Lot 2500

Sale 46 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Awadh, Ghazi-ud-Din Haidar, (A.H. 1234-1243, 1819-1827), Lucknow mint, rupee, A.H. 1234 (1819), year 5, as variety I, (KM. 165.1; C.39.1). Nearly extremely fine, with attractive blue and gold tone.

Ex Robert Senior, England list 7, 1987 (1775). Year 5 for the first year of this ruler indicate the 5th year for Haidar as Nawab and the year 1 for A.H.1235 signify his first year as king.