Calcutta Mint – Hammered Coinages
– Gold, Mohur et infra –
‘Ālamgīr II – Kalkatta – 1757
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In October 1757 gold
was sent to the mint to be coined into mohurs. There is no indication, in the
records, of fractions being struck and the whereabouts of the half and quarter
in the Caldecott sale (JB Caldecott, Sotheby, 11th June 1912) is not
known.
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sikka mubārak bādshāh
ghāzī ‘ālamgīr
[AH date]
(= the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor, ‘Ālamgīr [AH
date]). |
ẓarb kalkata sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck
at Calcutta in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity). |
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Mohur |
Half Mohur |
Quarter Mohur |
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Official
Weight (g) |
11.08 |
5.54 |
2.77 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
? |
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? |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
~25 |
~21 |
~16 |
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Edge |
Plain |
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Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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1.4 |
- |
Mohur |
? |
4 |
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No specimens known. See comments
for discussion. |
NR |
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1.5 |
√ 1293c. |
3 |
” |
1171 |
5 |
Prid |
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RRR |
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1.6 |
4 |
” |
1174 |
6 |
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Recorded from Pridmore. |
RRR |
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1.7 |
5 |
Half
Mohur |
[xxxx] |
[x] |
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Not examined by Pridmore.
Caldecott Sale (1912), Lot 77. |
NR |
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1.8 |
6 |
Quarter
Mohur |
[xxxx] |
[x] |
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Not examined by Pridmore.
Caldecott Sale (1912), Lot 77. |
NR |