Rohilkhand, Ghausgarh Mint, 'pseudo' mint name Najibabad, Silver Rupee, AH (11)98/26 RY, "Saya-e-fazle elah" Couplet, In the name of Shah Alam II, Obv: Persian legend “sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya-e-fazle elah, hami deen-e-Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah”, Rev: Persian legend “sana 26 julus" & "zarb Najibabad" at the top, and "pataka" & katar mint marks at the bottom,11.20g, 21.00mm, (Date & mintmark for the type unlisted in KM), uncirculated, Scarce.

Note: The seat of the Rohillas, Najibabad, was lost to Awadh in 1774. The seat of Najib Khan’s family was then moved to Ghausgarh, a fortress buit by Najib Khan in 1765. Coins dated from 1188/16 Ry are known with the mintmark fish for Awadh to the right of the Ry. A parallel series of coins are known of ‘Najibabad’ mint with the mintmark of a Katar of the Rohillas. It’s suggested that those coins were probably struck by the Rohillas at their fort at Ghausgarh.

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