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Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Pattern Anglina – 1672

Shield of arms of the Company. No legend.	167[2] . G. A

Actual Weight (g)

2.89

Actual Diameter (mm)

21.9

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.1	√ 684.	331	Pridmore	British Museum has only known specimen	Unique

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Anglina & Half Anglina – 1672

		MON: BOMBAY ANGLIC REGIMS A^o.7^o.
The shield of arms of the Company within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend HON:SOC:ANG:IND:ORI All within a beaded rim.	A legend within a beaded circle. This, in turn, surrounded by another legend. A:DEO:PAX:&:INCREMENTUM All within a beaded rim.

	Anglina	Half Anglina
Actual Weight (g)	11.48-11.56	5.75
Actual Diameter (mm)	24.8-25.5	20.7
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.2	√ 685.	12	Anglina	Ste, Noon, Zeno		RRR
1.3	√ 686.	13	Half Anglina		Diam and Wt recorded from Pridmore. Authenticity suspect.	Unique

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver, Anglina – Interlinking Cs – 1674

The shield of arms of the Company within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend. All within a beaded rim.	Two interlinked Cs, crowned and surmounted by a cross, within a beaded circle. Surrounded by the legend.

Actual Weight (g)

11.62

Actual Diameter (mm)

23.2

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.4	√ 687.	14	Pridmore, Bald		RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Anglina – Persian Inscription INO Charles II – Issued 1674

No Picture Available
A Persian inscription: Charles II King of England etc	A Persian inscription: Money of Bombay.

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Pr. No.	Comments	Rarity
	-	None traced but patterns prepared and sent to Surat.	NR

NOT THE CHARLES II RUPEE

Legend not read. NOT the Charles II Rupee. The legend appears to come in two types. For more photos see here

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – Moghul Style – Silver Pattern Rupee – Company’s Arms with Persian Reverse

No Picture Available
The shield of arms of the Company within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend. All within a beaded rim.	A Persian inscription.

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.5	-	-	?		See Pr. p. 105 who refers to Martin Folkes (1763), Tables of English Silver and Gold Coins, p. 113 .	NR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Pattern Anglina – PAX DEO with Balemark – 1676

Balemark of the Company	PAX DEO type

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.7	689.	-		None traced. See Pr. P. 105	NR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Anglina – PAX DEO – 1676 to 1692

The shield of arms of the Company within a plain circle. All within a beaded rim.	A legend: PAX DEO within a beaded circle and surrounded by another legend: MONETA BOMBAIENSIS All within a plain circle and surrounded by a beaded rim.

	Anglina	Half Anglina
Official Weight (g)	11.75	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	11.28-11.79	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	23.8-24.1	18.3-19.1
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Rev	Provenance	Comments		Rarity
1.8	√ 690.	16	Anglina	I	Ste, Noon	Correct letters	See here for minor variations in obverse	RRR
1.9	√ 692.	17	”	II	Ste, Noon	Both letters N retrograde. Ref: Ashmolean Museum		RRR
1.10	√ 693.	17	”	III	Ste, Noble	One letter N retrograde		RRR
1.11	√ 694.	18	Half Anglina	-	Ste			RRR

Royal Mint, London – Silver Rupee Patterns – 1677/78, London Trials

A legend with two roses below. Surrounded by another legend. All within a plain raised rim	The royal shield of arms, crowned, and surrounded by the legend. All within a plain raised rim.

Actual Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Diameter (mm)	”
Composition	”
Edge	”

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Status	Obv	Edge	Actual wt (g)	Actual Diam (mm)	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.12	√ 695.	19	1677	Pattern	A	P	10.86-11.17	27	Noon	BM	RRR
1.12A	√ 695c.	-	1678	Pattern	B	P	11.55	?	Noon		RRR
1.13	√ 696.	20	1678	Pattern	B	SG	11.45-12.06	30	Ste, Zeno		RRR
1.14	698.	23	”	Lead Die trial	B	SG	9.66	”		Authenticity suspect	RRR
1.16	700.	24	”	Copper Trial	C	P	5.67	24.7		Overstruck on farthing of Charles II dated 1674. BM. May be Bombay trial?	Unique
1.17	701.	21	”	Pattern	-	P	13.06	30		Differing style. Recorded from Pridmore. Authenticity suspect	RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Rupee – 1677/78, Bombay Trials

A legend with two roses below. Surrounded by another legend. All within a plain raised rim	The royal shield of arms, crowned, and surrounded by the legend. All within a plain raised rim.

Actual Weight (g)

11.47-11.55

Actual Diameter (mm)

29.0-29.4

Metal

Silver

Edge

Straight Grained

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Status	Obv	Date	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.18	√ 702c.	25	Trial	B	1678	Noon	No bead between RVPEE OF	RRR
1.18A	√ 702.	25	Trial	C	1678	Ste, Bald, Thompson, Noble, Noon	See photos for one with the weight of a half rupee. Could this be a trial for a half?	RRR
1.19	√ 697.	22	Pewter Die trial	B	1678	Noon		RRR
1.19A	√ 697c.	22	Pewter Die trial	C	1678	Bald	Looks like a Bombay trial	RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Pattern Rupee – PAX DEO – 1687

		PAX DEO
The shield of arms of the Company with three roses added to the lower half. All within a plain raised circle.	An inscription interworked with ornamentation within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend. BOMBAIENSIS MONETA 1687 All within a plain circle, surrounded by a beaded rim.

Actual Weight (g)

11.56

Actual Diameter (mm)

~25.0

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.20	√ 703.	26	Zeno	British Museum has only known specimen	Unique

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – Moghul Style – Silver Rupee – James II

	Scripts, transliteration & translation taken from Deyell
sikka [zad daura] n-i-janishin-i-king jems di sekun (=coin [of the term] of the governor-general of king James the second)		ẓarb mi [=munbai?] sanah julūs [RY] angrez [shadi?] (= struck at Bombay in the [RY] year of English wedding [or rule?])

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.45-11.50	5.7	2.82-2.84
Actual Diameter (mm)	22.8-23.9		15.3-15.8
Composition	Silver
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.21	868m.	-	Rupee	3		Deyell J., A Moghul Style Rupee of the East India Company in the Name of James the Second. Journal of Indian Numismatics and Sigillography (JAINS), Vol III 1980 pp57-60. plate 5 No 10. Two known.	RRR
1.22	√ 869.	-	Rupee	4	Ste, Bhandare, Craig, Shamik Biswas, Noon	Four known. There may be a few more (3?) in India. Deyell J., ibid.	RRR
1.23	√ 869c.	-	Half Rupee	-	Bhandare	One known	RRR
1.24	√ 870.	-	Quarter Rupee	4	Bhandare, Noon	RY not completely visible but probably 4. Two known	RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – Moghul Style – Silver Rupee – William & Mary

Sikka zad dauran King William and Queen Mary (= Coin struck during the reign of King William and Queen Mary)		sanah julūs (RY) angrez shaheen ẓarb munbai (= Struck at Bombay in the auspicious year (RY) of the English rulers)

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.50	5.75
Actual Weight (g)	11.10-11.55	5.77
Actual Diameter (mm)	22.4-25.7	?
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	RY	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.25	√ 871.	-	Rupee	4	I	Bald, CNG via RJ, Noon, Zeno	Urdu variant numeral 4. No symbols. See this table for different forms of Arabic numerals	RR
1.25A	√ 871c.	-	”	4	II	Ste, RJ	Eastern Arabic 4. Dots and circle at top	RR
1.26	√ 873.	27	”	5	III	Ste, Tody, Noble, Noon	Dots and star at top	RR
1.30	√ 875e.	28	”	6	IV	RJ, Bombay via RJ, Noon	Dots and star at top	RR
1.27	√ 874.	28	”	6	V	Ste, Zeno		RR
1.28	√ 875.	28	”	6	VI	Tody		RR
1.29	√ 875c.	28	”	6	VII	Ste		RR
1.30	This has been moved above 1.27
1.31	√ 876.	29	Half Rupee	5	III	Noon		RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Silver Countermarked Foreign Coins – 1705

Composition

Silver

Edge

Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.32	704.	-		None found	NR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Copper Single and Half Copperoons – 1672 to 1678

		MON(ETA) BOMBAY ANGLIC REGIMS [date]
The shield of arms of the Company within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend: HON:SOC:ANG:IND:ORI (= The Honourable English Company of the East Indies). All within a beaded rim.	An inscription within a beaded circle surrounded by the legend: A:DEO:PAX:X:INCREMENTVM: (date?) (= peace and growth from God). All within a beaded rim. NB This one has the date 74

	Copperoon	Half Copperoon
Actual Weight (g)	10.04-14.93	6.73-7.30
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.6-24.6	15.0-18.0
Composition	Copper
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Date Issued	Obv	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.33	√ 705.	78	Copperoon	A^o7^o	A	I	Ste, RJ, Noble, Noon, Zeno	Dot after A^o and 7^o	RR
1.33A	√ 705c.	-	”	A^o7^o	A	Ia	Noon, HC	V in BoMBAV	RR
1.34	√ 706.	79	”	A^o7^o	A	II	Bald via RJ	No O in BOMBAY	RR
1.35	707.	80	”	A^o7^o	A	III		Dot after MON. Colon after 7	RR
1.35A	√ 707c.	-	”	A^o7^o	A	IIIa	RJ	= after each line and in the date	RR
1.41	√ 713.	85	”	A^o8^o	A	IX	Ste, RJ, SA via RJ, Craig	Dot after A^o and 8^o.Date 73 in reverse outer legend	S
1.36	√ 708.	81	”	A^o9^o	A	IV	Ste, Bald, Noon, eBay, ClassNG	Dot after A^o and 9^o. Usually no vertical bar in the first B of 3OMBAY or R of REGIMS. See photos.	S
1.37	√ 709.	82	”	A^o9^o	A	V	Ste, Bald, RJ, ClassNG, SA, Craig, Noon, Bombay	No dots in date	S
1.37A	√ 709c.	-	”	A^o9^o	A	Va	Ste, Bald, RJ	ANGIIC	S
1.37B	√ 709e.	-	”	A^o9^o	A	Vb		No I in REGMS	R
1.39	√ 711.	83	”	A^o9^o	A	VII	Ste, RJ, Bald, Noon, ClassNG	ȣ instead of Y in BOMBAY. No I in REGMS.	S
1.40	√ 712.	84	”	A9^o	A	VIII	Ste, Noble via RJ	No B at start of BOMBAY. Outer reverse legend retrograde May be a contemporary forgery.	S
1.41	This has been moved above 1.36
1.42	√ 714.	86	”	A^oD^o	A	X	Ste, Bald, Noon	Large S in BOMBAYS	S
1.43	√ 714c.	86	”	A^oD^o	A	XI	RJ, Bald, Noon	Small s in BOMBAYs. There may or may not be a dot below the s	S
1.43A	√ 714e.	86	”	A^oD^o?	A	XIa	RJ	Small s in BOMBAYs. N in REGINS	R
1.44	√ 716.	-	”	AnD^o	B	XII	RJ, Noon	BOMBAYES. Upside down G. Lions face left	R
1.44B	√ 716b.	-	”	AnD^o	B	XVII	ClassNG	AMGLICI	R
1.44C	√ 715c.	88	”	AnD^o	C	XII	Ste, Bombay via RJ, Noon	BOMBAYES. Upside down G. Lions face right.	R
1.44D	√ 715d.	-	”	AnD^o	C	XIIa	RJ	No A in AnDo	R
1.44E	√ 716e.	-	”	A^oD^o	D	X	SA		R
1.45	√ 715.	87	”	AnD^o	D	XII	Ste, Bald, Oswal via RJ, Bombay via RJ	BOMBAYES. Normal GCE	R
1.46	√ 718.	-	”	AnD^o	D	XIII	RJ	BONBAYES on reverse.	R
1.47	√ 718c.	-	”	An^oD^o	D	XIV	Ste	BOMBAYs on reverse	R
1.48	√ 718e.	-	”	”	D	XV	Ste, Bald, Noon	BOMBAYES. Unbarred I in ANGLICI. Ref: Puddester	R
1.49	√ 717.	89	”	”	D	XVI	Noon	BOMBAYES. Barred I in ANGLICI. See Pr. Drawing.	R
1.49A	√ 717c.	89	”	”	D	XVIII	RJ	No B in OMBAYES	R
1.49C	√ 717e.	89	”	”	E	XII	RJ, Craig		R
1.49E	√ 718g.	-	”	”	E	XV	Noon	Lions face right in 1^st & 4^th quarters	R
1.49G	√ 718i.	-	”	”	E	XVIII	RJ	No B in OMBAYES	R
1.49J	√ 719b.	-	Half Copperoon	A^o8^o	A	IX	Craig		RR
1.50	√ 719.	-	”	A^o9^o?	A	VII	Bhandare, RJ	ANS 1917.216.4598	RR
1.51	√ 719c.	-	”	A^oD^o	A	X	Bald, Noon	Ref: Wiggins, SNC, Nov 1984, p. 288.	RR

Photo from Bhandare. Moghul Sholāpūr pice overstruck on copperoon		Unlisted type with 72 in the outer legend reported in Angal DG, Athavale AS & Shah GN, JNSI LVII (1995), p, 50-51

Unlisted type with obver A and reverse like IV-VI or IX but no B at the start of BOMBAY		Obv D. Unlisted reverse, like XII or XV-XVII but with V in BOMBAVES

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Copper Copperoons – 1692 to 1703

		MONET BOMBAY ANGIIC hEGIMS (date)
The shield of arms of the Company with lions in the first and fourth quarters and scrolls around it within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend: A:DEO (date?) PAX:&:INCREMENTVM (= peace and growth from God). All within a beaded rim. NB the outer legend is similar to the previous issue reverse outer legend	An inscription within a beaded circle and surrounded by the legend: HON:SOC:ANG:IND:ORIEN (= The Honourable English Company of the East Indies). All within a beaded rim. NB the outer legend is similar to the previous issue obverse outer legend

Actual Weight (g)

12.62-13.98

Actual Diameter (mm)

18.4-24.0

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.53	√ 720.	90	A^oD٩٢	I	Ste	MOET BOMBAY	RR
1.54	721.	91	A^oD٩٢	II		Retrograde N in MONET. This reverse has not been confirmed. Recorded from Pr.	R
1.55	√ 721c.	-	A^oD٩٢	III	Ste, Craig, RJ, Weir via RJ	Normal N in MONET. Date, 97 on obverse. See photos.	R
1.55C	√ 721e.	-	A^oD٩٢	IIIa	RJ, Universal Numismatics (via RJ), Zeno	BONBAY. Normal N in MONET	R
1.56	√ 722.	92	A^oD٩٢	IV	Ste, RJ	Retrograde N in MONET	R
1.57	√ 723.	93	A^oD٩٢	V	Noon	hGEIM	RR
1.58	√ 723c.	-	A^oD٩٢	VI	Ste, Bald	BONBAV. TEGIM	R
1.59	√ 723e.	-	1703	VII	RJ, Craig	Dots on obverse. Unbarred I and normal 3 in 1703.	R
1.59A	√ 723g.	95	1703	VIIa	RJ,	Rosettes on obverse. Barred I and normal 3 in 1703	R
1.59B	√ 723i.	-	170x	VIIb	Noon	Rosettes on the obverse. Unbarred I and malformed 3 in 1703	R
1.60	√ 724.	-	1703	VIII	RJ	Dots on obverse. 3 on its back	R
1.61	√ 725.	94	1703	IX	Ste	Dots on obverse. Unbarred A’s. Unbarred I and backward 3 in 1703. Date 73? On obverse. See photos.	S
1.62	√ 725c	-	170x	X	Marudhar	No O in BOMBAV	R

Bombay – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Copper Pice et infra – Stars Type – 1705 to 1716

	Stars each side of orb & cross		AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLICI
A large crown. A star either side of the orb and cross, and another below. No inscription on specimens seen by Pridmore or the current author. The top arches are decorated with loops or circles, not beads.		The legend in four lines: with ornamentation above and below. (Translates as 'Under the patronage of the King and Parliament of England'). NB Many misspellings occur.

	Pice	Half Pice	Quarter Pice
Official Weight (g)	13.75	6.87	3.44
Actual Weight (g)	12.00-13.88	6.52-7.51	?
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.3-22.7	15.0-18.0	?
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.63	√ 728.	97	Pice	I	Ste		R
1.64	√ 729.	97	Pice	II	Ste, Bald, Noon	letters muddled	S
1.65	√ 730.	98	Half Pice	II	Ste, Bald, Noon		S
1.66	731.	-	Quarter Pice			None found. Mentioned in records. See Bombay Public Consultations, 24^th April 1705. IOR P/341/2, p. 174	NR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Tin Tinny or Bujerook – 1672

Balemark of the G[overnor and] C[ompany of merchants of London trading into the] E[ast Indies]. No border.	The numerals 1 over 72, or 4 over 72 indicating value. No border.

	Four Tinnys	Tinny
Actual Weight (g)	5.68	1.56
Actual Diameter (mm)	~20	13.0
Composition	Tin

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.67	√ 819.	227	Four Tinnys	Hemanth Chopra	Date 1672 only faintly visible	RRR
1.68	√ 819m.	227	Tinny	Pridmore		RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Tin Tinny or Bujerook – 1675

Shield of arms of the Company, garnished. No legend. No border.	The numerals 2 over 75 indicating value of 2 tinnys, [16]75. A plain raised border.

Official Weight (g)	2.71
Actual Weight (g)	2.68-2.72
Actual Diameter (mm)	16.8-17.0
Composition	Tin

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.69	√ 820.	228	Ste, Bald, Noon		RR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Tinny or Bujerook – 1677 to 1701

Balemark with GCE all within a plain raised rim	The date within a plain raised rim

Actual Weight (g)

1.40-2.68

Actual Diameter (mm)

15.1-17.0

Composition

Tin

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.70	√ 821b.	-	[16]77	Thompson, BM	Ref: Peter Thompson. New York Sale 2016, XXXVII, lot 110. Also BM.	RRR
1.71	√ 821.	-	[16]94	RJ		RRR
1.71c	√ 821c.	-	[1]701	RJ		RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Tin Tinny or Bujerook – 1716

Balemark of the V[nited] E[ast] I[ndia] C[ompany]. No border. No legend.	The date, 1716 or 1720 within a plain circle.

Actual Weight (g)

1.64-1.65

Actual Diameter (mm)

14.8

Composition

Tin

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.72	√ 822.	229	1716	Pridmore, Noon	Mitchiner No. 1690 is probably dated 170x rather than 1720	RRR

Bombay Mint – Hammered Coinages – European Style – Tin Double Pice et infra – Balemark Type 1717 to 1718

		AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE
A large crown with GR above. The GR is divided by the orb and cross of the crown. Below the crown is the legend: BOMB All within a border of half loops.	The motto of the Company in four lines (By the authority of the King and Parliament of England) with or without the date below. Scrolled ornaments above and below. All within a border of half loops.

	Double Pice	Pice
Actual Weight (g)	27.83-32.20	15.88-16.23
Actual Diameter (mm)	38.7-40.0	31.8-34.7
Composition	Tin
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Date	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
1.74	824.	230	Double Pice	1717		Not seen by Pridmore. Recorded from Atkins	NR
1.75	√ 824c.	231	”	1718	RJ, Noon	Ref: BM, Pr. sale lot 505	RRR
1.76	√ 837.	241	Pice	1717	Ste, Noon	XRF analysis shows tin	RR
1.77	√ 837c.	-	”	1717	Bald & RJ	Retrograde Ss in SENATUS	RRR