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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Muhammad Niazi, post: 4997672, member: 83232&quot;][ATTACH=full]1199865[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1199866[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Bhonsla rajas of nagpur, katak mint, in the name of mughal emperor Ahmed Shah bahadur. 1754-84</p><p>Maratha empire.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is interesting in of itself, but what caught my eye is the christian cross punchmark on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that it was done by some christian minority community in Nagpur.</p><p>During these times, the british had sent christian missionaries to India to spread christianity and gain converts. Notable among these converts were the Marathi christians of the Maharashtra state where nagpur is also situated. </p><p>Significant progress was made when the bible was translated into Marathi language by a baptist missionary. Someone from the marathi christian community or maybe a missionary might have resorted to stamping the cross on the local coinage as a way of spreading the idea of christianity. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is just my speculation on the story behind this coin. Would love to know what you guys think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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