{"product_id":"rafi-ud-darjat-silver-rupee-dar-us-saltanat-lahore-mint","title":"Mughals, Rafi-ud-Darjat (ca. 1719 AD) Dar-us-Saltanat Lahore Mint, Silver Rupee “Ba Hazaran Barkat” couplet - Uncirculated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRafi-ud-Darjat (AH 1131 \/ 1719 AD), Dar-us-Saltanat Lahore Mint, Silver Rupee, Ahad RY (Year 1), “Ba Hazaran Barkat” couplet. (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWt:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 11.48 grams, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDia:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 25 mm), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(KM # 405.13), Uncirculated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObv:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Persian couplet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sikka zad ba Hind ba hazaran barkat, Shahanshah-i-bahr-o-barr Rafi-ud-Darjat” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Rafi-ud-Darjat, emperor of sea and land, struck coin in Hindustan with a thousand blessings.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The flowing inscription is arranged across the field, with sweeping horizontal strokes and small ornamental dot clusters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRev:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Sanah Ahad julus maimanat manus” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The first year of the accession associated with prosperity” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“zarb Dar-us-Saltanat Lahore”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (“Struck at Lahore, the Seat of Sovereignty”). The mint name and its prestigious epithet occupy the lower portion of the reverse in elegantly interwoven calligraphy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA grandson of Bahadur Shah I, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRafi-ud-Darjat ascended the Mughal throne in 1719\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, following Farrukhsiyar’s deposition by the powerful Sayyid brothers. His reign lasted little more than three months, making his coinage a tangible record of one of the empire’s shortest reigns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDar-us-Saltanat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, meaning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Seat of Sovereignty,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lends this Lahore issue particular historical character. Its grand imperial couplet and auspicious accession formula express the authority claimed by the young emperor during a period of intense court rivalry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe present specimen displays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboldly raised lettering and an attractive balance of calligraphy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with darker toning around the inscriptions accentuating their relief. The sweeping strokes and finely placed ornamental details give the coin a distinguished visual presence. \u003cstrong\u003eVery rare in this grade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aaqib","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45523774570519,"sku":null,"price":10000.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/7576\/6295\/files\/DSC_9902.png?v=1789668196","url":"https:\/\/numiauctions.com\/products\/rafi-ud-darjat-silver-rupee-dar-us-saltanat-lahore-mint","provider":"NumiIndia Auctions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}