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1/4 Rupee - Muhammad Akbar II Ahmedabad
| Issuer | Bombay Presidency |
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| Year | 1233-1819 |
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| Weight | 2.91 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Central field carries a multi-line Persian legend in Nastaliq script, again largely off the flan as is characteristic of the hammered quarter rupees struck at Ahmedabad for the Bombay Presidency in the name of the Mughal emperor. The inscription reads 'Zarb Ahmedabad Sanah (RY) Julus Maimanat Manus,' denoting the mint city of Ahmedabad and the regnal year of issue within the reign of Muhammad Akbar II. The layout follows the standard register format of late Mughal provincial coinage, with no additional ornamental devices. |
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Muhammad Akbar II reigned as Mughal emperor from 1806 until his death in 1837, but by that point the dynasty was entirely hollowed out — the British East India Company controlled revenue, territory, and military force, while the emperor retained little beyond ceremonial title. The Bombay Presidency's practice of striking coins in the emperor's name was a deliberate political calculation, lending a veneer of Mughal legitimacy to Company administration at a moment when outright annexation would have been provocative.
The Ahmedabad mint had operated under successive Mughal governors before passing into British hands following the Anglo-Maratha wars. By AH 1233, it was firmly a Company facility in everything but name.