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Calcutta Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver Rupee – 1792

Pridmore assigned this type with wide rims and AH dates to trials in 1790. However, see comments for reasons for assigning it to a later date.

 

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh 1202 (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shah ‘Alām Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, 1202).

ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Murshīdābād in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

 

Official Weight (g)

11.64

Actual Weight (g)

11.63

Actual Diameter (mm)

29.5-29.8

Composition

Silver

Edge

Grained Right

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Status

Provenance

√ Comments

Rarity

4.9

√ 1415.

153

Currency

Ste

 

RR

4.10

1414.

-

Proof

 

Ref: Baldwin (2000), sale 22 (Wheeler), lot 161. Could this just be a well-struck piece?

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