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French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Muhammad Shah – Silver – Type 1

For rupees dated RY 23 with crescent on obverse, see Nawābs of Arkot

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.26	5.63	2.81
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 40	11.	5	Rupee	1149	19			S
FR 41	√ 11c.		”	xxxx	24	RJ from Zeno
FR 42	√ 12.		”	1155	25	RJ from Zeno but AH not clear
FR 43	13.		”	1156	26
FR 44	13b.		”	1157	26	HC
FR 45	√ 13c.		”	115x	29	Ste
FR 46	√ 14.		”	11xx	30	Zeno
FR 47	15.	4	Half Rupee	1149	19			RR
FR 48	16.	3	Quarter Rupee	1149	19			RR

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Ahmad Shah – Gold

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 49	√ 17m.	-	Mohur	1165	5	RJ from Zeno	From BNF Paris	RRR

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Ahmad Shah – Silver Type 1, Nazarana

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 50	√ 17r.	-	Nazarana Rupee	1164	4	RJ from Zeno	From BNF Paris. Not certain that this is really a nazarana. For instance, it does not show the full flan.	RRR

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Ahmad Shah – Silver – Type 2

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.50	5.60	2.80
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 51	17.	26	Rupee	1161	1
FR 52	√ 18.		”	1162	2	Falcon
FR 53	√ 19.		”	1163	3	Zeno but no AH
FR 54	20.		”	1164	4		See above for one classed as nazarana but…
FR 55	√ 21.		”	1166	6	Zeno
FR 56	√ 22.		”	1167	7	HC
FR 57	23.	25	Half Rupee	1161	3
FR 58	√ 24.	24	Quarter Rupee	1163	3	HC but no AH

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Alamgir II – Silver – Type 3

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.40	5.70	2.80
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 59	√ 25.	36	Rupee	1167	1	Ste
FR 60	26.		”	116x	2
FR 61	√ 27.		”	1171	4	Marudhar but no AH
FR 62	√ 27a.		”	xxxx	5	Numismor, Zeno
FR 63	28.	35	Half Rupee	1167	1
FR 64	√ 28c.	34	Quarter Rupee	1168	1	HC
FR 65	29.		”	1169	3
FR 66	30.		”	1171	4

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Shah Alam II – Silver – Type 1

Actual Weight (g)

22.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 67	31.	46b	Nazarana Double Rupee	1181	6		Edge: Straight grained
FR 68	32.	46c	”	1181	6		Edge: Plain

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Shah Alam II – Silver – Type 2, Nazaranas

Actual Weight (g)

11.39-11.40

Actual Diameter (mm)

~32-33

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 69	33.	46a	Nazarana Rupee	1178	5
FR 70	√ 34.		”	1183	9	SG
FR 71	35.		”	1184	10
FR 72	36.		”	1185	10
FR 73	37.		”	1185	11
FR 74	√ 37c.		”	1198	32	SA		R
FR 75	38.		”	1199	24
FR 76	√ 38b.		”	1201	26	Zeno	AH/RY date mismatch. See photo for edge markings – two different styles
FR 77	√ 38c.		”	1218	43	Zeno
FR 78	√ 39.		”	1233	58	Spink		R
FR 76C	√ 38b3.		Half Nazarana Rupee	1203	28	HC	Said to be a half rupee but no weight available because it’s in a coffin!	RRR

French India – Pondicherry Mint, mm Arcot, INO Shah Alam II – Silver – Type 6

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.40	5.70	2.80
Actual Diameter (mm)	~22-24	~19
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
FR 79	√ 40.	46	Rupee	117x	4	Ste		S
FR 80	√ 41.		”	1178	5	Ste
FR 81	√ 42.		”	1183	9	Zeno
FR 82	43.		”	1184	10
FR 83	44.		”	1185	10
FR 84	45.		”	1186	11
FR 85	√ 46.		”	1188	13	Zeno
FR 86	√ 46c.		”	1189	14	Zeno
FR 87	47.		”	1190	15
FR 88	48.		”	1191	16
FR 89	√ 49.		”	1197	22	Tody
FR 90	50.		”	1198	32		Error Ry
FR 91	√ 51.		”	1199	24	Roma, Zeno	See photos for one with a distorted RY. May be 32 or 23 retrograde?
FR 92	√ 52.		”	1200	25	Noble
FR 93	53.		”	1201	26
FR 94	√ 54.		”	1202	27	Ste	AH on one specimen looks more like [12]22
FR 95	√ 55.		”	1203	28	Ste
FR 96	56.		”	1204	29
FR 97	√ 57.		”	1205	30	Ste
FR 98	√ 58.		”	1206	31	Zeno
FR 99	59.		”	1208	32
FR 100	60.		”	1208	34
FR 101	√ 61.		”	1218	43	Numisor
FR 102	√ 62.		”	1218	44	Numisor
FR 103	√ 63.		”	1219	44	Ste, Zeno	Retrograde 9 in AH date. See photos
FR 104	64.		”	1219	45
FR 105	65.		”	1220	43
FR 106	√ 66.		”	1220	45	Ste, Numisor
FR 107	√ 67.		”	1221	43	Numisor
FR 108	68.		”	1221	49		KM states not confirmed
FR 109	69.	45	Half Rupee	1198	32			RR
FR 110	√ 70.		”	1200	45	Zeno
FR 111	70c.		”	1221	49
FR 112	71.	44	Quarter Rupee	1221	49			RR