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1/2 Rupee - Alamgir II
| Issuer | Bombay Presidency |
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| Year | 1756-1759 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bearing a multi-line Persian legend in Nastaliq script, largely struck off-flan as is characteristic of Mughal hammered coinage of this period. The inscription reads 'Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Alamgir' (The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor Alamgir), accompanied by the AH regnal date. The legends are arranged in horizontal registers across the flan, with text frequently truncated at the coin's irregular edge. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Alamgir II was a Mughal emperor in name only — real power rested with the Maratha confederacy and later with Imad-ul-Mulk, the wazir who would eventually have him murdered in 1759. The Bombay Presidency's decision to strike in his name was purely commercial: Mughal-denominated coinage remained the trusted medium of trade across the subcontinent, and the East India Company understood that issuing anything outside that framework would invite market resistance.
The 1759 cutoff aligns almost exactly with his assassination.