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asm

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Alamgir II - AR Rupee - Whether IPS issue or Mughal issue?
« on: December 05, 2008, 10:39:24 PM »
i have a 1 Rupee Silver coin of Alamgir II, Imtiazgarh Mint. I do not see it listed in the Standard Catalogue. Can some one confirm if it belongs it a Princely State? If so, which one?

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Alamgir II - AR Rupee - Whether IPS issue or Mughal issue?
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2008, 09:47:56 AM »
Amit,
  You could always try uploading some photos onto http://www.zeno.ru ,then you can get some answers on there.

Aidan.

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Re: Alamgir II - AR Rupee - Whether IPS issue or Mughal issue?
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2008, 03:28:47 AM »
Thanks Aiden. I first put it up at Zeno. They confirmed the attribution to Alamgir II. However there was no confirmation about it being a Mughal or IPS issue. I also uploaded it at World of Coins. No luck. Hence I tried here.
As I have noted there are Gold Pugodas of Alamgir noted in the Standard catalogue but no Silver coins of Imtiazgarh. This puzzled me. I also did not see any listing in IPS. I recently saw a listing of a Silver Rupee coin of Alamgir II in the auction catalogue of OSWAL for the Pune Auction next month. One was offered to me by a dealer in my city last week. This means there are a few coins in the market.
WHAT PUZZLES ME IS: Why is not in the Standard Catalogue? Is it a IPS or Mughal issue? It seems Mughal but the caligraphy says it may not be. I am uploading the image here also. Will some kind soul please help?
 
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Re: Alamgir II - AR Rupee - Whether IPS issue or Mughal issue?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 10:14:09 PM »
sir
the alamgir II imtiazgarh is purely a mughal coin , its neither an E.I.C nor a princely state coin,its not listed in krause, is by chance, or may be they have not updated, as recently i have seen  a hoard of about 20 such coins with some dealer in some coin fair
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Re: Alamgir II - AR Rupee - Whether IPS issue or Mughal issue?
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2009, 04:57:19 AM »
Rajneeshji,

Thanks for your confirmation. I had picked up the coin from a dealer in Bangalore. Where was the dealer who had this hoard from? In case you have seen the coins, were there any with dates? It would be interesting to solve this puzzle. I also have a Silver rupee of Mohammad Shah from Azamnagar Gokak mint. However it has been classified as a Maratha issue and not a Mughal issue. Please comment.