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# 311Rupee nd PeshwasIndia C Indep. Kingdoms - Maratha Confederacy
India – Maratha Confederacy – Pune Region – Peshwas, Anonymous Ruler (ca AD 1759 - 1818). Issue in the name of the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II, with his pre-accession name Ali Gauhar. Rupee ND. Mint: (Uncertain). Mint mark: Ankus (*). Silver (ø 19 mm – w. 11.16 g.). Edge: plain. KM 213. Nene 72. M/W T4, p. 87.

Obverse:
Persian legend. Ruler's name and titles (from bottom to top: [Sikkah mubarak / Bad]shah Ghazi / [Shah Ali Gauhar] = Auspicious coin of the Emperor, Warrior against the infidels, Shah Ali Gauhar).

Reverse:
Persian legend. Mint name and Julus formula (from bottom to top: [xxx zarb] / julus / maimanat [man]us = struck at xxx, (in his) reign associated with prosperity). Mint mark: Ankus, in the S of JULUS, at left.

Note:
Ankushi coins, with ankus as mint mark, are generally attributed to Poona mint but these coins were minted from a number of mints in Maharashtra. Some of the mints that produced Ankushi coins are Chinchwad, Belapur, Bhatodi, Kolaba, Kumalgarh, Phulgaon, Tembhurni and Chambagonda. (extracted from – Maratha Coins of Pune Region – by Nene J. Ganesh, pp 27-28).

(*) The Ankus is an accoutrement employed in the handling and training of elephants. It consists of a hook (usually bronze or steel) which is attached to a two- or three-foot handle. The hook is inserted into the elephant's sensitive skin, either slightly or more deeply, to cause pain and induce the elephant to behave in a certain manner. (extracted from Wikipedia).

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 – Krause Publications, 4th Edition, Usa, 2004.
Maheshwari K. K. and Wiggins K. W. – Maratha Mints and Coinage – Indian Inst. of Research in Numismatic Studies, Bombay, 1989.
Nene, Ganesh J. – Maratha Coins of Pune Region – Reesha Books International, India, 2005.