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Princely States: Kutch, attributed to Raydhanji II (1778-1814 AD), silver kori of the so-called Mure

Currency:INR Category:Coins & Paper Money / Indian Coins - Princely States Start Price:NA Estimated At:50,000.00 - 60,000.00 INR
Princely States: Kutch, attributed to Raydhanji II (1778-1814 AD), silver kori of the so-called Mure
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Kutch, attributed to Raydhanji II (1778-1814 AD), silver kori of the so-called Mureed Raydhanji type, jointly in the name of Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar, RJS 128.1, 4.61g. Obv: Farsi legend Jalal al-Din Muhammad (Ak)bar Ghazi, below in Devanagari…reed Raisa… Rev: Shahada.

Extremely fine, Very rare.

This coin was published by S M Shukla and R T Somaiya in Numismatic Digest, vol. 2, part- I, June 1978 as “An Enigmatic Kutch Kori” (p.53-55). The authors contend to reconstruct the Devanagari legend as 'Mureed Raydha(na)' and connect it to a historical episode in Raydhanji II's reign wherein he came under the spell of an Islamic teacher named Syed Muhammad Panah of Delhi and converted to Islam. However, the reconstruction of the legend as proposed by the authors is not entirely free from doubt. Furthermore, if this coin were to be attributed to Raydhanji II the reference to Jalaluddin Akbar would be puzzling as there are more than 150 years separating the two. It is therefore likely that this coin is issued by a Gujarati potentate of Akbar acknowledging his suzerainty. It is possible that it could reflect political alignments just after the battle of Bhuchar-Mori in 1590.

ex-Classical Numismatic Gallery Auction 27 (2017), Lot no.: 521.