Madras Mint – Early Coinages – Copper, Two Cash
et infra – 1678 to 1722
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Balemark with date. Surrounded by a
beaded circle. |
Sri
Ranga. A title of the
Vijayanagara empire. |
2
Cash |
Cash |
|
1.66? |
0.88 |
|
Actual Weight (g) |
1.57-1.66 |
0.64-0.82 |
Actual Diameter (mm) |
9.5-10.8 |
7.1-9.0 |
Metal |
Copper |
Catalogue
Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination
|
Date
|
Obv |
Rev |
Provenance |
√ Comments |
Rarity |
1.103 |
√ 104c. |
- |
Two Cash |
[16]78 |
RJ |
RR |
|||
1.104 |
√ 104e. |
- |
” |
[16]78 |
RJ,
HC |
RR |
|||
1.105 |
√ 104. |
92 |
Cash |
[16]78 |
Ste,
HC, RJ |
R |
|||
1.106 |
√ 105. |
- |
” |
[61]87 |
? |
BM, Joshy
Varghese |
(1678) Fitzwilliam Museum. BM.
Appears to be 78 retrograde. |
RRR |
|
1.107 |
- |
” |
1691 |
? |
? |
|
Fitzwilliam Museum. |
RRR |
|
1.108 |
√ 106c. |
- |
” |
1697 |
C? |
? |
RJ |
RRR |
|
1.109 |
√ 107. |
93 |
” |
1698 |
HC |
|
RR |
||
1.110 |
94 |
” |
1698 |
|
|
RR |
|||
1.111 |
√ 108c. |
- |
” |
1698 |
HC,
RJ |
Reverse not certain. See Photo. |
RR |
||
1.112 |
√ 108e. |
- |
” |
1700 |
? |
HC |
RR |
||
1.113 |
√ 109. |
95 |
” |
1702 |
Ste,
RJ, HC |
|
R |
||
1.114 |
- |
” |
1703 |
|
|
|
Ref: Wiggins. |
RR |
|
1.115 |
√ 110c. |
- |
” |
1704 |
C |
RJ, HC |
Numeral 4 shaped like a Y as on 1st
issue dudus. |
RR |
|
1.116 |
√ 111. |
96 |
” |
1705 |
Ste,
RJ, HC |
Figure 5 same shape as on half
dudu. |
RR |
||
1.117 |
- |
” |
1708 |
? |
? |
|
Fitzwilliam Museum. |
RRR |
|
1.118 |
- |
” |
1722 |
|
ANS 1919.60.226. |
RRR |
Design |
The
design may consist of a balemark with the date in the lower half and the top
half empty, the date in two lines in a plain circle, or a balemark with the
date divided between the top and bottom. |
Title |
The
bottom part of the title may be spelt in the correct way with the dot in the
middle, or mis-spelt with the dot at the beginning. |