404, Lot: 663. Estimate $75. Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Independent States. Rohilkhand. temp. Hafiz Rahmat Khan. AH 1167-1188 / AD 1754-1774. AR Rupee (25mm, 10.99 g, 4h). Countermarked issue, used by the Durranis, dated
AH 1195 (AD 1780/1). Muradabad mint. Dually dated
AH 1178 and
RY 8 (AD 1764/5). Couplet citing Alamgir II; AH date to left; c/m:
rāyij Persian in incuse / Mint formula and RY date. For coin: KM 437.4; for c/m: SICA 10, p. xix. Host coin and countermark VF, toned, some weakness of strike on host coin.