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Not certain of script arrangement. May
be like silver? |
Catalogue
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 |
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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 |
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. A
nazarana rupee in the BM shows just a moon on the obverse, more like the
Murshīdābād coins.
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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) |
11.54-11.57 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
20.7-21.6 |
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Metal |
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 |
Different style from previous
type |
RR |
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5.51 |
√ 1502. |
103 |
1183 |
10 |
Prid |
Nazarana. BM. Crescent on obverse |
RRR |
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