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Banāras Mint – Hammered Coinages – Gold, Mohur – INO Shāh Alām – 1776 to 1812

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl Ilāh hāmī al-dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH]).		ẓarb muḥammadābād banāras sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Muḥammadābād Banāras in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Mohur	Half Mohur	Quarter Mohur	Eighth Mohur
Official Weight (g)	10.88	5.44	2.72	1.36
Actual Weight (g)	10.78-10.92	5.42		1.6 but includes mount
Actual Diameter (mm)	20.9-23.2	14.5-15.0	~12.5	~11
Composition	Gold
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Differ. Marks	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.1	1624m.	-	Mohur	[xxxx]	17	?		Ref: EIC records. None known. See Comments.	NR
7.2	√ 1625m1.	-	”	1192	18	B	RJ, Noon		RRR
7.3	1625m2.	-	”	[xxxx]	19	?		Ref: EIC records. None known. See Comments.	NR
7.4	1625m3.	-	”	[xxxx]	20	?		Ref: EIC records. None known. See Comments.	NR
7.5	√ 1625m4.	-	”	1193	21	A	Sov	Flower rather than star on reverse	RRR
7.6	1625m5.	-	”	[xxxx]	22	?		Ref: EIC records. None known. See Comments.	NR
7.7	1625m6.	-	”	[xxxx]	23	?		Ref: EIC records. None known. See Comments.	NR
7.8	√ 1625.	-	”	[xxxx]	24	None	Ste	Ref: Senior (1993), ONSNL 137. Simplified obverse legend differs from other dates.	RRR
7.9	1625c.	-	”	[xxxx]	25	?		Ref: EIC records. None known. See Comments.	NR
7.10	√ 1625e.	-	”	1199	26	D	Ste, Bald, RJ, Noon	Baldwin (2008), sale 54 (Diana), lot 52.	RR
7.11	1625g.	-	”	1199	27	D		Normal engraving. No barbels on fish.	RR
7.12	√ 1626.	-	”	1199	27	None	Ste	Fish with Barbels. No differentiating marks.	RR
7.13	1626e.	-	”	[xxxx]	28			Ref: EIC records. See Comments.	NR
7.14	√ 1627.	-	”	1201	29	A	Ste, Bald, Noon	Ref: DNW (2002), sale 55, lot 1572.	RR
7.15	√ 1627c.	-	”	1202	29	A	Ste, Noon		RR
7.16	√ 1628.	-	”	1202	30	D	Ste, Bald, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2003), sale 35, lot 1704.	RR
7.17	√ 1629.	-	”	1202	31	D	Ste, , Bald, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2004), sale 37, lot 1531 for coin with complete AH date. Also see photos.	RR
7.18	√ 1630.	-	”	1203	31	D	Ste, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2005), sale 40, lot 985.	RR
7.19	√ 1631.	-	”	1203	32	D	Ste, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2004), sale 37, lot 1532.	RR
7.20	√ 1632.	-	”	1204	32	D	Bald, CNG, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2003), sale 35, lot 1706.	RR
7.21	√ 1632c.	-	”	1209	36	D	Noon	Ref: Johnston.	RR
7.22	√ 1633.	217	”	1209	37	D	Ste, Noon		RR
7.22C	√ 1633c.	-	”	1210	41	D	SA, Ste	Mule	RR
7.23	√ 1634.	218	”	1213	41	D	Bald	Ref: Johnston.	RR
7.24	√ 1634c.	-	Half Mohur	1xxx	32	D	RJ	Only one known. Edge looks normal.	RRR
7.24B	√ 1634d.	-	Quarter Mohur	xxxx	26	D	Zubair Khan	Ref: Zubair Khan. Authenticity has been questioned.	RRR
7.24A	√ 1634f.	-	Eighth Mohur	xxxx	25		Bhandare	Ref: Berlin Museum. Ex Guthrie collection. These are the same type as the RY 24 mohur above	RRR

Normal style	RY 24 style. shāh ‘ālam bādshāh ghāzī sikka mubārak	Fish with barbels (RY 27)

For differentiating marks see rupee

Banāras Mint – Hammered Coinages – Silver, Rupee et infra 1776 to 1812

The set of marks identified by Pridmore as ‘darogah’s’ marks are named here ‘differentiating’ marks. See Alan DeShazo for initial marks of mint masters.

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH]).		ẓarb muḥammadābād banāras sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Muḥammadābād Banāras in the 17/[RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee	Eighth Rupee	Sixteenth Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.33	5.66	2.83	1.42	0.71
Actual Weight (g)	10.85-11.37	5.40-5.66	2.63-2.94	1.30-1.47	0.65-0.71
Actual Diameter (mm)	21.3-24.9	18.1-21.5	14.8-17.8	12.6-14.8	9.7-12.4
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Differ. Mark	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.25	√ 1635.	219	Rupee	1190	17	A	Ste, Coin World, Noon		R
7.26	√ 1636.	220	”	1191	17	A	Ste, Noon		R
7.27	√ 1636c.	-	”	1191	17	B	Ste		R
7.28	√ 1636e.	221	”	1192	17	A	DeShazo, Noon		R
7.29	√ 1637.	-	”	1192	17	B	Ste, Noon		R
7.32	√ 1637g.	-	”	1192	20	A	Zeno (via DeShazo)	This and all later coins have dual RY e.g. 17/20. See Differ. Mark above for a transitory mark (from DeShazo).	R
7.33	√ 1638.	222	”	1193	20	A	DeShazo, ClassNG		S
7.34	√ 1639.	223	”	1193	21	A	Ste		S
7.35	√ 1639c.	-	”	1194	21	A	Ste, RJ, Noon	Mitchiner No. 1933.	S
7.36	√ 1640.	224	”	1194	22	A	Ste but AH incomplete, Noble, Noon		S
7.37	√ 1641.		”	1195	22	A	DeShazo, Noon	Baldwin (2002), sale 31, lot 720	S
7.38	√ 1642.	225	”	1195	23	C	Ste, RJ, Noon		S
7.39	√1642c.	-	”	1195	23	A	Ste, Tandon, Noon	Ref: R Johnston, also Pankaj Tandon (2008), ONSNL 194, p. 37).	R
7.40	√ 1644.	226	”	1196	24	A	Ste, Noon		S
7.40A	√ 1644b.		”	1196	24	C1	DeShazo		S
7.40C	√ 1644c.	-	”	1197	24	D	DeShazo & Semans, Noon	See Alan DeShazo	R
7.41	√ 1645.	227	”	1197	25	D	Ste, SA, Noon		S
7.42	√ 1646.	-	”	1198	25	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.43	√ 1647.	228	”	1198	26	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.44	√ 1648.	229	”	1199	26	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.45	√ 1649.	230	”	1199	27	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.46	√ 1650.	-	”	1199	27	E	Ste	Ref: Johnston	R
7.46c	√ 1650c.	-	”	1199	27	F	RJ		R
7.47	√ 1651.	231	”	1200	27	E	Ste		S
7.48	√ 1651c.		”	1200	27	F	RJ, Noon		R
7.49	√ 1651e.	-	”	1201	28	A	Ste, RJ		S
7.50	√ 1653.	-	”	1201	28	G		Ref: Johnston	R
7.51	1653c.	233	”	1201	29	A		Full die impression	RRR
7.52	√ 1652.	232	”	1202	28	A	Ste		S
7.53	√ 1654.	234	”	1202	29	A	Ste		S
7.54	√ 1655.	235	”	1202	30	D	Ste, Noon		S
(7.55)	√ 1656.	-	”	1202	31	D	Ste	Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36, lot 450 but no photo. May be 1203?.	S
7.56	√ 1657.	236	”	1203	30	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.57	√ 1658.	237	”	1203	31	D	Ste but date could be 1202, RJ, Noon		S
7.58A	1658e.	-	”	1204	31			LMC 4724 (thanks to Alan DeShazo)	R
7.59	√ 1659.	238	”	1204	32	D	Ste		S
7.60	√ 1659c.	-	”	1205	32	D	Ste, Noon		R
7.61	√ 1660.	239	”	1205	33	D	Ste		S
7.62	1661.	240	”	1206	33	D		LMC 4727	S
7.63	√ 1663.	242	”	1206	34	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.64	√ 1664.	243	”	1207	34	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.65	√ 1665.	244	”	1207	35	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.66	1666.	245	”	1207	35	D		Full die impression	RRR
7.67	√ 1667.	246	”	1208	35	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.68	√ 1668.	247	”	1208	36	D	Ste		S
7.69	√ 1669.	248	”	1209	36	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.70	√ 1670.	249	”	1209	37	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.71	√ 1671.	250	”	1210	37	D	Ste, Tody		S
7.72	√ 1672.	251	”	1210	38	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.73	√ 1673.	252	”	1211	38	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.74	√ 1674.	253	”	1211	39	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.74C	√ 1675.	-	”	1211	40	D	Ste, RJ	Mule	R
7.76	√ 1676.	254	”	1212	39	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.77	√ 1677.	255	”	1212	40	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.78	1677c.	241	”	1213	33	D		Mule	RR
7.79	√ 1678.	256	”	1213	40	D	Ste		S
7.80	√ 1679.	257	”	1213	41	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.81	√ 1680.	258	”	1214	41	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.82	√ 1681.	259	”	1214	42	D	Ste, Noon		S
(7.82a)	1681c.	-	”	1214	42	I		Ref: Indian coin hoard	R
7.83	√ 1682.	260	”	1215	42	D	Ste, Noon		S
7.84	√ 1683.	261	”	1215	43	I	Ste, Noon		S
7.85	√ 1684.	262	”	1216	43	I	Ste, Noon		S
7.86	√ 1685.	263	”	1216	44	I	Ste, Noon		S
7.87	√ 1686.	264	”	1217	44	J	Ste, Noon		S
7.88	√ 1687.	265	”	1217	45	J	Ste, Noon, Zeno	See photos for one with a large flan	S
7.89	1688.	266	”	1217	45	J		Full die impression. Diam 29.5mm.	RRR
7.90	√ 1689.	267	”	1218	45	J	Ste, Noon		S
7.91	√ 1690.	268	”	1218	46	J	Ste, Noon		S
7.92	√ 1691.	-	”	1218	46	J	Bhandare	Full die impression. Ref: Fitzwilliam Museum. Diam 34.0mm	RRR
7.93	√ 1692.	269	”	1219	46	J	Ste, Noon		S
7.94	√ 1694.	-	”	1219	47	J	Ste, Noon		S
7.94C	√ 1694c.	-	”	1219	47	K	Ste, Noon		S
7.95	√ 1693.	270	”	1219	47	K	Unknown	Full die impression. Diam 33.3mm	RRR
7.96	√ 1695.	271	”	1219	47	L	Ste, RJ, Noon		S
7.97	√ 1696.	272	”	1220	47	L	Ste, Noon		S
7.98	√ 1698.	-	”	1220	48	L	Ste, Noon		S
7.99	√ 1697.	273	”	1220	48	M	Ste, Noon		S
7.100	√ 1699.	274	”	1221	48	M	Ste, RJ, Noon		S
7.101	√ 1700.	275	”	1221	49	N	Ste, Noon		N
7.102	√ 1701.	276	”	1222	49	N	Ste, Noon		N
7.103	√ 1702.	277	”	1223	49	N	Ste, Noon		N
7.103C	√ 1702c.	-	”	1224	49	N	Ste	No barbels on fish. Ref: Johnston.	N
7.104	√ 1703.	278	”	1224	49	N	Zeno, Noon	Fish with barbels. They have barbels from this date forwards.	N
7.105	√ 1704.	279	”	1225	49	N	Ste, Noon		N
7.106	√ 1705.	280	”	1226	49	N	Ste, Noon		N
7.107	√ 1706.	-	”	1227	49	N	Ste		N
-	√ 1707.	-	”	122x	49	N	Ste	Copper forgeries.	NR
7.107C	√ 1707c.	281	Half Rupee		20		Rishav Jain	Awaiting confirmation	RRR
7.108	1708.		”	1196	24	A		Ref: Johnston	RRR
7.109	1708c.		”	xxxx	31			Ref: Ashmolean Museum	RRR
7.109E	√ 1708e.		”	121x	40	D	Vinod Jaiswal, Oswal		RRR
7.110	1709.		”	1214	41	D		Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36, lot 452	RRR
7.111	1709c.		”	12xx	47	L		Ref: Album (2006), list 218, lot 50809	RRR
7.112	√ 1710.		”	12xx	48	L	Ste, Tody	Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 598. Occurs with different marks. See photos.	RRR
7.112C	√ 1710c.		”	xxxx	48	M	Tody		RRR
7.113	√ 1711.		”	1224	49	N	Ste, Noon	Ref: HK/Singapore (2003), sale 36, lot 452. No barbels on fish	RRR
7.114	√ 1711c.		”	1226	49	N	RJ	Barbels on fish (after 1224)	RRR
7.114C	√ 1711e.		”	1227	49	N	Noon		RRR
7.115	√ 1712.	282	Quarter Rupee	1191	17	A	Noon, RJ		RR
7.116	√ 1713.		”	119x	22	A	Ste	Baldwin (2001), sale 25, lot 599.	RR
7.116C	√ 1713c.		”	xxxx	24	?	Zeno		RR
7.117	√ 1714.		”	1199	26	D	Ste	Baldwin (2001), sale 25, lot 600. Johnston.	RR
7.117E	√ 1714c.		”	1xxx	36	D	RJ		RR
7.118	√ 1715.		”	1212	40	D	RJ	Ref: HK/Sing (2003), sale 36, lot 454.	RR
7.119	√ 1716.		”	121x	42	D	Ste	Baldwin (2001), sale 25, lot 601.	RR
7.120	√ 1717.		”	xxxx	43	I	Ste	Baldwin (2001), sale 25, lot 602.	RR
7.121	√ 1717c.		”	xxxx	46	J	Ste	Baldwin (2006), sale 47 (Stiller), lot 841.	RR
7.121C	√ 1718.		”	1219	47	K or L	RJ		RR
7.121E	√ 1718c.		”	xxxx	48	L	Oswal via RJ		RR
7.122	√ 1719.		”	122x	49	N	Ste	Fish without barbels (1224 and before). Baldwin (2006), sale 47, lot 841.	RR
7.123	√ 1720.		”	xxxx	49	N	Ste, RJ, Noon	Fish with barbels (1224 and later). Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 603.	RR
7.123E	√ 1720c.	283	Eighth Rupee	xxxx	21	A?	Oswal via RJ	Only RY 21 & earlier have reverse flower to right of RY	RR
7.124	√ 1721.		”	xxxx	24	A	Ste, Bald, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 604.	RR
7.125	√ 1722.		”	11xx	27	E	RJ	Ref: Thompson.	RR
7.126	1722e.		”	xxxx	28	G		Ref: Weir, Also HK/Sing (2009), sale 46, lot 1122.	RR
7.127	√ 1721c.		”	1203	30	D	Ste, Bald, RJ	Baldwin (2006), sale 47 (Stiller), lot 843. Also, Baldwin (2013), sale 84 (Fore), lot 1770.	RR
7.128	√ 1721e.		”	xxxx	41	D	Bald	Baldwin (2010), sale 65, lot 1699.	RR
7.129	1721g.		”	xxxx	43	?		Ref: Weir.	RR
7.130	1721i.		”	xxxx	46	?		Ref: Weir.	RR
7.131	1721i3.		”	xxxx	47	L		Ref: Johnston.	RR
7.132	√ 1722c.		”	xxxx	48	L	Bald	Baldwin (2006), sale 47 (Stiller), lot 844.	RR
7.132B	√ 1722e.		”	1221	48	M	DNW		RR
7.133	√ 1723.		”	xxxx	49	N	Ste, RJ, Vikram Chatterjee, Noon	Baldwin (2001), sale 25, lot 605. No barbels on photographed specimens.	RR
7.134	√ 1724.	284	Sixteenth Rupee	xxxx	21	A	RJ	Baldwin (2000), sale 22, lot 182.	RRR
7.134B	√ 1724b.		”	xxxx	24	?	Tody	Ref: Todywalla, sale 118. Lot 421	RRR
7.134C	√ 1724c.		”	xxxx	27	E	Ste, Noon		RRR
7.134E	1724e.		”	xxxx	x8	?		Ref: Ashmolean. Could be RY 28, 38 or 48	RRR
7.134G	1724g.		”	xxxx	47	L		Ref: BM 1929.0808.4 (0.7g, 11.4-12.5mm)	RRR
7.135	√ 1725.		”	xxxx	49	N	Ste	HK/Sing (2003), sale 36, lot 455. No barbels on photographed specimens.	RRR

Banāras Mint – Hammered Coinages – Silver, Rupee – Transitional Type – 1812

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments
7.136	The coin originally believed to fill this slot is now thought to be a forgery and has been moved to the link (No. 1707) with the copper forgery above.					Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 608.

Banāras Mint – Hammered Coinages – Silver, Rupee et infra 1812 to 1815

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH]).		ẓarb muḥammadābād banāras sanah 17/[RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Muḥammadābād Banāras in the 17/[RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.33	5.66	2.83
Actual Weight (g)	11.18-11.40	5.67	2.50-2.81
Actual Diameter (mm)	21.6-26.5	21.8-22.3	15.0-17.7
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.137	√ 1726.	-	Rupee	1227	49	Ste, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 607	R
7.138	√ 1727.	285	”	1228	49	Ste, Noon	also comes on larger flan (R. Weir)	R
7.139	√ 1728.	286	”	1229	49	Ste, Noon. RJ, Zeno		S
7.140	√ 1729.	287	Half Rupee	1229	49	RJ		RR
7.141	√ 1730.	288	Quarter Rupee	1229	49	Ste, Noon		R

Calcutta Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Rupee and Half Rupee Patterns 1815

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh 1229 (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, 1229).		ẓarb muḥammadābād banāras sanah 17/[RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Muḥammadābād Banāras in the 17^th/49^th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.33	5.68
Actual Diameter (mm)	27.3-27.5	18.4-19.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Grained Left

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.142	√ 1455.	291	Rupee	1229	17/49	Ste, Bald, Noon, Zeno		RR
7.143	√ 1456.	292	Half Rupee	”	”	Ste, Bald, Noon	Unfinished pattern.	RRR

Calcutta Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Quarter Rupee Pattern 1815

1229 sikka shāh ‘ālam bādshāh ghāzī (= 1229, coin of Shāh ‘Ālam the victorious Emperor).		ẓarb banāras sanah 17/49 (= Struck at Banāras in year 17/49).

Actual Weight (g)	2.84-2.85
Actual Diameter (mm)	16.6-19.2
Composition	Silver
Edge	Grained Left

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.144	√ 1457.	293	Quarter Rupee	1229	17/49	Ste, Bald, Noon	Unfinished pattern.	RR

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Rupee and Half Rupee 1815

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH]).		ẓarb muḥammadābād banāras sanah 17/49 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Muḥammadābād Banāras in the 17/49 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.33	5.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.37-11.43	5.68
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.6-26.4	18.4-21.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Grained Right

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.145	√ 1743.	289	Rupee	1229	17/49	Ste, Noon, Zeno		S
7.146	1744.	-	”	1230	17/49		Some doubt about the existence of this coin.	NR
7.147	√ 1745.	290	Half Rupee	1229	17/49	Noon, Zeno		RR

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Quarter Rupee 1815

1229 sikka shāh ‘ālam bādshāh ghāzī (= 1229, coin of Shāh ‘Ālam the victorious Emperor)		ẓarb banāras sanah 17/49 (= Struck at Banāras in year 17/49)

Official Weight (g)	2.83
Actual Weight (g)	2.67-2.85
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.7-19.2
Composition	Silver
Edge	Grained Right

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.148	√ 1746.	-	1229	17/49	Ste, RJ, Noon		RR

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Farrukhābād Rupee and Half Rupee – 1820 to 1831

Also issued from the mints of Calcutta, Farrukhābād and Saugor.

sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam bādshāh [AH] (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad, Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, [AH]).		ẓarb farruckābād sanah 45 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Farrukhābād in the 45 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.68	5.84
Actual Weight (g)	11.41-11.73	5.83
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.4-26.7	?
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.149	√ 1747.	323	Rupee	Ste, Noon		N
7.150	√ 1748.	324	Half Rupee	Noon		RR

Privy Marks

Rupee & half rupee. Inverted V on obverse. Bead in centre of circle of dots on reverse

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Farrukhābād Quarter Rupee – 1820 to 1831

Also issued from the mints of Calcutta, Farrukhābād and Saugor.

1204 sikka shāh ‘ālam bādshāh ghāzī (= 1204, coin of Shāh ‘Ālam the victorious Emperor).		ẓarb banāras sanah 45 (= Struck at Banāras in year 45).

Official Weight (g)	2.92
Actual Weight (g)	2.91
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.6-16.9
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.151	√ 1749.	324A	Bald		R

Privy Marks

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Quarter rupee.

Inverted V on obverse

Bead in centre of circle of dots on reverse

Bānāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Silver, Trial for Grained Edge on Farrukhābād Rupee 1822

Legend within a plain raised rim.		namūnah ẓarb banāras (= Pattern struck at Banāras). Within a plain, raised rim.

Actual Weight (g)	11.66-11.69
Actual Diameter (mm)	25.4
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.152	√ 1750.	362	Noon		RRR

Bānāras Mint – Hammered Coinages – Copper, Pice 1776 to 1806

My thanks to Robert Johnston who provided much of the information for this listing, including the photos for the obverse and reverse varieties. Differentiating marks appear on many of the known specimens and, where visible, appear to match the marks recorded on the silver coins. Because the coins are very crude and only parts of the design on obverse and reverse are visible, fewer of the marks are usually visible, so these have been recorded differently from those on the silver coins. They occur at the top of the obverse, in the middle of the word ‘Ālam. Coins with the AH date visible, are rare.

			or
falūs shāh ‘ālam (= Money of Shāh ‘Ālam).		ẓarb banāras 48 (= Struck at Banāras [year] 48). This may vary somewhat. See reverse varieties in table.

Official Weight (g)	11.96/10.64
Actual Weight (g)	11.29-12.05
Actual Diameter (mm)	15.7-22.5
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obv	Rev	AH	RY	Differ. Marks	Provenance	√ Comments		Rarity
7.153	√ 1732.	-	A	I		17	A	Ste, Oswal	Official weight of this and the following pice: 11.96g. See photos for one that may have manus as the top line		RR
7.153C	√ 1732b.	-	A	II		17	A	Bhandare	The word ẓarb is at the bottom of the reverse. See photos		R
7.154	√ 1732c.	294	A	II		17	B	RJ, Noon, Zeno			S
7.155	√ 1732e.	-	A	II		18	B	RJ			R
7.156	√ 1733.	295	A	II		19	B	Ste, RJ			S
7.156C	√ 1733b3.	295	A	II		19	B1	RJ, Asad Khan, Noon			S
7.156E	√ 1733b.	295	A	II		19	B2	RJ			R
7.157	1733c.	-	A	II?		20	?		None known but see EIC records		NR
7.158	1733e.	-	A	II?		21	?		None known but see EIC records		NR
7.159	1733g.	-	A	II?		22	?		Wt. reduced to 10.64g until 1786. No lighter pice are known but see EIC records		NR
7.160	1733g3.	-	A	II?		23	?		None known but see EIC records.		NR
7.161	1733g6.	-	A	II?		24	?		None known but see EIC records.		NR
7.162	1733g9.	-	A	II?		25	?		None known but see EIC records.		NR
7.163	1733i.	-	A	II?		26	?		None known but see EIC records.		NR
7.164	√ 1734.	-	A	III		27	C	Ste, Noon	Wt. restored to 11.96g in 1786. AH may be under falūs rather than to the left as on later coins		S
7.165	√ 1735.	-	A	III		28	C	RJ, Tody, Noon			S
7.165B	√ 1735b.	296	A	III	120x	28	D	RJ, Ste, Noon, Zeno	See photos for different marks below RY – flower, three dots or no symbol. Also, AH may be under falūs rather than to the left as on later coins		S
7.165A	√ 1735c.	-	B	III	1201	xx	D	Ste, RJ	No fish on obverse.		R
7.165E	√ 1735e.	-	B	III	1202	30	E	RJ			S
7.166	√ 1736.	-	B	III	1203	30	E	Ste, RJ, HC via RJ	Ref: Noble (1995), Sale 48, lot 2147.		S
7.166A	√ 1736b.	-	B	III	1203	31	E	RJ			R
7.167	√ 1736c.	297	B	III	1208	35	E	RJ			S
7.168	√ 1736e.	-	B	III		36	E	RJ, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 650.		R
7.169	√ 1736g.	-	B	III	1210	38	E	RJ, Tody			S
7.170	1736g3.	-	B	III		39			Pr. Sale, lot 650.		R
7.171	√ 1736g6.	-	B	III	1213	41	E	RJ, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 650.		S
7.171c	√ 1736g7.	-	B	III	1214	42	E	RJ			S
7.172	√ 1736g9.	-	B	III	1218	45	F	RJ, Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 650.		S
7.173	√ 1736i.	-	B	III	1219	46	F	RJ, HC			S
7.173C	√ 1736k.	-	B	III	1222	49	G	RJ	Star in sīn of julūs on reverse		S
7.174	√ 1742.	298	B	III	122x	49	G	RJ, Bons, Virasat, Noon		Arrow-like symbol in sīn of julūs on reverse	S
7.174C	√ 1742c.	-	B	III	1222	4P	G	RJ	Retrograde 9 in RY.		S

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Copper, Pattern Double Pice et infra 1806

Prepared by Yeld in the Banāras Mint. See Comments.

falūs shāh ‘ālam (= Money of Shāh ‘Ālam).		ẓarb banāras 48 (= Struck at Banāras [year] 48)

	Double Pice	Pice	Half Pice	Quarter Pice
Actual Weight (g)	15.35-15.61	?	?	1.91-1.97
Actual Diameter (mm)	29.8-30.5	?	?	16-16.2
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.175	√ 1751.	299	Double Pice	RJ, Noon		RRR
7.176	1752.	300	Pice		None traced	NR
7.177	1753.	301	Half Pice		None traced	NR
7.178	√ 1754.	302	Quarter Pice	Noon		RRR

Bānāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Copper, Double Pice et infra 1809

Struck at Calcutta for use in Banāras. None of the coins got into circulation at Banāras, although the pice were exported by shroffs from Banāras for circulation in Bihār.

sanah julūs 37 shāh ‘ālam bādshāh (= In the 37th year of the Emperor Shāh ‘Ālam).		Persian: do pai sikka. Hindi: do pai sikka. (Translation = Two pai sikka).

	Double Pice	Pice	Half Pice
Official Weight (g)	12.46	6.23	3.11
Actual Weight (g)	12.19-14.56	6.27-7.29	3.02-3.62
Actual Diameter (mm)	29.0-30.6	23.4-24.7	17-17.5
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Status	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.179	√ 1755.	303	Double Pice	Currency	Ste, Noon		RR
7.180	√ 1756.	304	”	Proof	Ste, Bald, Noon	Struck from rusty dies. Wt = 14.21?	RR
7.181	√ 1757.	305	Pice	Currency	DNW, RJ		RR
7.182	√ 1758.	306	”	Proof	Ste, Bald, Noon		RR
7.183	√ 1759.	307	Half Pice	Currency	Ste, Noon		R
7.184	√ 1760.	308	”	Proof	Bald, Noon		RR

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Copper, Pattern Pice 1813

falūs shāh ‘ālam (= Money of Shāh ‘Ālam).		ẓarb banāras sanah 49 (= Struck at Banāras in [year] 49).

	Double Pice	Pice
Actual Weight (g)	12.95	6.49
Actual Diameter (mm)	27.0	22.3-22.6
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.185	1761.	308A	Double Pice	49	1228			RRR
7.185A	√ 1761c	-	Pice	49	1228	Ste		RRR

Banāras Mint – Milled Coinages – Copper, Currency Pice 1815 to 1829

sanah julūs 37 shāh ‘ālam bādshāh (= in the 37th year of the Emperor Shāh ‘Ālam). Trisūl.		Persian: yek pai sikka. Hindi: yek pai sikka. (Translation = One pai sikka). Trisūl.

Official Weight (g)	6.23
Actual Weight (g)	5.68-6.76
Actual Diameter (mm)	Varies. See table below
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Status	Actual Diam (mm)	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.186	√ 1762.	309	Currency	22-25.2	Ste, Noon	Clumsy style with thick bold characters and debased script. Several different styles.	C
7.187	√ 1762c.	309	”	”	Ste	Similar to last but with raised rim.	S
7.188	√ 1764.	310	”	20.5-24.2	Ste, Noon, Zeno	Neater engraving with plain circle around design. The circle is only clear on those struck off centre.	C
7.189	1765.	311	”	26.5		As previous but larger flan.	R
7.190	√ 1766.	312	”	21.5-24.8	Ste, Noon	Cross-bar on reverse trisūl. Exists with small flan and small letters.	C
7.191	√ 1767.	313	Proof	23.0-24.0	Noon	Proof of previous coin.	RR
7.192	√ 1763.	-	Token?	20.7-26.3	Ste, RJ	Countermarked with letter E. Shailen Bhandare said: The 'E' countermarked copper pice were first published as a group by Dilip Shah several years ago in ONSNL. The entire group had originated somewhere in South Mālwa. Undertypes vary.	RR