Description
British Raj, Kingdom of Mysore, Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (1799-1831 AD), Silver Rupee (11.34g, 22mm), AH1224/74, Mysore mint, struck in the name of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. Obverse: Legend in Persian, noting Hijri date. Reverse: Legend as obverse, noting fictional regnal year, crescent privy mark. Craig-207. Some underlying hairlines on reverse, deep grey patina and bold detail, a somewhat scarce issue, Extremely Fine.
The regnal year on issues such as this remain a mystery, as there is no correlation of actual royal chronology. As such, it is the AH date that likely indicates the year in which it was struck.
