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Not certain of script arrangement. May be
like silver? |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.38 |
- |
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None traced. Ref: Pr. p. 234. |
NR |
Dakka (Jahangirnagar) Mint –
Hammered Coinages – Silver Rupee et infra – Shāh ‘Ālam II – 1765 to 1769
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A half rupee probably exists but has not yet been discovered.
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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 Jahāngīrnagar sanah [RY] sicca
[mubārak] julūs maimanat mānūs (= The
[auspicious] coin struck at Jahāngīrnagar in the [RY] year of his
reign of tranquil prosperity). |
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Rupee |
Quarter Rupee |
Eighth Rupee |
Sixteenth Rupee |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
11.55-11.60 |
2.80-2.88 |
1.40-1.44 |
0.70-0.72 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
20.6-21.7 |
13.1-14.5 |
10.5-11.5 |
8.5-9.4 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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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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5.39 |
- |
Rupee |
- |
6 |
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Date not verified. Originally entered based mistakenly on an
Alamgir RY 6. |
RR |
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5.39C |
√ 1500f. |
- |
” |
1180 |
8 |
Sharma |
RR |
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5.40 |
√ 1500g. |
- |
” |
1181 |
9 |
Ste, Rhodes |
See photos for a full-flan striking |
RR |
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5.41 |
√ 1501. |
- |
” |
1182 |
10 |
Noon, Chatterjee |
RR |
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5.42 |
- |
Quarter Rupee |
[xxxx] |
7 |
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Date not verified |
RR |
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5.43 |
√ 1503c. |
- |
” |
1181 |
8 |
Ste, Noon |
RR |
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5.44 |
√ 1504. |
- |
” |
[xxxx] |
10 |
Bald, Noon |
RR |
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5.45 |
√ 1504c. |
- |
Eighth Rupee |
117x |
6 |
SA, Rhodes |
RR |
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5.45C |
√ 1505e. |
- |
” |
1180 |
7 |
Noon, RJ |
RR |
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5.46 |
√ 1505. |
- |
” |
[xxxx] |
8 |
Noon |
RR |
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5.47 |
- |
” |
118 [1] |
9 |
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Ref: Nick Rhodes also Ashmolean
Museum. |
RR |
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5.47C |
√ 1506c. |
- |
Sixteenth Rupee |
[xxxx] |
6 |
RJ |
RR |
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5.48 |
√ 1506. |
- |
” |
[xxxx] |
7 |
Ste, Noon |
RR |
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5.49 |
√ 1507. |
- |
” |
[xxxx] |
8 |
Noon |
RR |
Dakka (Jahangirnagar) Mint –
Hammered Coinages – Silver Quarter Rupee –
Shāh ‘Ālam II – Quarter Rupee 1769
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An intermediate type with the legends like the
previous type but with a simpler star moved to the right of the RY, like the
later types.
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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 Jahāngīrnagar sanah [RY] julūs
maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Jahāngīrnagar in
the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
2.80 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
14.5 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Edge |
Plain |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments
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Rarity
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5.49C |
√ 1507m. |
- |
1183 |
10 |
RJ |
RRR |
The obverse of this coin is like the next type but with only a crescent
(like the Murshidabad coins). The reverse is like the previous RY 6-10 type but
with a simpler flower moved to the right of the regnal year.
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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 Jahāngīrnagar sanah [RY] julūs
maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Jahāngīrnagar in
the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Edge |
Plain |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.51 |
√ 1502. |
103 |
1183 |
10 |
Prid |
Nazarana. BM. Crescent on obverse |
RRR |
As with Patna, Dakka appears to have changed the style of the rupee to
look more like that of Murshīdābād, before finally starting to
produce more precise copies of the Murshīdābād sicca. Only coins
of RY 10 are known and they show half a sun and a moon on the obverse and a
flower on the reverse, but retain the mint name Jahāngīrnagar.
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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 Jahāngīrnagar sanah [RY] julūs
maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Jahāngīrnagar in the
[RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
11.54-11.65 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
20.7-21.6 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Edge |
Plain |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.50 |
√ 1501c. |
- |
1183 |
10 |
Ste, SA |
Different style from previous type |
RR |
The silver coins issued
from the Dakka mint, under the authority of the British from 1770 to 1772, seem
to be indistinguishable from coins minted at Calcutta (see Calcutta
and also Comments below).
The
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.52 |
- |
1198? |
19? |
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No coins known |
NR |
As with the gold, the design and dates are not known. They probably have
the mint name Jahāngīrnagar and the fixed RY19.
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.53 |
- |
1198? |
19? |
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No coins known |
NR |
Some of the hammered coinage struck between
1791 and 1794 may have the privy mark of the later milled rupee & half
rupee. Privy marked rupees and half rupees may also exist but none have yet
been found.
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1204 sikka shāh ‘ālam bādshāh
(=
AH 1204 Coin of Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor). |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 (= Struck at Murshīdābād in
the 19th year). |
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Quarter
Rupee |
Eighth
Rupee |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
2.79-2.92 |
1.42-1.43 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
15.9-16.5 |
13.8-14.8 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Edge |
Plain |
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See Privy Marks
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity
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5.53C |
√ 1624a. |
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Quarter Rupee |
xxxx |
19 |
RJ, Noon |
Dot in left group on obverse |
RR |
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5.53D |
√ 1624b. |
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Eighth Rupee |
xxxx |
19 |
Noon, RJ |
Dot in left group on obverse. See
Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 646. |
RR |
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sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl
ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam
bādshāh 1202 (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad,
Shāh ‘Ālam 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). |
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Mohur |
Half Mohur |
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Official
Weight (g) |
12.36 |
6.18 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
12.34 |
? |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
~27.2 |
~21.7 |
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Composition |
Gold |
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Edge |
Grained
Right |
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See Privy Marks
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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5.54 |
√ 1619. |
74 |
Mohur |
1202 |
19 |
Zeno |
Dot in left circle of dots on
obverse. |
RRR |
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5.55 |
75 |
Half Mohur |
1202 |
19 |
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None traced |
NR |
See also Calcutta, Murshīdābād and Patna mints
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1204 sikka shāh ‘ālam bādshāh ghāzī (= 1204, coin of
Shāh ‘Ālam the victorious Emperor) |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 (= Struck at Murshīdābād in
year 19) |
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Official
Weight (g) |
3.09 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
? |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
~16.8 |
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Composition |
Gold |
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Edge |
Grained
Right |
See Privy Marks
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.56 |
76 |
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None traced. Dot in right dot group
on reverse. |
NR |
See also Calcutta,
Murshīdābād
and Patna mints
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sikka zad bar haft kishwar sāya fazl
ilāh hāmī dīn muḥammad shāh ‘ālam
bādshāh (= Defender of the religion of Muḥammad,
Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor, Shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on
the seven climes). |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 julūs
maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Murshīdābād in
the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity). |
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Rupee |
Half Rupee |
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Official
Weight (g) |
11.64 |
5.82 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
11.40-11.66 |
5.66-5.81 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
25.9-26.8 |
21.6-22.6 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Edge |
Grained
Right |
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See Privy Marks
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.57 |
√ 1622. |
169 |
Rupee |
Ste, Noon |
One specimen described as proof. See photos |
Dot in left circle on obverse |
RR |
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5.58 |
√ 1623. |
170 |
Half Rupee |
Bald, Noon |
RR |
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See also Calcutta, Murshīdābād and Patna mints
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1204 sikka shāh ‘ālam bādshāh
(=
AH 1204 Coin of Shāh ‘Ālam Emperor). |
ẓarb murshīdābād sanah 19 (= Struck at Murshīdābād in
the 19th year). |
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Official
Weight (g) |
2.91 |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
2.84-2.90 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
16.6-17.5 |
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Composition |
Silver |
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Edge |
Grained
Right |
See Privy Marks
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
Provenance |
√ Comments
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Rarity
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5.59 |
√ 1515. |
171 |
1204 |
Ste, Noon |
Dot in right group on reverse |
RR |
See also Calcutta,
Murshīdābād
and Patna mints