Bengal Presidency

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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 dār al-sar̄ur sahāranpūr sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at dār al-Sarur Sahāranpūr in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

10.94-11.10

Actual Diameter (mm)

21.8-27.0

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	AH	RY	Rev	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
8.124	√ 1858.	-	1218	45	I	Zeno	Nominally under control of EIC from 1803/1218-9. See Comments	S
8.124A	√ 1858b.	-	1218	45	Ia	Oswal		S
8.125	√ 1858c.	-	1218	45	II	RJ		S
8.126	√ 1858e.	692	1218	45	III	Ste, Oswal, HC	St. Stephen’s cross on reverse.	R
8.127	√ 1858g.	693	1218	45	IV	Ste, Marudhar, SA, Bobmay		S
8.128	√ 1859.	-	1219	46	-	Ste, HC, Oswal, Noble via RJ	See also Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 345.	S
8.129	√ 1860.	694	1220	47	-	Ste, HC, SA		S
-	1860a.	-	1220	49	-		Ref: KM South Asia Coins and Paper Money, 2013, p. 143. The mint was definitely closed before this. This coin may not have been struck at Sahāranpūr or the mint was briefly reopened? Perhaps a mistake for 47?	NR

falūs ‘ālam shāhī 1218 (= Copper coin of Shāh ‘Ālam 1218).

in centre line

ẓarb sahāranpūr sanah 45 (= Struck at Sahāranpūr in the 45^th year).

St Stephen’s cross in centre line

Actual Weight (g)

16.33-16.65

Actual Diameter (mm)

21-22.5

Composition

Copper

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	KM	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
8.131	√ 1861.	T3p		1218	45		Sword on reverse	R
8.132	√ 1861c.	-	690	1218	45	KM, Zeno	Ref: KM 690 (p. 58). St Stephens cross to left of RY	RR