Lot 3655

Description

Bengal Presidency, silver rupee, Muhammadabad Benares mint; A.H.1227, regal year 17-49 (1813); rare variety with stylized fish within Persian couplet, (KM.41); Baroda, Anand Rao (A.H. 1215-1235, A.D. 1800-1819), in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver half rupee, Ahmadabad mint, uncertain regal year but type 1798-1806, (KM.C.18, Pr.286); other half rupees (2) issued 1806-1837 (KM.C.A28) issued in name of Muhammad Akbar II. Good very fine - extremely fine, first very scarce. (4)

THe Bengal Banares rupee is a new type authorized in 1812 with the design now omiting the darogah's mark. The type was only issued for two years. Ahmadabad was a Mogul city that became a Maratha city. In A.H. 1214, (A.D. 1800), the Gaikwads (Rulers of Baroda) attacked and captured the city. The Maratha Peshwa made no attempt to retake the city but after negotiations leased it to the Gaikwads for four years, this was further renewed for ten years. However by 1814 the Peshwa refused to renew the lease and this caused a collapse in prosperity of the city. It was subsequently handed over to the British in December 1817 (A.H. 1233).