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Bombay Mint – Moghul Style – Gold, Third Mohur or Pagoda – Alamgir II (1774)

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī ‘ālamgīr (= the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Ālamgīr)		ẓarb munbai sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the [RY] year of his reign of tranquil prosperity).

Official Weight (g)

3.84

Actual Weight (g)

3.79-3.85

Actual Diameter (mm)

14.7-16.0

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.1	√ 1169.	10	118x	9	Ste, Bald, HC via RJ, RJ, Noon	See HK/Singapore (2002), sale 35, lot 734. Also Baldwin et al, New York Sale 2008, lot 394. Pr. records this as a quarter but the weight corresponds to a third.	RR

Tellicherry Mint – South Indian Style – Gold, Pagoda – 1809

sikka nishini 1809 T.99. = Government coin. 1809. T[ellicherry 17] 99. Within a beaded rim		ẓarb Tellicherri julūs = Struck at Tellicherry (under) royal (tenure)

Actual Weight (g)

?

Actual Diameter (mm)

~13

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.2	√ 1170.	292	Pridmore	No sales known in the last 50 years	Unique?

Calicut Mint – South Indian Style – Gold, Vir Raya Fanam – 1790 to 1809?

Also minted by other authorities.

Kali Figure (sometimes described as a lion)	Dots and other symbols (sometimes described as a crocodile)

Actual Weight (g)

0.36-0.38

Actual Diameter (mm)

7.5-8.3

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.3	√ 1171.	293	Ste	Not possible to distinguish mint and date of manufacture for an individual specimen	C

Bombay Mint – Moghul Style – Silver, Rupee et infra – Alamgir II (1754 to 1759)

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī ‘ālamgīr [AH] (= The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor ‘Ālamgīr [AH])		ẓarb munbai sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity)

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee	Sixteenth Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.48-11.60	5.75-5.78	2.88-2.90	0.74
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.0-22.7	16.4-17.1	14	9.9-10.8
Edge	Plain

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Obv	AH	RY	Possible Mint	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.4	√ 1172.		Rupee	A	117x	5	Tellicherry	Ste, Bald, Noon	Neat, small crescent	R
7.4C	√ 1172c.		”	A	1182	5	Tellicherry	Zeno	AH date may be error for 1172	R
7.5	√ 1176.	-	”	D	xxxx	6	Tellicherry	Ste, RJ	Inverted crescent. See Calcutta Rupee for rupees struck at Calcutta with inverted crescent	R
7.6	√ 1173.	75	”	A	118x	9	Bombay	Ste, RJ	Neat small crescent. Date may be 1180. See photos	S
7.7	√ 1174.	75	”	B	1188?	9	Tellicherry	Ste, Bald, Craig, Noon	Fairly Crude, small crescent.	S
7.8	√ 1175.	75	”	C	1188	9	Tellicherry	Ste, Bald	Fairly crude, large crescent.	S
7.9	√ 1177.	-	”	E	118x	9	Tellicherry	Ste, RJ	Rosette of dots. Solid or triangular knot in julūs	S
7.10	√ 1178.	-	”	F	11xx	9	Tellicherry	Ste, RJ, Zeno	Circle (closed crescent?)	S
7.11	√ 1179.	73/76	Half Rupee	A	1xxx	9	Tellicherry	Ste, HC, RJ, Noon	Need more examples but may have similar varieties to rupee	RR
7.12	√ 1179c.	73/76	”	B	xxxx	x	Tellicherry	SA		RR
7.13	√ 1179e.	73/76	”	C	118x	x	Tellicherry	Bald		RR
7.14	√ 1179g.	73/76	”	E	118x	9	Tellicherry	Ste		RR
7.15	√ 1180.	77	Quarter Rupee	A	xxxx	9	Bombay	Zeno		RR
7.15E	√ 1180b.	-	”	E	xxxx	9	Bombay	Noon		RR
7.16	√ 1180c.	-	Sixteenth Rupee	A?	xxxx	x		Noon		RR

See also rupees for use in Bombay

Calcutta Mint – Silver, Rupees for Use on the Malabar Coast – 1810 to 1813

These are derived from the earlier crescent marked rupees struck at Bombay or Tellicherry. Distinguishing features are the upside-down crescent, the simplified legend and the neat appearance of the coins. The full legend never appears and the coins appear to have been deliberately struck in this way.

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī ‘ālamgīr [AH] (= The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor ‘Ālamgīr [AH]).		ẓarb munbai sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity).

	Double Rupee	Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	22.92	11.53-11.62
Actual Diameter (mm)	~26	25.1-25.8
Edge	Plain
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.17	√ 1181.	-	Double Rupee	Noon	Ref: Baldwin (2000), Sale 22 (Wheeler), lot 123	RRR
7.18	√ 1182.	294	Rupee	Ste, Bald, Noon		R

Bombay Mint – Moghul Style – Silver Fifth Rupees (Fanams), Types 1 & 2. Normal 5, Top Word ghāzī

Pridmore SNC 1976 (fifths for Arcot).See summary of all obverse varieties. See summary of all reverse varieties

sikka mubārak [bād]shāh ghāzī shā[h jahā]n 5 [AH] (= the auspicious coin of the victorious [Emperor] Shā[h Jahā]n (AH). 1/5^th).		ẓarb munbai sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity)

Actual Weight (g)

2.16-2.33

Actual Diameter (mm)

11.9-15.5

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Emperor	Type	Obv	Rev	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity)
7.19	√ 1183.	34	Muḥammad Shāh	1	A	I	1131	Ahd	Ste	Probably issued post c1725. Certainly from the Bombay Mint	R
7.20	√ 1184.	-	”	1c	A1	Ia	113x	Ahd	Ste, RJ, Noon, Raihan
7.21	1185.	34	”	1a	A1	IIa	-	Ahd
7.22	√ 1186.	-	”	1b	A1	IIb	xxxx	11	Ste, RJ, Noon, Bombay	Exists with straight or curved 1s in RY
7.23	√ 1186c.	-	”	1b	A1	IIb	xxxx	12	Ste, RJ	.
7.24	√ 1187.	63	”	1b	A1	IIb	1143	13	Ste, Bald	Ref: Herrli. Baldwin (2006), sale 47, lot 852. See Bob Johnston, JONS 236.
7.25	√ 1189.	-	”	1a	A1	IIa	xxxx	22	Ste	Existence of RY 22 in doubt
7.25C	√ 1189c.				A1	IIa	1124	24	Raihan Khan, RJ, Noon	See photos for one dated 1172?
7.26	√ 1190.	-	”	1b	A1	IIb	115x	25	RJ, Noon	Ref: Puddester. AH date may be retrograde. See photos. These may be RY 20 with the zero written with a small circle as on Muhammad Shāh rupees.
7.27	√ 1191.	-	”		A1	II?	xx62	30	Ste, Mitch	Not sure exactly which reverse. Must have been struck posthumously.
7.28	√ 1192.	-	‘Ālamgīr II	2	B	II	1172	2	Ste, Noon		R
7.29	√ 1193.	60	”	2	B	II	1133?	3	Ste, Noon
7.30	√ 1194.	61	”	2	B	II	113x?	5	Ste, Noon
7.32	Moved to 7.27
7.32C	√ 1196c.	-	”	2	B	II	1177	x	Raihan Khan	AH date retrograde
7.33	√ 1195.	62	”	2	B	II	11xx	9		AH date usually not visible and could be different on posthumous coins

Bombay Mint? - Moghul Style – Silver Fifth Rupees (Fanams), Type 3. Normal 5, Top Word ‘ālamgīr – c1730 to c1798

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī ālamgīr (= The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor Ālamgīr).		ẓarb munbai sanah julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the year of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

2.21-2.30

Actual Diameter (mm)

12.8-14.8

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obv	Rev	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.34	√ 1198.	[74]	C	III	1188	9	Ste, RJ, HC via RJ, Noon, Coin World	Very distinct style. See Herrli H., (2007), JONS 193, p. 31.	S

Tellicherry Mint? – Moghul Style – Silver Fifth Rupee, Types 4 & 5. Distorted 5, Top Word mānūs – c1762/63

		ẓarb munbai sanah julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the year of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

2.21-2.27

Actual Diameter (mm)

11.8-13.3

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obv	Rev	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.35	√ 1199.	297	D1	II		9	Ste		RR
7.36	√ 1200.	297	D1	IV		-	Ste, Noon		RR

Tellicherry Mint – Silver Fifth Rupees, Type 6, 7 & 8. Inverted 5, Top Word mānūs – c1762/3 to c1780

The inverted 5 may sometimes look like an inverted 3. See below

Distorted legend: sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī ‘ālamgīr (= The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor ‘Ālamgīr)		ẓarb munbai sanah julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the year of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

2.15-2.27

Actual Diameter (mm)

11.3-14.1

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obv	Rev	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.37	√ 1201.	-	D2	IV	-	9	Ste, Noon	The coin with the ‘3’ most closely resembles these 2 obverses.	RR
7.38	√ 1202.	-	D3	IVa	-	9	Ste, RJ		R
7.39	√ 1203.	-	E	V	-	9	Ste, Noon		S

Numeral on obverse could look like a figure 3 if the coin is inverted(obverse D3)

Tellicherry or Calicut Mint – Silver Fifth Rupees (Fanams), Type 9. Inverted 5, Top word shāh ‘ālam – c1792 to c1798

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī shāh 5 (= the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor 1/5^th ). The lower		ẓarb munbai sanah julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

2.21-2.22

Actual Diameter (mm)

12.7-13.1

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Obv	Rev	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.40	√ 1205.	295	F	VI	9	Ste	Neat variety. RY 9.	N

Tellicherry Mint – Moghul Style – Silver, Fifth Rupees – 1799

T.99 Sikka nishini 1214 (= Coin struck at T [ellicherry 17]99. AH 1214). Within a beaded rim. (See Herrli H., (2007), JONS 193, p. 31)		ẓarb tellicherri julūs (= Struck at Tellicherry (under) royal (orders)). Within a beaded rim.

Official Weight (g)

2.32

Actual Weight (g)

2.24-2.31

Actual Diameter (mm)

12.4-13.2

Metal

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AH	AD	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.41	√ 1206.	298	1214	[17]99	Ste, RJ, Noon, Raihan	See photos for possible light-weight counterfeit	N

Tellicherry Mint – Moghul Style – Silver, Fifth Rupees (Fanams) – 1805

Scales with T (=Tellicherry) between the pans and 1805 below.	ẓarb munbai shāh ‘ālam julūs (= Struck at Bombay in the reign of Shāh ‘Ālam.)

Actual Weight (g)

2.20-2.30

Actual Diameter (mm)

12.1-13.4

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AD	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.42	√ 1207.	299	1805	Ste, Noble via RJ, RJ, Noon	Issued under the authority of the Madras Presidency. Counterfeits exist. See example below and also see photos.	N

Photo from Indian dealer, supposedly showing date 1800, but looks like 1805 altered. Asking price Rs 1.25 lacs (approx £1,700 at time of writing!) – 2.13g

Tellicherry Mint? – Moghul Style – Silver, Eighth Rupee?

The numeral 8 on the obverse is enigmatic. The coins generally weigh a fifth of a rupee. Several reasons for the 8 have been discussed (see eg Bhandare & Stevens, ONSNL 172, 174, 177). One possibility is that these may have been issued during a brief period when the value of the fifth rupees was only an eighth of a rupee.

sicca mubārak bādshāh ghāzī shāh 8	ẓarb munbai sanah julūs maimanat mānūs = Struck at Bombay in the year of tranquil prosperity

Actual Weight (g)

2.23-2.26

Actual Diameter (mm)

12.6-13.2

Composition

Silver

Weight range excludes the square example, which appears to be a round coin cut down to the weight of an eighth rupee

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.43	√ 1208.	-	5	Ste, Bhandare, Bald, Mohdriyas Riyas, Raihan Khan	Style similar to 7.30 B/II but with an 8 on the obverse. See photos for a square example.	R

Bombay Mint – Moghul Style – Silver, Twelfth Rupee – For use at Anjengo

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī muḥammad shāh (= the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor Muḥammad Shāh).	ẓarb munbai sanah julūs 8 maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Bombay in the year of tranquil prosperity).

Actual Weight (g)

0.97

Actual Diameter (mm)

~11

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AH	RY	Provenance	√ Comments	Rarity
7.44	√ 1209.	64	[xxxx]	8	Bhandare	Only known example is in the Ashmolean Museum	RRR

Madras Mint? – Copper, Pattern Possibly for the Malabar Coast 1798

Balemark	Date within a plain circle

Actual Weight (g)

6.14

Actual Diameter (mm)

19.8

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Date	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.45	√ 1210.	341	1798	Pridmore	Pattern? Ref: ANS	RRR

Tellicherry Mint – Moghul Style – Copper, Pice et infra – c1705 to c1791

Balemark within a plain circle	Date within a plain circle

	Double Pice	Pice	Half Pice
Actual Weight (g)	5.42-6.44	2.43-3.41	1.11-2.02
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.2-19.7	12.8-19.6	7.7-16.0
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Date	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
7.46	√ 1212.	302	Double Pice	1729	Ste, Bald, Noon		RR
7.47	√ 1214.	304	”	1732	Bald, Noble
7.48	√ 1215.	305	”	1734	Raihan Khan, Noon	Intermediate weight – 3.92g-4.36g. Also ref BM
7.49	√ 1216.	306	”	1739	Ste
7.50	√ 1217.	307	”	1742	RJ, Pallav Beri Noon	Fakes occur. See photos
7.51	1218.	308	”	1743		Wt unknown
7.52	1219.	309	”	1747		Parsons sale, 1954, lot 892. Wt unknown. See KM 150 photo.
7.53	1220.	310	”	1752		Recorded from Atkins. Wt unknown
7.54	1221.	311	”	1773		Parsons sale, 1954, lot 892. Wt unknown
7.55	1222.	-	”	1774		Baldwin (2000), sale 22 (Wheeler), lot 126. Slightly different design
7.56	1223.	312	”	1779		Parsons sale, 1954, lot 892. Wt unknown
7.57	√ 1211.	301	Pice	1705	Jay Raiveeson, SA		RR
7.58	1213.	303	”	1731
7.59	√ 1213c.		”	1732	RJ
7.60	√ 1224.	-	”	1791		Ref: Baldwin (2013), sale 84 (Fore), lot 1926
7.61	√ 1225.	313	Half Pice	1710	Ste, RJ, Noon	See photo for one apparently dated 1110. See Pr. sale. Also Jackson, Coin Collecting in the Deccan.	R
7.62	√ 1225c.		”	1712	KM	Ref: KM	RR
7.62C	√ 1225b3.		”	1722	Raihan		RR
7.63	√ 1226c.	314	”	1726	Avik Sarkar, Mohdriyas Riyas, Noon		RR
7.64	1227.	315	”	1741		None traced	NR
7.65	1228.	316	”	1753		None traced	NR
7.66	1229.	317	”	1759		None traced	NR
7.67	√ 1229c.	-	”	1780		Wt. = 1.23g. No balemark. Ref: Ashmolean Museum.	NR
7.68	√ 1231.	318	”	1785	Mohdriyas Riyas	Date on photo not clear. Could be 1735?	RR
7.69	√ 1231c.	-	”	1786	SA, RJ, Raihan	Ref: Steve Album (2012), sale 14, lot 1324. See photos for one with a transposed balemark	RR

Double pice listings with ‘Wt unknown’ may be pice.