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1/2 Rupee - Muhammad Shah [Shambhuji II]
| Issuer | Kolhapur, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1759-1760 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Broad hammered flan bearing bold raised calligraphic elements in the Mughal style, rendered in Persian-influenced script. The field displays the characteristic stylised inscription of the Muhammad Shah series, with prominent globular pellets arranged in a diagonal cluster to the right and a sweeping vertical stroke dominating the left portion of the flan. The design is characteristic of the crude but vigorous hammered coinage produced by the Kolhapur mint under Shambhuji II, imitating the imperial Mughal rupee type. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Hammered silver flan with bold raised calligraphic strokes in Mughal Persian style, featuring a prominent curved diagonal band traversing the upper field and a horizontal bar dividing the flan into two registers. Scattered globular pellets appear in both the upper left and lower fields, serving as ornamental fillers typical of this series. The overall design reflects the Kolhapur mint's adaptation of the standard Mughal half-rupee reverse type, with the inscription partially legible due to the irregular flan shape and crude striking characteristic of mid-eighteenth century princely-state hammered coinage. |
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