Calcutta Mint Hammered Coinages
Gold Mohur et infra Shah Alām
Kalkatta 1761 to 1765
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It
is not possible to determine if the coins were struck at Calcutta, Murshīdābād
(given cat no 5.1) or Patna (given cat no 5.9). It seems likely that other
fractions such as quarters and eighths would have been struck, as well as the
smaller fractions recorded below.
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Photo from Baldwin
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sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl
ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ālam
bādshāh [AH date] (= Defender of the religion of Muhammad,
Shāh Alām Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes, [AH date]). |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck
at Murshīdābād in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil
prosperity). |
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Mohur |
Half Mohur |
Sixteenth Mohur |
1/64 Mohur |
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Official
Weight (g) |
11.08? |
5.6 |
0.73 |
0.181 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
? |
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0.8 |
0.170 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
~25 |
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~9 |
~7-8 |
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Composition |
Gold |
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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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2.3 |
√ 1297. |
- |
Mohur |
1176 |
3 |
Kulkarni |
RRR |
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2.4 |
- |
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1177 |
5 |
Recorded
from KM 663 |
RRR |
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2.4c |
√ 1297e. |
- |
Half
Mohur |
1176 |
4 |
Bald |
RRR |
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2.5 |
√ 1297g. |
- |
Sixteenth
Mohur |
xxxx |
x |
Bons |
Ref:
Heinz Bons. Mint name not visible so not certainly from
Murshīdābād. |
RRR |
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2.6 |
√ 1297i. |
- |
1/64
Mohur |
xxxx |
5 |
Rhodes,
Kulkarni |
0.170g Compare to rupee Reported by Prashant Kulkarni in about 2004
(Numismatic Digest, vol 27-28, pp. 117-118). Second specimen reported by Nick
Rhodes in Sept.2006 from Gautam Dalmiya. |
RRR |