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Lot 256

Mughal Murad Bakhsh Ahmadabad Mint Silver Rupee

Auction # 27 Lucknow (Online)

  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 8000 - 10000
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Catalog Reference #
similar to Zeno # 98467, KM # 272.1
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
PCGS Graded AU Details (Filed Rims)
Denomination
Rupee
Calendar/Year
AH 1068, 1658 AD

Mughal, Murad Bakhsh (AH 1068, 1658 AD), Silver Rupee, Ahmadabad Mint (visible in left quadrant on obv), AH 1068, RY (Ahd), Murad Bakhsh, youngest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, declared himself emperor in Ahmedabad in 1657 during the Mughal war of succession. Ahmedabad, a major city and the capital of the Gujarat Subah, was strategically important for asserting his claim. Coins in his name, including silver rupees, were minted from this region. His bid for power ultimately failed, and he was later imprisoned and executed by his brother Aurangzeb in 1661 AD, similar to Zeno # 98467, KM # 272.1, PCGS Graded AU Details (Filed Rims), rare.