Lot 2297

Sale 47 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H.1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), copper anna, 29.9 grams, A.H. 1303 (1885-6), (KM. Y.18). Very fine and rare.

Ex Glendining's 1964. $$ At a weight of about 30.0 grams this copper issue is the heaviest struck copper coin within the Indian Princely States, it is also rarely seen.