Lot 423

IPS Bharatpur State temp. Suraj Mal INO Shah Alam II Mustaqir al-Khilafah Akbarabad Agra Mint Silver Rupee

Auction # 20 Lucknow (Online)


  • Estimated Price (INR)
  • 1000 - 1200
  • Price Realised -
  • Auction Completed!

Catalog Reference #
KM # 490
Metal Composition
Silver
Lot Grade/Condition
very fine
Diameter
22.44 mm
Weight
11.34 gms
Denomination
Rupee
Calendar/Year
AH 1170-1177, 1755-1763 AD

Indian Princely State, Bharatpur State, temp. Suraj Mal (AH 1170-1177, 1755-1763 AD), INO Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221, 1759-1806 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.34 gms, 22.44 mm, Mustaqir al-Khilafah Akbarabad (Agra) Mint, AH 1174, RY Ahd, Shah Alam II was declared the absentee Emperor by the Marathas in October 1760. Surajmal, the Jat Maharaja of Bharatpur was an important ally of the Marathas, in their war against the Afghan Combine headed by Ahmed Shah Durrani, When the Marathas were defeated at Panipat in January 1761, Surajmal occupied Agra as part of his counteroffensive against the Afghans, Agra remained in Jat possession till 1774, KM # 490, very fine, very rare.