(Withdrawn) Maharawal Akhay Singh (AD 1722-1762), Gold, 9.830 g, Square Nazarana Mohur (Akhey Shahi Mohur), issued in the name of the then current Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah, Sahib Qiran type, AH 114(2), RY 12 (= AD 1731), with the mint name Shahjahanabad Dar ul Khilafat mint, mint name at top on rev, but minted at the capital, Jaisalmer Dar ul Riyasat mint. Usual elongated Sanah at bottom, which was actually a “Jaisalemeri Mark”. The under-weight coin has minor drills on the edges to dig out metal to earn from a gram of gold thus extracted. Similar examples of filing metal from the edges are quite common and have been seen on Gupta gold Dinars, Heavy Tankas of Delhi Sultanate and on Heavy Rupees of the Mughals (see Lot 456 of this auction for a similar coin). About Extremely Fine for the type, First-Known Coin, Unique! This is the earliest known Nazarana Mohur of the State. The coin dies used in manufacturing the coin were circular but minted on square planchets. Similar unique coins in silver are also reported like a Nazarana 2-½ Rupee coin, weighing 28 g. According to Webb in his 1893 book, the Currencies of the Hindu States of Rajputana, the Akey Shahi coins had a constant weight of 10.935 g (168.75 grains), but the actual coins show that the weight as well as the metal content was gradually reduced. In silver coins, the metal went down from 97.5% to 88%, and weight went down from 11.3 g to 10.4 g. Great Rarity, Unique and reported first time here.
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