† Coins of India. Princely States. Awadh, Ghazi al-Din Haidar, Gold Ashrafi, mintname Dar al-Saltana Lakhnau Subah Awadh, AH 1242 Year 8, rev coat of arms consisting of crown flanked by rampant lions holding flag, upright fish below, one flower under the chain, no reverse edge beading visible but some on the obverse, struck on a slightly smaller planchet of 23mm rather than the usual 24mm, 10.68g (KM 170.2). Very fine but struck on a very poorly annealed planchet with numerous marks and lines. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £350-450
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