1993

SIKH EMPIRE: AR heavy rupee (11.35g), Lahore, AH1122 year 5. VF

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SIKH EMPIRE: AR heavy rupee (11.35g), Lahore, AH1122 year 5. VF
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SIKH EMPIRE: AR heavy rupee (11.35g), Lahore, AH1122 year 5, KM-349.3 (Mughal), in the name of Shah Alam I, standard Mughal design but with the khanda symbol of the Sikhs within the obverse center, 2 small test nicks, some discoloration, choice VF, RR. This type, bearing the Sikh symbol, was likely struck by supporters of the Sikhs inside the city of Lahore, for unknown arrangements. By this year (=1710/11), the Sikhs had conquered most of eastern Punjab but not the city of Lahore, which would remain under Mughal authority until 1765. However, it seems reasonable that the Mughal officials at the Lahore mint may have authorized to insert the khanda symbol for unrecorded political reasons. It is also recorded on standard weight rupees dated AH1122 year 4 (published in ONS Newsletter #144).