Madras Mint – Early Coinages – Moghul System – Gold

Mohur – Muhammad Shah 1719 to 1748 Mint Name: Chinapatan

Wiggins reported the discovery of a mohur struck in the name of Muhammad Shah [1], and with the mint name Chinapatan. He discussed the date of the coin, which appears to be RY 3 (1721/22). However, this would be too early for the known fact that the EIC records show that the first 10,000 mohurs were ordered in 1743. Wiggins therefore suggests that the date is a poorly struck 26 (٢٦) with part of the 6 off the flan.



[1] Wiggins (1999), ONS Newsletter 158, p24