1 Rupee - Shah Alam II [Daulat Rao] 1106-1130 (1695-1718)

Weight

11.00 g

Diameter

21.10 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver

Shape

Round

Edge Type

NA

Technique

NA

Front design

NA

Back design

NA

Year of Minting

1106-1130 (1695-1718)

Maharaja

Daulat Rao Scindia (1794-1827)

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

NA

Context

Ruler: Daulat Rao Narwar fort was taken in AD1789 by Sindhia and the Raja forced to pay tribute. This event may have induced the Raja of Sipri to strike his own coin, although recognising his alliance to the Narwar Raja by retaining the name of his mint. The contemporary coins of Narwar show a lotus bud and as it is unlikely that both coin types were struck in one and the same mint, the coins without the lotus bud are assigned to Sipri. It is presumed to be a coin of Sipri, struck by the local Raja as feudatory to Narwar. As Narwar in AD1789 had become a tributary to Sindhias , the Sipri coins can, indirectly, be attributed to the Sindhias as well. In RY#47 of Shah Alam II i.e AD1804/05, the Raja of Sipri submitted to Daulat Roa Sindhia and the coins struck after that date are clearly Sindhia issues.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

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