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Silver One Rupee Coin Kashipur Mint of Rohilkhand Kingdom.

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:45,000.00 INR Estimated At:45,000.00 - 50,000.00 INR
Silver One Rupee Coin Kashipur Mint of Rohilkhand Kingdom.

Rohilkhand Kingdom, KashipurMint,Silver Rupee,AH 1186/13 RY, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv:sikka mubarak shah alam badshah ghazi, umbrella on top,Rev:sanah julus, manus maimanat zarb on top inverted trishulmark in manus of lettersin,11.09g, 21.99mm,Unlisted,choiceextremely fine,ExtremelyRare.

Kashipur was known asGovishana, during the time of Harshavardhana. Archaeological ruins of the large settlement of those days can be still seen near the city. The famous Chinese pilgrimHuen Tsiang travelled to kasipur in the 7th century. This town is believed to have a good historic trade of clothes and metal vessels.

Specimen been found with coins of Sambhal and Pali Humayunpur and hence it is a part of a currency bag from Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal. As the coin was found it is certain that it was minted by the Rohillas, most probably by Hafiz Rahmat Khan.

It is the first time that such a mint town has been reported to numismatic world due to the find of this coin.