French India –Alamparai Mint?, mm Arkot, INO Aḥmad Shāh – Silver

 

387 Ahmad Shah Danish Alamparai Arkat Rupee AH xxx7 RY 7 Obv

 

388 Ahmad Shah Danish Alamparai Arkat Rupee AH xxx7 RY 7 Rev

 

 

 

 

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Silver

 

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√ 1m.

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Rupee

1167

7

RJ from Zeno

Note by Lingen At the "Deuxièmes Rencontres de Numismatique Asiatique" (Versailles, 2016) and later at the International Seminar on South Indian Numismatics "Nidhi-2018" in Bengaluru, I presented a paper in which I came to the conclusion that these Pondicherry type rupees with a "D" were struck at Alamparai, under Governor Joseph François Dupleix, who received the fort of Alamparai in 1750 from the Subedar of the Deccan for services rendered by him. The D represents the initial of Dupleix.

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