Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AR Rupee (22mm, 11.38 g, 1h). Muhammadabad Banaras mint. Dated AH 1152 (AD 1739). VF.

Islamic Auction 4 – Session 1
Lot: 212. Estimated: $ 1 000

Post-Mongol Dynasties, Silver

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Afsharids. Nadir Shah. As king, AH 1148-1160 / AD 1736-1747. AR Rupee (22mm, 11.38 g, 1h). Muhammadabad Banaras mint. Dated AH 1152 (AD 1739). Obverse: sikka mubarak padshah Ghazi Nadir Shah / Reverse: duriba Muhammadabad Banaras julus sanat ‘ahd wala. Cf. Album 2746 (with couplet obverse); cf. Baldwin’s 71 (29 September 2011), lot 1434. Drill marks in fields both sides and two small test cuts on edge. VF. Extremely rare.

In AD 1739 Nadir Shah’s army defeated the Mughals at the battle of Karnool before marching on Dehli. There, they were met by the Mughal emperor, Muhammad Shah, who accompanied them into the city.

Nadir had the khutba read in his name and also ordered for coins to be struck in his name (dated AH 1151 and 1152). He did not depose Muhammad Shah but looted the city and made it known that he expected tribute from the Mughal provincial governors. Coins naming Nadir Shah are accordingly known from the mints of Ahmadabad, ‘Azimabad (Patna), Murshidabad and Muhammadabad Banaras. All are extremely rare.



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