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Madras Mint Early Coinages – Copper, Cash – 1660 to 1678

 

Cash1660Obv

Cash1660Rev

Outline of the balemark of the Company.

Telugu inscription. Translation Sri Ranga. A title of the Vijayanagar empire.

 

Official Weight (g)

0.53

 

Actual Weight (g)

0.36-0.70

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

5.7-7.4

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Rev

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

1.98

101.

89

I

Ste, RJ

Reverse often difficult to distinguish.

RRR

1.99

102.

90

II

Ste

 

RRR

Varieties exist without the lower bar in the balemark. See ANS website.

 

Reverse Varieties

Telugu Inscription

May be Normal or a Variety with the letters of the legend in the wrong order.

 

 

I

II

Telugu Inscription

Normal

Variety