Lot 649

Indian Princely States, Jind State, Raja Bhag Singh (VS 1843-1892, 1789-1819 AD), INO Ahmed Shah Durrani (AH 1160-1186, 1747-1772 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.08 gms, 20.67 mm, Sahrind Mint (visible at bottom on rev), ND, style similar to Patiala issues of Sahib Singh, with the kalgi plume between the "U" and "S" of julus, early style with Sahib Singh's first mark (four-petal flower), without the Jind flower, Bhag Singh's mint first used dies borrowed from Patiala, later imitated, sometimes with 24 (end of AH1224) at far left on the obverse, but usually with the word "bar" in the Durrani couplet engraved as a small line above a concave crescent, which seems to be a distinguishing factor for rupees of Bhag Singh, KM # 3, extra fine+, rare.