 4925.	Half Falūs	1001	Ste		R
N19	√ 4926.	Third Falūs	1001	Ste		R
N20	4927.	Sixth Falūs	1001			R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād (dār al-sulṭana) Mint – Copper – Type 3

Photos & script from Goron

Actual Weight (g)

14.3

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N21	4928.	Falūs	?			RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Burhānābād Mint – Copper – Type 4

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	16	10.5
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N25	4929.	Falūs	None			RR
N26	4930.	Two-Thirds Falūs	None			RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1000-1003, AD 1591-1595), Murtaḍābād Mint – Copper – Type 5

Photos & script from Goron

Actual Weight (g)

2.1

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N28	4931.	Fractional Falūs	None			RR

Photo from Naeim Shaikh. Shailen wrote: Looks like a new type of Burhan Nizam Shah II or III mint Fatehabad.

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1009-1019, AD 1600-1610), Aḥmadnagar Mint – Copper – Type 1

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs	Third Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14-14.4	9.8-10	6.8-7.2	4.6
Actual Diameter (mm)				~15
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N30	√ 4932.	Falūs	1011	Ste		S
	4933.	”	1017
N31	4934.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1014			S
	√ 4935.	”	1017	Ste
N32	4936.	Half Falūs	1017			S
N33	√ 4937.	Third Falūs	None	Zeno		R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1009-1019, AD 1600-1610), Aḥmadnagar Mint – Copper – Type 2

ẓarb aḥmadnagar

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14.6	10	7
Actual Diameter (mm)		~14-18
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N34	4938.	Falūs	1011			S
N35	√ 4939.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1017	Zeno but no date		S
N36	4940.	Half Falūs	1011			S

Stan Goron It would seem the final provisional verdict is that the coin is indeed dated 1007 and issued during the reign of Bahadur Nizam. And the first reported coin of this type and ruler. It would be good to find another specimen showing the extreme left-hand part of the die with the date.

Photo posted by Rahul Mhatre Indian Coins Collectors Club

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Murtadā Niẕām Shāh II (AH 1009-1019, AD 1600-1610), Parenda (dār al-mulk) Mint – Copper – Type 3

Photos & script from Goron
murtadā niẕam shāh bin ‘alī shāh		ẓarb dār al-mulk parenda fi shuhar sanah

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs	Third Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14-15.6	8.85-10.6	6.7-7.5	4-4.9
Actual Diameter (mm)		~17.5-18
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N40	√ 4941.	Falūs	1019	Ste maybe date 1001		S
N41	√ 4942.	Two-Thirds Falūs	None	Ste		S
N42	√ 4943.	Half Falūs	None	Ste		R
N43	√ 4944.	Third Falūs	None	Ste (retrograde legend)		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1014, AD 1610-1631), Aḥmadnagar Mint – Copper – Type 1

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs	Third Falūs	Sixth Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14.3-14.7	9.5-9.8	7	4.9	2.3
Actual Diameter (mm)	~19	~17-18		~15
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N45	√ 4945.	Falūs	1023	Ste but no date		S
	4946.	”	1032
	4947.	”	1053
	√ 4948.	”	1037	Zeno
	4949.	”	1040
N46	√ 4950e.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1021	Ste but no date, Zeno		S
	4950.	”	1023			S
	√ 4950c.	”	1024	Zeno
	4951.	”	1025
	√ 4952.	”	1029	Zeno
	4953.	”	1037
N48	4954.	Half Falūs	1029			R
	√ 4954c.	”	1032	Ste
N49	√ 4955.	Third Falūs	1029	Zeno nut no date	Very rare with clear date	RR
N50	√ 4956.	Sixth Falūs	1029?	Zeno but no date	Very rare with clear date	RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Aḥmadnagar Mint – Copper – Type 2

Actual Weight (g)

9.3

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N47	√ 4957.	Two-Thirds Falūs	None	SG, Zeno		R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 3

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	13.8-14	9.3
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N51	√ 4958.	Falūs	1036	Zeno but no date		S
	4959.	”	1037
N52	√ 4960.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1037	Ste but no date		S

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 4

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs	Third Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14.5-15.1	9.4-10.8	7.2	4.6
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N54	√ 4961.	Falūs	?	Zeno		S
N55	√ 4962.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1037	Ste but no date		C
	4963.	”	1038
N56	√ 4964.	Half Falūs	?	Ste?	My specimen might not even be this type	S
N57	4965.	Third Falūs	?			R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 5

Photos & script from Goron

	Two-Thirds Falūs	Half Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	9.5	7
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N59	4966.	Two-Thirds Falūs	None			R
N60	4967.	Half Falūs	None			R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 6

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	14.6	9.75
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N61	4968.	Falūs	1037			R
N62	√ 4969.	Two-Thirds Falūs	None	Ste		R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 7

Photos & script from Goron

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	13.6	9.8
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N64	√ 4970.	Falūs	1037	Ste but date not clear		R
N65	4971.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1037			R
	4972.	”	1041

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 8

Photos & script from Goron

	Two-Thirds Falūs	Third Falūs
Actual Weight (g)	9.5	?
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N68	4973.	Two-Thirds Falūs	1037			R
N69	4974.	Third Falūs	1037?			R

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Maḥmūd[nagar] Mint? – Copper – Type 9

fi shadoor?	ẓarb maḥmūd[nagar]?

Actual Weight (g)

2.39

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N70	√ 4975.			Ste		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Fatḥābād Mint – Copper – Type 10

Actual Weight (g)

6.94

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N70C	√ 4976.	Falūs?	1021	Ste		RR
N71	√ 4976c.	Half Falūs?	1021	Ste		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), Daulatābād Mint – Copper – Type 11

Actual Weight (g)

6.94

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N72	√ 4977.	Half Falūs?		Ste		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631), – Copper – Type 12

Actual Weight (g)

1.54

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N73	√ 4978.	Tenth Falūs		Ste		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Burhān Niẕām Shāh III (AH 1019-1041, AD 1610-1631) – Copper – Type 13

	hifzat or hifzuhuma below divider

Actual Weight (g)

4.49

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
N74	√ 4979.	Third Falūs		Ste		RR

Niẕām Shāhs of Aḥmadnagar – Unidentified, Copper

	Falūs	Two-Thirds Falūs
Actual Weight (g)
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

GG	Photo Link	Denomination	AH	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
-	√ None.	Falūs et infra	-	Ste		NR

Photos from Stan. the two Ahmadnagar coins weigh 9g and 4.6g respectively. Ahmadnagar coins of Fathabad mint. Not in G&G but I seem to remember such coins being discussed on FB a few years ago.