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1 Paisa - Shah Alam II
| Issuer | Bindraban, Princely state of |
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| Weight | 9.45 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays multiple lines of bold Persian-Nastaliq script filling the entire field, rendered in the characteristic Mughal hammered style with raised lettering on a dark recessed ground. The inscription, executed in large cursive characters, occupies the central field and is framed by a raised rim. Horizontal rules divide the legend into registers, a convention typical of late Mughal copper coinage. The script is boldly struck with slightly uneven surfaces consistent with hand-struck production. The overall design references the imperial Mughal epigraphic tradition, acknowledging the suzerainty of Shah Alam II. |
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| Obverse lettering | شاه عالم بادشاه غازی |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents multiple lines of bold Persian-Nastaliq script arranged in horizontal registers across the full field, consistent with the hammered Mughal provincial coinage tradition. The legends, raised in relief against a darkened field, reference the mint or issuing authority of Bindraban and are enclosed by a plain raised rim. A horizontal rule separates the upper and lower portions of the inscription. The strike is characteristically irregular at the periphery, and the flan shows slight curvature typical of cast or hand-cut copper planchets. The calligraphic style is consistent with late eighteenth-century North Indian copper issues struck in the name of the Mughal emperor. |
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