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Madras Mint – Early Coinages – Copper, Ten Cash (Dudu) 1691 to 1754

 

Balemark with GCE within a decorative stroke border

Date between wavy lines within a beaded circle

 

Official Weight (g)

8.85

 

Actual Weight (g)

7.66-8.79

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

13.7-22.0

 

Composition

Copper

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

Pr. No.

Date

Provenance

√ Comments

Rarity

1.26

√ 29.

20

1691

RJ

Manchester Museum

RRR

1.27

√ 30.

21

1693

Ste

 

RR

1.28

√ 31.

22

1695

Ste

 

R

1.29

√ 32.

24

1702

Ste

 

R

1.30

√ 33.

25

1703

Ste

 

RR

1.31

√ 34.

28

1704

Ste

4 shaped like y. Could be 9. Example in BM.

R

1.32

35.

26

1705

 

Noble sale 48, lot 1986 (1995). Not examined

R

1.33

√ 36.

27

1706

Ste

 

S

1.34

37.

29

1716

 

 

R

1.35

38.

30

1720

 

Ashmolean museum

RRR

1.36

√ 39.

31

1721

Ste

Manchester Museum. ANS

RRR

1.37

√ 40.

32

1722

Ste

 

N

1.38

41.

33

1725

 

Not examined.

NR

1.39

√ 42.

34

1726

Ste

 

RR

1.40

√ 43.

35

1728

 

See photo from Jan Lingen

RRR

1.41

44.

36

1731

 

None traced, Recorded from Pridmore.

NR

1.42

√ 45.

37

1739

Ste but last numeral missing

RR

1.43

46.

38

1741

 

 

RR

1.44

√ 47.

39

1744

Ste

 

R

1.45

48.

40

1745

 

Not examined

NR

See also Fort St David mint for dudus struck 1748-1752