Eighth rupees are recorded in various other
sources, but all the photos seen could equally well be
Murshīdābād coins, and probably are. The only coins with the
mint name Kalkatta seem to be nazaranas struck for presentation to the Emperor. It is possible that an RY 2 coin was struck, though
none is known.
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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 Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes, [AH date]). |
ẓarb kalkata
sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at
Calcutta in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity). |
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Actual Weight (g) |
11.64 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
~25 |
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Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.1 |
√ 1358. |
- |
Rupee |
1175 |
3 |
Bald |
Nazarana Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25
(Wiggins), lot 618 |
RRR |
|
2.2 |
√ 1359. |
14 |
|
1176 |
4 |
Prid, Bhandare |
Nazarana. See Pridmore for picture which
may have been taken from Marsden (1825), Oriental Coins, Plate 44, No. 937. |
It is not possible to determine if the coins were struck at Calcutta or
Murshīdābād (given cat no 5.1). 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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sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl
ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ālam
bādshāh [AH date] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam 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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Actual
Weight (g) |
? |
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0.8 |
0.16-0.17 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
~25 |
|
~9 |
5.8-6.0 |
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Composition |
Gold |
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Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
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2.3 |
√ 1297. |
- |
Mohur |
1176 |
3 |
Kulkarni |
RRR |
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2.4 |
- |
|
1177 |
5 |
Recorded from KM 663 |
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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 |
|
2.6 |
√ 1297i. |
- |
1/64 Mohur |
xxxx |
5 |
Rhodes, Kulkarni |
See Prashant Kulkarni in about 2004 (Numismatic Digest, vol
27-28, pp. 117-118). Second specimen reported to me by Nick Rhodes in
Sept.2006 from Gautam Dalmiya. |
RRR |
Calcutta Mint Hammered Coinages
Gold Mohur et infra Shāh
Ālam II Murshīdābād RY 7-8, 1766 to 1768
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Issued from the
mints of Calcutta and Murshīdābād. The C on the reverse may be
the Calcutta mintmark but see comments.
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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 Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes, [AH date]). |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs C (= Struck at
Murshīdābād in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil
prosperity. C. |
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Mohur |
Half Mohur |
Quarter Mohur |
Eighth Mohur |
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Official
Weight (g) |
11.64 |
5.82 |
2.91 |
1.45 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
11.65 |
? |
2.90 |
? |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
19.4 |
15.5 |
11.9-12.5 |
~11.5 |
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Composition |
Gold |
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Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
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2.7 |
√ 1298. |
15 |
Mohur |
1180 |
8 |
Noon |
|
RRR |
|
2.8 |
√ 1299. |
16 |
Half Mohur |
xxxx |
7 |
Pr. |
Recorded from Pridmore. |
RRR |
|
2.8c |
√ 1299a. |
- |
Quarter Mohur |
xxxx |
7 |
ClassNG |
Letter C on reverse not confirmed. May have been issued by the
Murshidabad mint. |
RRR |
|
2.9 |
√ 1299c. |
- |
Eighth Mohur |
xxxx |
7 |
Rhodes |
No C on reverse. May have been issued by the Murshidabad mint.
See 5.1. |
RRR |
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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 Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam 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 |
Quarter Mohur |
Eighth Mohur |
Sixteenth Mohur |
|
Official
Weight (g) |
12.36 |
6.18 |
3.09 |
1.54 |
0.77 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
12.16-12.37 |
6.13-6.16 |
? |
1.48-1.55 |
0.71-0.78 |
|
Actual
Diameter (mm) |
22.1-25.0 |
15.6-16.0 |
~14 |
12.2-13.9 |
9.0-12.7 |
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Composition |
Gold |
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Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.10 |
√ 1300. |
17 |
Mohur |
1182 |
10 |
Ste |
|
R |
|
2.11 |
√ 1301. |
18 |
|
1183 |
10 |
Ste, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.12C |
√ 1302c. |
- |
|
1184 |
10 |
Stacks |
|
R |
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2.12 |
√ 1302. |
19 |
|
1183 |
11 |
Bald |
|
R |
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2.13 |
√ 1303. |
20 |
|
1184 |
11 |
Ste, St James, Noon, Ash |
|
R |
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2.14 |
21 |
|
1184 |
11 |
|
Proof. BM. |
RRR |
|
|
2.15 |
√ 1305. |
22 |
|
1185 |
12 |
Noble via RJ, Noon |
|
R |
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2.16 |
23 |
|
1186 |
12 |
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|
R |
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2.17 |
√ 1307. |
- |
|
1187 |
12 |
Ste |
|
R |
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2.18 |
√ 1309. |
25 |
|
1188 |
12 |
Bald |
Mule with old rev. die. |
RR |
|
2.19 |
√ 1311. |
27 |
|
1189 |
12 |
Ste |
Mule with old rev. die. See Baldwin
(2006), sale 47 (Stiller), lot 806. |
RR |
|
2.19C |
√ 1311c. |
- |
|
1190 |
12 |
Bald |
Mule with old rev. die. |
RR |
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2.20 |
24 |
|
1187 |
15 |
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|
R |
|
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2.21 |
26 |
|
1188 |
15 |
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|
R |
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2.22 |
28 |
|
1189 |
15 |
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|
R |
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2.23 |
29 |
|
1190 |
15 |
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|
R |
|
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2.24 |
√ 1314. |
30 |
|
1194 |
19 |
Ste, Noble |
Date confirmed. |
R |
|
2.25 |
√ 1315. |
31 |
|
1195 |
19 |
Ste |
|
R |
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2.26 |
√ 1316. |
32 |
|
1196 |
19 |
Bons, Noble, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.27 |
√ 1317. |
33 |
|
1197 |
19 |
Ste |
|
R |
|
2.28 |
√ 1318. |
34 |
|
1198 |
19 |
Bald |
|
R |
|
√ 1319. |
35 |
|
1199 |
19 |
Ste, Noon |
|
R |
|
|
√ 1320. |
36 |
|
1200 |
19 |
ClassNG |
|
R |
|
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2.31 |
37 |
|
1201 |
19 |
|
|
R |
|
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2.32 |
√ 1322. |
38 |
|
1202 |
19 |
Ste, Noon |
See also Glendinings
sale October 1988 for coin struck on a larger flan. |
R |
|
2.33 |
39 |
Half Mohur |
1182 |
10 |
|
|
RR |
|
|
2.34 |
√ 1324. |
40 |
|
1182 |
10 |
Bald |
Silver proof. |
RRR |
|
2.34C |
√ 1325. |
- |
|
1183 |
10 |
SA |
Ref: Album (2012) sale 13, lot 1398. |
RR |
|
2.35 |
√ 1325c. |
41 |
|
1183 |
11 |
Joe Cribb |
See photos for drawing from an old Japanese book. |
RR |
|
2.35A |
√ 1325e. |
- |
|
1184 |
11 |
RJ, Noon |
|
RR |
|
2.36 |
√ 1326. |
- |
|
1200 |
19 |
Noon |
Ref: Baldwin (2000), sale 22
(Wheeler), lot 131. |
RR |
|
2.37 |
42 |
Quarter Mohur |
1182 |
10 |
|
|
RR |
|
|
2.38 |
43 |
|
1182 |
10 |
|
Silver proof. |
RRR |
|
|
2.39 |
√ 1329. |
44 |
|
1202 |
19 |
Bald, Her |
|
RR |
|
2.40 |
45 |
|
1203 |
19 |
|
|
RR |
|
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2.41 |
√ 1331. |
46 |
Eighth Mohur |
1182 |
10 |
RJ |
|
RR |
|
2.42 |
47 |
|
1182 |
10 |
|
Silver Proof. BM. |
RRR |
|
|
2.43 |
√ 1333. |
48 |
|
1183 |
10 |
NR |
|
RR |
|
2.44 |
√ 1334. |
49 |
|
1183 |
10 |
Bald, DNW |
Silver Proof. |
RRR |
|
√ 1334c. |
|
1186? |
10 |
Joe Crib |
See photos for drawing from old Japanese book. |
RRR |
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2.45 |
50 |
|
xxxx |
15 |
|
Ref: BM |
RR |
|
|
2.46 |
|
1200 |
19 |
|
Smithsonian Institution. Reported by
Kaslove. |
RR |
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|
2.47 |
√ 1336. |
51 |
|
1202 |
19 |
SA, Noble via RJ, Noon |
|
RR |
|
2.48 |
√ 1337. |
52 |
|
1203 |
19 |
Ste, Bald, Noon |
|
RR |
|
2.49 |
√ 1338. |
53 |
Sixteenth Mohur |
1182 |
10 |
SA, Noon |
|
RR |
|
2.50 |
54 |
|
1182 |
10 |
|
Silver Proof. BM. |
RRR |
|
|
2.51 |
55 |
|
1183 |
10 |
|
|
RR |
|
|
2.52 |
√ 1341. |
56 |
|
1183 |
10 |
Bald |
Silver Proof. |
RRR |
|
2.53 |
57 |
|
xxxx |
15 |
|
BM. |
RR |
|
|
2.53C |
√
1342c. |
- |
|
1200 |
19 |
Noon |
RR |
|
|
√ 1343. |
58 |
|
1202 |
19 |
Ste, Noble via
RJ, Noon, Ash |
Also exists struck from 1/8 mohur dies. Ref: Kaslove & Glendining sale Oct 1988, lot 493. |
RR |
|
|
2.55 |
√ 1344. |
59 |
|
1203 |
19 |
Ste, Bald, Noon |
|
RR |
Calcutta/Murshīdābād
Mint Shāh Ālam II Hammered Coinages Silver, Shāh Ālam II mubārak
murshīdābād
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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 Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes, [AH date]). |
ẓarb mubārak murshīdābād sanah 2 julūs
maimanat mānūs (= Struck at
auspicious Murshīdābād in the 2nd year of tranquil
prosperity). |
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Actual Weight (g) |
11.61 |
|
Actual Diameter (mm) |
26.7-27.0 |
|
Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
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2.56 |
√ 1360s |
- |
Rupee |
1174 |
2 |
Ste |
Probably the first issue of the Murshīdābād sicca from the Calcutta mint in the
name of Shāh Ālam II. |
RRR |
Calcutta/Murshīdābād
Mint Shāh Ālam II Hammered Coinages Silver Rupee et infra 1761
to 1771
|
Distinguished by
the presence of a star (sun) mark on the obverse. Coins dated 1765 to 1777 may
also have been struck at Murshīdābād under the authority of the
EIC but no definite identification marks have been discovered.
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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 Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes, [AH date]). |
ẓarb mubārak
murshīdābād
sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Murshīdābād
in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
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Rupee |
Half Rupee |
Quarter Rupee |
Eighth Rupee |
Sixteenth Rupee |
Thirty-Second Rupee |
|
Official
Weight (g) |
11.64 |
5.82 |
2.91 |
1.46 |
0.73 |
|
|
Actual
Weight (g) |
11.47-11.70 |
5.71-5.83 |
2.78-2.92 |
1.32-1.46 |
0.67-0.73 |
0.35-0.36 |
|
Actual
Diameter (mm) |
22.0-25.0 |
17.8-19.5 |
13.0-15.3 |
10.4-11.8 |
8.4-9.8 |
~7-8 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Dots |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.57 |
√ 1542c. |
- |
Rupee |
1174 |
2 |
3/2 |
Ste, NR, Oswal |
Ref: |
R |
|
2.58 |
√ 1542d. |
- |
|
1175 |
2 |
3/2 |
RJ, Tody, NR, St James |
R |
|
|
2.58A |
- |
|
1175 |
3 |
? |
|
Nazarana. Berlin museum. |
RRR |
|
|
2.59 |
√ 1542e3. |
- |
|
1175 |
3 |
2/2 |
NR |
R |
|
|
2.60 |
- |
|
1175 |
3 |
3/2 |
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
|
2.61 |
√ 1542e9. |
- |
|
1176 |
3 |
3/2 |
RJ, NR, ClassNG |
R |
|
|
2.62 |
√ 1542h. |
- |
|
1176 |
4 |
? |
Zambaur |
Nazarana. Obv may be same die as Calcutta
Nazarana. Ref: Kaslove, Rhodes See NS.XXI by E.V.Zambaur. |
RRR |
|
2.63 |
√ 1542g. |
- |
|
1176 |
4 |
2/2 |
RJ, NR (but no AH) |
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
2.64 |
- |
|
1176 |
4 |
3/2 |
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
|
2.65 |
√ 1542g6. |
- |
|
1177 |
4 |
? |
NR, RJ |
R |
|
|
2.66 |
√ 1542i. |
- |
|
1177 |
5 |
2/3 |
Ste, NR, Noon |
R |
|
|
2.67 |
√ 1542j. |
- |
|
1178 |
5 |
2/3 |
Ste, Spink, RJ, NR |
R |
|
|
2.68 |
√ 1542m. |
- |
|
1179 |
5 |
2/3 |
NR |
Baldwin (2006), sale 47 (Stiller),
lot 810. Incorrect mix of AH & RY. |
RRR |
|
2.69 |
√ 1542o. |
- |
|
1178 |
6 |
2/3 |
SG, Bons |
Nazarana. Ref: Kaslove.. |
RRR |
|
2.70 |
√ 1542r. |
- |
|
1179 |
6 |
2/3 |
Ste, NR |
Ref: N. Rhodes. |
R |
|
2.70C |
√ 1542r3. |
- |
|
1179 |
7 |
2/3 |
Weir |
Nazarana |
RRR |
|
2.71 |
√ 1543. |
87 |
|
1179 |
7 |
2/3 |
Ste, RJ, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.72 |
√ 1544. |
88 |
|
1180 |
7 |
2/3 |
Ste, RJ |
|
R |
|
2.73 |
√ 1545. |
- |
|
1180 |
8 |
2/3 |
Spink via RJ |
Nazarana. Ref: Mitchiner M1896. Also
SNC Sept 1979. |
RRR |
|
2.74 |
√ 1546. |
89 |
|
1180 |
8 |
2/3 |
Vikram Chatterjee but no AH, Vinod Jaiswal |
|
R |
|
2.75 |
√ 1547. |
90 |
|
1181 |
8 |
2/3 |
Ste, Noon |
Ref: N. Rhodes. Also occurs with dots
0/3. |
R |
|
2.76 |
- |
|
? |
9 |
|
|
Nazarana. Ref: H Kaslove. Also Berlin
museum, ex P.P. Adler. Also Skelton HP (1862) New Illustrated
Manual of the Current Gold and silver Coins of all Civilized Nations of the
Globe Giving their Weight, Standard, & Value, Together with the Systems
of Money, Weights, & Measures and Statistics, Commercial Geography, &
Industry of the Different Countries, James Hagger, London. |
RRR |
|
|
2.77 |
91 |
|
1181 |
9 |
2/3 |
RJ |
|
R |
|
|
2.78 |
√ 1549. |
92 |
|
1182 |
9 |
2/3 |
Ste, RJ, Noman |
Ref: N. Rhodes. See Photos for
different dots above J of julūs. |
R |
|
2.79 |
√ 1551. |
343 |
|
1182 |
10 |
2/3 |
Ste, Noon |
Nazarana. |
RRR |
|
2.80 |
√ 1550. |
93 |
|
1182 |
10 |
2/3 |
NR, RJ |
|
R |
|
2.81 |
√ 1552. |
94 |
|
1183 |
10 |
2/3 |
NR |
|
R |
|
2.82 |
- |
Half Rupee |
1176 |
3 |
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
||
|
2.83 |
√ 1553b. |
- |
|
1179 |
7 |
|
HC |
RR |
|
|
2.83A |
√ 1553b3. |
- |
|
1180 |
7 |
|
Noon |
RR |
|
|
2.84 |
√ 1553c. |
96 |
|
1181 |
8 |
|
Zeno |
Ref: Rhodes. See also Mitchiner
1897c. |
RR |
|
2.84a |
- |
|
1181 |
9 |
|
|
Berlin museum, ex P.P. Adler. |
RRR |
|
|
2.85 |
- |
Quarter Rupee |
xxxx |
3 |
|
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
|
2.86 |
- |
|
xxxx |
4 |
|
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
|
2.87 |
√ 1553j. |
- |
|
xxxx |
5 |
|
Zeno |
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
2.88 |
√ 1553m. |
- |
|
xxxx |
6 |
|
NR |
R |
|
|
2.89 |
√ 1554. |
- |
|
1179 |
7 |
|
Ste, HC, Vikram Chatterjee |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36,
lot 458. Hijri date not usually visible. |
R |
|
2.90 |
√ 1555. |
- |
|
118x |
8 |
|
Ste, Zeno |
R |
|
|
2.91 |
- |
|
xxxx |
9 |
|
|
Nazarana. Ref: H
Kaslove. See Skelton HP (1862) New Illustrated Manual of the Current Gold and
silver Coins of all Civilized Nations of the Globe Giving their Weight,
Standard, & Value, Together with the Systems of Money, Weights, &
Measures and Statistics, Commercial Geography, & Industry of the
Different Countries, James Hagger, London. |
RRR |
|
|
2.92 |
√ 1556. |
97 |
|
1181 |
9 |
|
Zeno |
Berlin Museum, ex P.P. Adler. |
R |
|
2.93 |
√ 1556e. |
|
Eighth Rupee |
1175 |
2 |
|
Ste |
RR |
|
|
2.94 |
|
|
xxxx |
3 |
|
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
|
2.95 |
√ 1556e6. |
|
|
xxxx |
4 |
|
RJ |
RR |
|
|
2.96 |
|
|
xxxx |
4 |
|
|
Struck on a broad flan from smaller dies. Wt. 1.46g. Ref:
Baldwin (2006), sale 47 (Stiller), lot 804. |
RRR |
|
|
2.97 |
√ 1556g. |
|
|
117x |
5 |
Ste, HC, NR |
Ref: Hemanth Chopra. |
RR |
|
|
2.98 |
√ 1556j. |
|
|
117x |
6 |
|
Noon |
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
2.99 |
√ 1556j3. |
|
|
1179 |
7 |
|
Bald |
RR |
|
|
2.100 |
√ 1558. |
98 |
|
118x |
7 |
|
Ste, Bald |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2002), sale 34, lot 578. |
RR |
|
2.101 |
√ 1559. |
99 |
|
xxxx |
8 |
|
Ste, Zeno |
|
RR |
|
2.102 |
√ 1560. |
100 |
|
xxxx |
9 |
|
Ste, HC |
Ref: Ravi Shankar Sharma. Also Berlin museum (dated 118x), ex P.P.Adler. |
RR |
|
2.103 |
|
Sixteenth Rupee |
xxxx |
2 |
|
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
|
2.104 |
√ 1560b3. |
|
|
xxxx |
3 |
|
Ste |
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
2.105 |
√ 1560b1. |
|
|
xxxx |
5 |
|
Ste, NR |
RR |
|
|
2.106 |
- |
|
xxxx |
6 |
|
|
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
|
2.107 |
√ 1562. |
- |
|
117(9) |
7 |
|
Ste, HC, Weir, Noon, RJ |
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
2.108 |
√ 1562c. |
- |
|
xxxx |
8 |
|
Zeno |
Ref: Rhodes. |
RR |
|
2.109 |
√ 1563. |
101 |
|
xxxx |
9 |
|
Ste |
|
RR |
|
2.109B |
√ 1563b. |
102 |
|
xxxx |
10 |
|
RJ |
|
RR |
|
2.109C |
√ 1563e. |
- |
1/32 Rupee |
xxxx |
8 |
|
Zeno |
RRR |
|
|
2.109A |
- |
|
xxxx |
9 |
|
|
Berlin museum, ex Guthrie (0.365g). |
RRR |
Calcutta/Murshīdābād/Patna/Dacca
Mint Hammered Coinages Silver Rupee et infra
Shāh Ālam II Crescent Marked 1771 to 1777
|
Distinguished from the previous type by the presence of a crescent/moon
mark on the obverse. Coins of years 11 & 12 were issued from all four mints
of
|
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|
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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 Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam 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). |
||
|
|
Rupee |
1/2 Rupee |
1/4 Rupee |
1/8 Rupee |
1/16Rupee |
1/32 Rupee |
1/64 Rupee |
|
Official
Weight (g) |
11.64 |
5.82 |
2.91 |
1.46 |
0.73 |
0.37 |
|
|
Actual
Weight (g) |
11.36-11.65 |
5.70-5.78 |
2.77-2.88 |
1.38-1.48 |
0.70-0.74 |
? |
0.18 |
|
Actual
Diameter (mm) |
21.4-25.5 |
17.4-19.3 |
13.6-14.6 |
10.8-12.9 |
8.6-10.7 |
~7-8 |
|
|
Composition |
Silver |
|
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See investigation of possible secret mint
marks
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Dots |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.110 |
√ 1565. |
|
Rupee |
1182 |
10 |
5/3 |
Bald |
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
2.110c |
|
|
1183 |
10 |
|
|
Nazarana. Berlin museum, ex P.P.Adler. |
RRR |
|
|
2.111 |
√ 1565b3. |
95 |
|
1183 |
10 |
5/3 |
Ste, RJ, NR, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.112 |
√ 1565b6. |
- |
|
1184 |
10 |
|
Oswal |
Ref: Rhodes. |
R |
|
2.113 |
√ 1565c. |
- |
|
1183 |
11 |
5/3 |
Bons, Noon |
Nazarana. Ref: Heinz Bons. |
RRR |
|
2.114 |
√ 1566. |
109 |
|
1183 |
11 |
5/3 |
Vikram Chatterjee |
|
R |
|
2.115 |
- |
|
1184 |
11 |
|
|
Nazarana. Ref: Pridmore (1978), SNC
LXXXVI, Feb 1978, p. 68. |
RRR |
|
|
2.116 |
√ 1568. |
110 |
|
1184 |
11 |
5/0 |
Ste, NR |
|
R |
|
2.117 |
√ 1568c. |
110 |
|
1184 |
11 |
4/3 |
Ste, Bald, Lingen, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.118 |
√ 1568e. |
110 |
|
1184 |
11 |
5/3 |
RJ, NR, Ravi Shankar Sharma |
See photos for different shaped numeral 4 in date. |
R |
|
2.118C |
√ 1568g. |
110 |
|
1184 |
11 |
4/0 |
Aniket Sanyal, Vikram Chatterjee |
Not sure how this dot arrangement fits into the pattern |
RR |
|
2.119 |
111 |
|
1184 |
11 |
|
|
Proof. BM. |
RRR |
|
|
2.120 |
√ 1569c. |
- |
|
1185 |
11 |
5/0 |
Tandon, Ste, NR |
Ref: H Kaslove and Pankaj Tandon. |
R |
|
2.121 |
√ 1569c3. |
- |
|
1185 |
11 |
4/3 |
RJ, NR |
R |
|
|
2.122 |
- |
|
1185 |
11 |
5/3 |
|
R |
||
|
2.123 |
√ 1573. |
- |
|
1187 |
11 |
4/3? |
Ste but AH not clear |
Ref: Senior. |
RR |
|
2.124 |
√ 1577c. |
- |
|
1185 |
12 |
5/0 |
SA but not much like a nazarana |
Nazarana. Ref: H Kaslove. Plain flower. |
RRR |
|
2.124C |
√ 1569e. |
- |
|
1185 |
12 |
5/0 |
Vinod Jaiswal, Vikram Chatterjee |
See photos for one with plain flower and no dots to the right of
RY, on reverse |
R |
|
2.125 |
√ 1569h. |
- |
|
1165 |
12 |
4/3 |
NR |
Error date. Ref: H Kaslove; also Nick
Rhodes from a collection in Calcutta. |
RR |
|
2.126 |
√ 1570. |
112 |
|
1185 |
12 |
4/3 |
Ste, NR, RJ |
|
R |
|
2.126C |
√ 1570c |
|
1185 |
12 |
5/3 |
Bald, NR, Noon |
|
R |
|
|
2.127 |
√ 1572. |
113 |
|
1186 |
12 |
5/0 |
Ste, NR, Noon, Vinod Jaiswal |
Plain flower and no dots to right of
RY |
R |
|
2.128 |
√ 1572c. |
113 |
|
1186 |
12 |
4/3 |
NR |
Ref: Kaslove, also Johnston |
R |
|
2.129 |
√ 1572e. |
113 |
|
1186 |
12 |
5/3 |
RJ |
|
R |
|
2.130 |
√ 1574. |
|
1187 |
12 |
5/0 |
Ste, NR, Lingen |
Plain flower and no dots to right of
RY |
R |
|
|
2.130C |
√ 1574c. |
114 |
|
1187 |
12 |
4/3 |
Vikram Chatterjee, Noon |
R |
|
|
2.131 |
√ 1576. |
115 |
|
1188 |
12 |
4/3 |
RJ |
|
RR |
|
2.132 |
116 |
|
1189 |
12 |
|
|
Mule of Obverse with earlier reverse |
RR |
|
|
2.133 |
√ 1577e. |
344 |
|
1185 |
13 |
4/3 |
Noon |
Nazarana. Ref: Pridmore (1978), SNC,
LXXXVI, p. 68. Kaslove, personal communication. |
RRR |
|
2.134 |
√ 1578. |
- |
|
1188 |
15 |
4/3 |
Ste |
Nazarana. Ref: Pridmore (1978), SNC,
LXXXVI, p. 68. |
RRR |
|
2.135 |
√ 1578c. |
- |
|
1188 |
15 |
4/3 |
RJ |
R |
|
|
2.135C |
√ 1578e. |
- |
|
1188 |
15 |
5/3 |
Vikram Chatterjee |
R |
|
|
2.136 |
√ 1580. |
117 |
|
1189 |
15 |
4/3 |
Ste but date not clear, Bald, RJ, NR |
R |
|
|
2.137 |
√ 1581. |
118 |
|
1190 |
15 |
4/3 |
Ste, NR |
|
R |
|
2.137C |
√ 1581c. |
- |
|
1191 |
15 |
4/3 |
Vikram Chatterjee |
|
R |
|
2.138 |
√ 1582c. |
|
Half Rupee |
118x |
10 |
5/3 |
Ste |
Ref: Tim Wilkes (2009), list 5, lot
298 |
RR |
|
2.139 |
√ 1583. |
119 |
|
1184 |
11 |
5/3 |
HC |
|
RR |
|
2.140 |
120 |
|
1184 |
11 |
|
|
Proof. BM |
RRR |
|
|
2.140C |
√ 1584c. |
|
1185 |
11 |
4/3 |
Noon |
RR |
||
|
2.141 |
√ 1585. |
121 |
|
1186 |
12 |
|
Ste |
AH not visible on my specimen |
RR |
|
2.142 |
√ 1585b. |
|
1189 |
15 |
4/3 |
RH |
RR |
||
|
2.143 |
√ 1585c. |
- |
|
1190 |
15 |
4/3 |
Rhodes |
|
RRR |
|
2.144 |
√ 1586. |
- |
Quarter Rupee |
xxxx |
10 |
|
Ste, NR |
HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36, lot 459 |
RR |
|
2.145 |
122 |
|
xxxx |
11 |
|
|
|
RR |
|
|
2.146 |
123 |
|
xxxx |
11 |
|
|
Proof. BM |
RRR |
|
|
2.147 |
√ 1588. |
124 |
|
xxxx |
12 |
|
Ste, Noon |
|
RR |
|
2.148 |
√ 1589. |
125 |
|
118x |
15 |
|
Ste, Oswal |
|
RR |
|
2.149 |
√ 1589c. |
- |
Eighth Rupee |
xxxx |
10 |
|
Ste, RJ |
HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36, lot 459 |
R |
|
2.150 |
√ 1590. |
126 |
|
1184 |
11 |
|
Ste but no AH, NR but RY not clear |
|
R |
|
2.151 |
127 |
|
xxxx |
11 |
|
|
Proof. BM |
RRR |
|
|
2.152 |
√ 1592. |
128 |
|
1186 |
12 |
|
Ste |
Very rare with AH date visible |
R |
|
2.152A |
√ 1592b. |
- |
|
1187 |
12 |
|
Oswal |
R |
|
|
2.153 |
√ 1592c. |
128 |
|
1188 |
12 |
|
SA, Bald, Noon |
Very rare with AH date visible |
R |
|
2.154 |
√ 1593. |
129 |
|
118x |
15 |
|
Ste, Noon, Tody |
|
R |
|
2.155 |
√ 1594. |
129 |
|
118x |
15 |
|
Ste |
Finer Style. Ref: Baldwin (2001),
sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 621 |
RR |
|
2.156 |
√ 1594c. |
- |
Sixteenth Rupee |
118x |
10 |
|
Bald, RJ |
|
R |
|
2.157 |
√ 1595. |
130 |
|
1184 |
11 |
|
Ste |
Ref: Rhodes. Very rare with AH
visible |
R |
|
2.158 |
131 |
|
xxxx |
11 |
|
|
Proof. BM |
R |
|
|
2.159 |
√ 1597. |
132 |
|
1186 |
12 |
|
Ste, Noon |
Very rare with AH visible |
R |
|
2.160 |
√ 1598. |
133 |
|
xxxx |
15 |
|
Ste |
|
R |
|
2.161 |
√ 1599. |
- |
Thirty-second Rupee |
xxxx |
11 |
|
Bald via RJ |
Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25
(Wiggins), lot 624 |
RRR |
|
2.162 |
- |
|
xxxx |
15 |
|
|
Nazarana. Ref: |
RRR |
|
|
2.162C |
√ 1600b. |
- |
Sixty-Fourth Rupee |
xxxx |
11 |
|
KM |
Ref KM but no weight given |
RRR |
|
2.163 |
- |
|
xxxx |
12 |
|
Ref: Baldwin (2001) sale 25 (Wiggins) lot 626 |
RRR |
Coins dated 1185 may come with small or
large dates (noted by Vinod Jaiswal)
Photo from Nick Rhodes. Could this be a
copper coin of Shāh Ālam II?
In May 1777, an order was made that coins
would be issued from only one mint of the Presidency,
|
|
|
|
|
|
sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl
ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ālam
bādshāh [AH date] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad,
Shāh Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes, [AH date]). |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 julūs
maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Murshīdābād
in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
||
|
|
Rupee |
Half Rupee |
Quarter Rupee |
Eighth Rupee |
Sixteenth Rupee |
1/32 Rupee |
|
Official
Weight (g) |
11.64 |
5.82 |
2.91 |
1.46 |
0.73 |
0.37 |
|
Actual
Weight (g) |
11.48-11.64 |
5.64-5.80 |
2.56-2.92 |
1.44-1.46 |
0.70-0.73 |
0.38 |
|
Actual
Diameter (mm) |
21.0-27.0 |
17.9-19.7 |
14.2-16.5 |
11.3-13.1 |
9.5-10.9 |
7.5-7.7 |
|
Composition |
Silver |
|||||
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.165 |
345 |
Rupee |
1190 |
19 |
|
Nazarana |
RR |
|
|
2.166 |
√ 1361c. |
135A |
|
1190 |
19 |
Bald, RJ, Vinod Jaiswal, Noon |
Mule |
RR |
|
2.167 |
√ 1362. |
135B |
|
1191 |
|
Ste, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.168 |
√ 1363. |
136 |
|
1192 |
|
Bald, RJ, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.169 |
√ 1364. |
137 |
|
1193 |
|
Ste, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.170 |
√ 1365. |
138 |
|
1194 |
|
Bald, RJ, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.171 |
√ 1366. |
139 |
|
1195 |
|
Ste, Bald, RJ, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.172 |
√ 1367. |
140 |
|
1196 |
|
Bald, RJ, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.173 |
√ 1368. |
141 |
|
1197 |
|
Bald, Noon, Tody |
|
R |
|
2.174 |
√ 1369. |
142 |
|
1198 |
|
Bald |
|
R |
|
2.175 |
√ 1370. |
143 |
|
1199 |
|
Bald, Vinod Jaiswal |
|
R |
|
√ 1371. |
- |
|
1200 |
|
Bald, RJ |
Ref: Mitchiner M1898. |
R |
|
|
2.177 |
√ 1372. |
144 |
|
1201 |
|
Bald |
|
R |
|
2.178 |
√ 1373. |
145 |
|
1202 |
|
Ste, RJ, Noon |
|
R |
|
2.179 |
√ 1374. |
146 |
|
1203 |
|
Ste, RJ |
|
R |
|
2.180 |
√ 1375. |
- |
|
1204 |
|
Ste |
Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25
(Wiggins), lot 628 |
R |
|
√ 1376. |
147 |
|
1205 |
|
Ste, Noon |
|
R |
|
|
2.182 |
148 |
|
120x |
12 |
|
Mule. Old rev die re-used. |
RR |
|
|
2.183 |
√ 1377c. |
- |
|
- |
19 |
Ste, Noon |
Copper trial strike |
RR |
|
2.184 |
√ 1378. |
149 |
Half Rupee |
1193 |
19 |
Ste |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36,
lot 463 |
RRR |
|
2.185 |
√ 1379. |
149 |
|
1194 |
|
Ste |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36,
lot 463 |
RRR |
|
2.186 |
√ 1380. |
149 |
|
1196 |
|
Noon |
Ref: Thompson |
RRR |
|
2.187 |
149 |
|
1200 |
|
|
Ref: Rhodes |
RRR |
|
|
2.188 |
√ 1381. |
150 |
Quarter Rupee |
1192 |
19 |
Ste, RJ |
Much rarer with AH date |
RR |
|
2.188C |
√ 1381c. |
|
1199 |
19 |
Noon |
RR |
||
|
√ 1381e. |
|
1202 |
19 |
RJ |
RR |
|||
|
2.189 |
151 |
Eighth
Rupee |
1190 |
19 |
|
Ref: Rhodes. All these eighths are much rarer with AH date |
RR |
|
|
2.190 |
151 |
|
1198 |
|
|
RR |
||
|
2.191 |
√
1382e. |
151 |
|
1199 |
|
RJ |
RR |
|
|
2.192 |
√ 1382g. |
151 |
|
1205 |
|
Ste |
RR |
|
|
√ 1382i. |
429 |
|
xxxx |
|
DNW |
Much finer style than usual. See also Dacca mint |
RRR |
|
|
2.194 |
√ 1383. |
152 |
Sixteenth Rupee |
xxxx |
19 |
Ste, HC, Noon |
|
RR |
|
√ 1384. |
- |
Thirty-second Rupee |
xxxx |
19 |
RJ |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36,
lot 464 |
RR |
These coins are indistinguishable from those struck at Madras. The dies
were obtained from Madras and must have been INO Ālamgīr II with the regnal year 6. They were struck
at the mints of Calcutta and Murshīdābād as well as Madras. They
are also catalogued under Madras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī
ālamgīr azīz al-dīn muḥammad [AH
date] (= the auspicious coin of the victorious
Emperor, Ālamgīr chosen of the faith of Muḥammad[AH date]). |
ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat
mānūs (= Struck at
Arkot in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
||
|
Official Weight |
11.43 |
|
Actual Weight (g) |
10.64-11.49 |
|
Actual Diameter (mm) |
20.0-25.0 |
|
Composition |
Silver |
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments see also
|
Rarity
|
|
2.196 |
√ 1360m. (Madras
187) |
Madras 140 |
Rupee |
1172 |
6 |
Ste |
Issued from the Calcutta mint from
1761 to 1776. Also from Madras (cat no 2.63) and Murshīdābād
(not recorded separately). AH almost never visible. |
C |
|
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|
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shāh ālam
bādshāh
ghāzī [AH date] (= Shāh
Ālam Victorious Emperor [AH date]). |
ẓarb kalkata maimanat
1 ana (= Struck at prosperous Calcutta, the value of 1 anna). |
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|
|
Anna |
Half
Anna |
|
Official
Weight (g) |
28.89 |
14.45 |
|
Actual
Weight (g) |
27.05-28.88 |
13.95-14.47 |
|
Actual
Diameter (mm) |
25.0-28.5 |
21.5-23.1 |
|
Composition |
Copper |
|
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.197 |
√ 1390. |
188 |
Anna |
1177 |
Ste, Bald |
Much rarer with clear dates. Specimen in the BM (1177) weighs
28.88 |
RR |
|
2.198 |
√ 1391. |
189 |
|
1188 |
Noon |
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|
2.199 |
√ 1392. |
190 |
Half Anna |
1188 |
Ste, Noon |
RR |
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|
|
|
|
|
Half anna
appears to say aph ana (half anna) on
reverse or 10 panjana? |
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See paper
by Abhishek Chatterjee
|
|
Scrip from Abhishek
Chatterjee |
|
Scrip from Abhishek
Chatterjee |
|
julūs mubārak sanah [AH] |
ẓarb murshīdābād [RY] |
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|
Actual Weight (g) |
11.4-12.12 |
|
Actual Diameter (mm) |
|
Composition |
Copper |
Catalogue
|
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
|
Rarity
|
|
2.199B |
√ 1392b. |
- |
Half Anna |
1191 |
12 |
Abhishek |
Ref: BM |
RR |
|
2.199C |
√ 1392e. |
- |
|
1192 |
12 |
Abhishek |
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|
2.199E |
√ 1392c. |
- |
|
1194 |
20 |
Abhishek |
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