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1 Rupee - Alamgir-II Athani mint
| Issuer | Maratha Empire |
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| Year | 1754-1768 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of hammered silver flan displaying a multi-line Arabic legend in Nastaliq script, arranged in three horizontal registers divided by raised linear bands. The central register bears the mint and regnal year formula, with the upper field carrying a crescent motif and the lower field containing the regnal year notation. Pellet ornaments decorate the margins. The style and layout are consistent with Maratha-issued rupees struck in the name of the Mughal emperor at the Athani mint. |
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Alamgir II was a Mughal emperor in name only — real power rested with the Maratha-backed wazir Imad ul-Mulk, who had placed him on the throne in 1754 and would eventually order his murder in 1759. Maratha mints across the subcontinent continued striking rupees in his name well past his death, a common fiction of the period that maintained the legal fiction of Mughal suzerainty while Maratha political and military control consolidated across northern India.
Athani, a mint in the Deccan, operated under Maratha authority throughout this issue's striking window. The extended date range reflects posthumous minting rather than any single consistent production run.