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Ruler:
Shah Shuja‘ al-Mulk (1801, 1803-09, 1839-42)
Mint:
Ahmadshahi
Mint:
Qandhar
History note: Ex-Thorburn coll. 1957
Die Axis: 20 degrees
Image(height): 13 mm
Image(width): 13 mm
Weight: 2.38 g
Method of acquisition: Bought by Duplicate Objects and Donations Fund
Inferred 1839 CE - Inferred 1840 CE
Period between second and third reigns AH 1224-54
Accession number: CM.147-1957
Primary reference Number: 107603
Catalogue: 2097
Ordering: IS-2062
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Quarter rupee" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/107603 Accessed: 2024-11-25 11:56:29
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