1700's Indian Rupee Identification, Shah Alam II

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mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 09/08/2021 1:04 pm I found this at a dealers booth at a flea market for only a dollar. To me, it looks 1800s Afghani but I could be wrong, and I know it is a silver coin about the size of a nickel. Im not sure if even these photos are upside down, rotated 90 degrees or what? Edited by mrwhatisit 09/08/2021 1:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff

andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1314 Posts	Posted 09/08/2021 3:13 pm Are you sure that's silver? I think it's a contemporary counterfeit of a British India (Bombay) Rupee, KM#260.1. The calligraphy is "off" when compared to others. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 09/08/2021 11:17 pm The photos are correctly oriented. I agree that the appearance is similar to Indian rupees. It is crude, the surface is very strange, and I don't see a date or regnal year. A weight and diameter would help determine authenticity. Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 4:44 pm Several updates: took this to a coin dealer, and determined it was about 94% silver. The ruler is Shah Alam II from 1759-1788 and 1789-1806 from the bottom picture. Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1314 Posts	Posted 02/15/2022 5:18 pm second picture seems to me to be Badshah Ghazi, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dx_108S...g&name=small the name of the ruler would be above this. Mint is off also. Edited by andyg 02/15/2022 5:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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