Madras Mint – Early Coinages –
Moghul System – Copper, Pice – Chinapatan Mint
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These are most likely
coins of Hyder Ali, not BEIC. There is also a Pice of Chinapatan in the name of
Aurangzeb reported in KM (285.23) but no photo and existence doubtful.
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Sikka
Mubarak Shah Alamgir
(= Auspicious coin of Shah Alam) |
Zarb
Chinapatan [RY] julus maimanat manus
(= Struck at Chinapatan in the [RY] year of tranquil prosperity) |
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Official Weight (g) |
12.80-12.96 |
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Actual Weight (g) |
15.0-21.0 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
? |
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Composition |
Copper |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Pr. No. |
AH |
Provenance |
√ Comments |
Rarity |
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√ 170. |
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1177 |
Ste, RJ |
See: Wiggins K (1991), SNC, March, pp41-42, also JNSI (1966),
Vol XXVIII, p223 |
NR |