Lot 3622

Description

Muhammad Ibrahim, (1132-1133 A.H., 1720 A.D.), silver rupee, 11.285 grams, Shahjahanabad Mint Dar-ul-Khilafat, Hijri date 113[2]AH, Regal year 1, Ruler's name at top on obverse, Mint at top on reverse, (KM.426.1, Lucknow 3764, IMC 1836, Hull 2032, Lahore 2314, M.3321a, Nagpur 607-8, BMC 956. Nearly very fine and extremely Rare.

Ex Maltar Galleries, Auction 66, August 14, 1995 (lot 307) The couplet on the obverse reads 'Struck coin in the world through the grace of the Bountiful one, King of Kings, Muhammad Ibrahim.' He was the last of the four puppet emperors placed on the throne by the Sayyid Brothers. He was the third son of Bahadur Shah I. He only struck at Shahjahanabad (Delhi) in reign lasting 39 days before he was killed. A similar example in Steve Album list 206 was listed at US$1350.