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1 Rupee - Ahmad Shah Bareli mint
| Issuer | Durrani Empire |
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| Year | 1760-1761 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | Central oval cartouche contains the mint and regnal formula in Arabic script, reading 'Julus memanat manus sana zarb' denoting the regnal year and mint of issue. Marginal legends encircle the cartouche within the border, with the mint name Bareli and the Hijri date of striking indicated in the field. The coin exhibits the characteristic irregular, hand-struck flan with slight weakness at the edges consistent with hammered Durrani rupees of this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Ahmad Shah Durrani was engaged in the build-up to Panipat during this regnal year — his forces would decisively defeat the Marathas in January 1761 in one of the largest pitched battles of the 18th century. The Bareli mint, operating in what is now Uttar Pradesh, reflects the eastward reach of Durrani control into territories nominally held by the weakening Mughal successor states.
KM#278 is frequently encountered with weak peripheral legends, a known consequence of the shallow die preparation common at provincial Durrani mints rather than any fault of the specific strike.