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1/4 Rupee - Shah Alam II Jayaji Rao Scindia
| Issuer | Gwalior, Princely state of |
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| Year | 1865-1869 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is dominated by bold Persian Nasta'liq calligraphy arranged within a square cartouche set against the round flan, a hallmark of Mughal-derived coinage. The legend reads 'sikka mubarak Shah Alam Bahadur', invoking the titular authority of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II. Characteristic dot clusters, used as diacritical marks within the script, punctuate the field and lend the design its distinctive dotted visual texture. The die is struck on an irregularly shaped flan with natural flan irregularities at the periphery, consistent with hammered production at the Lashkar mint. The overall style follows the late Mughal epigraphic tradition adopted by the Scindia rulers of Gwalior. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays bold Devanagari script filling the entire field of the irregular round flan, rendered in the loose, cursive style characteristic of hammered coinage struck at the Lashkar mint during the reign of Jayaji Rao Scindia. The principal legend references Jayaji Rao, the ruling Maharaja of Gwalior, asserting local dynastic authority as a counterpart to the Mughal imperial obverse legend. Regnal year numerals appear in conjunction with the Devanagari lettering on dated specimens, varying across the issue from RY 23 to RY 29. The strike is moderately strong, with the script boldly raised in relief against a flat field, though the flan edges are irregular and slightly uneven as expected for hammered production. No figurative devices are present; the design is purely epigraphic in character. |
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