Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Gold, Mohur et infra – 1817

sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī aziz-ud-dīn muḥammad. ‘ālamgīr = The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor Chosen of the faith of Muḥammad. ‘Ālamgīr. All within a raised toothed border. Dated 1172.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Arkot in the 6^th year of tranquil prosperity. All within a raised toothed border).

	Mohur	Half Mohur
Official Weight (g)	11.66	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	11.63-11.69	5.79-5.84
Actual Diameter (mm)	27.7-27.9	21.7-21.8
Composition	Gold
Edge	Centre Grained Left
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.1	√ 473.	238	Mohur	Ste, Noon		59,250	R
4.2	√ 474.	239	Half Mohur	Ste, RJ, Bald		7,500	RRR

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Gold, Quarter Mohur infra – 1817

sikka bādshāh ‘ālamgīr (= Money of the Emperor ‘Ālamgīr). Within a raised toothed border. Dated 1172.		ẓarb arkot sanah 6 (= Struck at Arkot in the 6^th year). All within a raised toothed border.

Actual Weight (g)	2.90
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.4
Composition	Gold
Edge	Centre Grained Left
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.3	√ 475.	240	Quarter Mohur	Noon, Bald		2,000	RRR

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Gold, Ashrafi (or Mohur) – 1819

The arms of the Company surrounded by the legend: ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY All within a raised toothed rim.	ashrafi kampanī angrez bahādur (= Ashrafi (or mohur) of the honourable English Company). Within a raised, toothed border.

Official Weight (g)	11.66
Actual Weight (g)	11.61-11.67
Actual Diameter (mm)	27.5-27.8
Composition	Gold
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.4	√ 476.	241	Ste, Tody, Spink, Noble, Noon	Several varieties exist. For instance, the right flagstaff may point to the left, right or directly at the letter S. Also, the left lion’s tail may point to the N or G. See photos	1,117,800	N

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Gold, Half & Quarter Ashrafi (or Mohur) – 1819

The crest of the Company surrounded by the legend	nīm ashrafi kampanī angrez bahādur (= Half Ashrafi (or mohur) of the honourable English Company). Within a raised, toothed border.

	Half Ashrafi	Quarter Ashrafi
Official Weight (g)	5.83	2.91
Actual Weight (g)	5.80-5.85	2.88-2.92
Actual Diameter (mm)	21.2	17.1-18.0
Composition	Gold
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.5	√ 477.	242	Half Ashrafi	Ste, Tody, Noble, Oswal, Noon	Varieties occur. For instance, the position of the lion’s head relative to the legend etc.	212,690	S
4.6	√ 478.	243	Quarter Ashrafi	Ste, Spink, Noon	Varieties occur. For instance, the position of the crown relative to the legend etc	91,834	R

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Gold, Five Rupees (or third-Ashrafi) – 1819

The arms of the Company without the supporters or the motto surrounded by the legend	panj rupiya kampanī angrez bahādur (= Five rupees of the honourable English Company). Within a raised, toothed border.

Official Weight (g)	3.89
Actual Weight (g)	3.86-3.89
Actual Diameter (mm)	19.3-19.4
Composition	Gold
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.7	√ 479.	244	Ste, Spink, RJ, CNG, DNW, Noble, Noon	Many varieties exist. For instance, Size of lion and placement of stop after COMPANY vary (R Weir). There are also variations in the placement of the crown which may be under the letter T or to the left or right (Bob Johnston). See photos.	2,179,573	C

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Gold, Copy of Ashrafi

A crude copy of the arms of the Company, surrounded by a legend written in Latin script BHARATA RAMA LAGHANA SEETA	A crude Persian inscription copied from the Ashrafi

Actual Weight (g)	11.57
Actual Diameter (mm)	~29.8
Composition	Gold
Edge	Straight Grained

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
-	√ 480.	-	Puddester		RRR

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Silver, Single & Half Rupee – 1812 to 1817

Open top to lotus on reverse.

1172 sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī aziz al-dīn muḥammad. ‘ālamgīr (= 1172 the auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor. Chosen of the faith of Muḥammad. ‘Ālamgīr). All within a raised toothed border.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year of tranquil prosperity). A lotus flower occurs on the reverse. All within a raised toothed border.

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.66	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	11.47-11.83	5.74-5.86
Actual Diameter (mm)	26.8-28.0	21.5-22.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	Varies. See below

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Status	Date	Edge	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.8	√ 481.	251	Rupee	Currency	1172	CGR	↑↑	HC, Price		10,939,021	C
4.9	√ 482.	-	”	”	1172	CGL	↑↑	RJ, Noon			R
4.10	√ 483.	-	”	”	1172	CGL	↑↑	Ste	Struck on thick flan. 11.83g. Ref: Stevens		RRR
4.11	484.	-	”	Proof	1172	CGL	↑↑		Ref: BM		RR
4.12	√ 485.	252	”	Currency	1176	CGR	↑↑	Ste, RJ, Noon			C
4.13	√ 486.	253	Half Rupee	Currency	1172	CGL	↑↑	Ste, Noon		3,392,021	C
4.13A	√ 486c.	-	”	”	1172	CGL	↑↓	HC			RR
4.14	487.	-	”	”	1172	CGR	↑↑		Existence not certain		NR
4.15	√ 488.	254	”	”	1176	CGR	↑↑	Ste, Noon			S
4.16	489.	-	”	Proof	1176	CGL	↑↑		Ref: BM.		RRR
4.17	√ 489c.	-	”	Currency	1176	CGL	↑↑	HC	RY 2 instead of 6. Ref: Hemanth Chopra		RRR

CGR The top of the slanted milling on the centre of the edge leans to the right
CGL The top of the slanted milling on the centre of the edge leans to the left

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Silver, Quarter & Eighth Rupee – 1812 to 1817

Open top to lotus on reverse.

1172 sikka bādshāh ‘ālamgīr (= 1172 Money of the Emperor. ‘Ālamgīr). Within a beaded border.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year). Within a beaded border.

	Quarter Rupee	Eighth Rupee
Official Weight (g)	2.91	1.46
Actual Weight (g)	2.86-2.94	1.45-1.47
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.3-17.5	13.3-13.5
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Status	Date	Edge	Rev	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.18	√ 490.	255	Quarter Rupee	Currency	1172	CGL	I	Ste		784,021	C
4.18A	√ 490c.	255	”	”	1172	CGL	II	RJ			S
4.19	√ 491.	256	”	”	1172	CGR	II	Ste, Noon	For my specimen c/m with crown, see Ceylon		N
4.20	492.	256	”	”	1176	CGR	II		Ref: Thompson		S
4.21	√ 493.	256	”	”	1176	CGR	III	Ste			N
4.22	√ 494.	257	Eighth Rupee	Currency	1172	GR	-	Ste, HC	Large lotus compared to later issue. Reverse dot groups vary	104,020	R

Quarter Rupee Reverse Varieties

Letter Zar

The first part of the word ẓarb may point below, directly at or above the first letter (alif) of the mint name

	Rev I	Rev II	Rev III
Letter Zar	Below Alif	Above Alif	At Alif

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Silver, Single & Half Rupee – 1817 to 1835

Closed top to lotus on reverse.

1172 sikka mubārak bādshāh ghāzī aziz-ud-dīn muḥammad. ‘ālamgīr (= 1172 the auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor. Chosen of the faith of Muḥammad. ‘Ālamgīr). Within a beaded border. Dated 1172.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Arkot in his 6th year of tranquil prosperity). A closed lotus flower occurs on the reverse. Within a beaded border.

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.66	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	11.62-11.70	5.73-5.83
Actual Diameter (mm)	28.3	21.8-22.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	AH	RY	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.23	√ 495.	258	Rupee	1172	6	CGL	Ste, Price, Noon	Large and small date and beading close together or far apart. Also, specimen in BM called proof which may be fake?? (R. Weir). See photos for several varieties.	63,116,258	C
4.24	√ 496.	259	Half Rupee	1172	6	CGL	Ste, Noon	Large and small date varieties (R. Weir). Some coins occur without the stalk on the lotus (Mitchiner No. 1866). See Ceylon for a countermarked specimen	10,674,396	C

See also Arkot rupees issued from the Calcutta mint.

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Silver, Quarter, Eighth & Sixteenth Rupee – 1817 to 1835

Closed top to lotus on reverse.

1172 sikka bādshāh ‘ālamgīr (= 1172 Money of the Emperor. ‘Ālamgīr). Within a beaded border. Dated 1172.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year). A closed lotus occurs on the reverse. Within a beaded border.

	Quarter Rupee	Eighth Rupee	Sixteenth Rupee
Official Weight (g)	2.91	1.46	0.73
Actual Weight (g)	2.84-2.91	1.44-1.48	0.71-0.73
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.4-17.6	13.5-13.8	10.4-11.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Obv	AH	RY	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.26	√ 498.	260	Quarter Rupee	A	1172	6	CGL	Ste, Noon		5,227,322	C
4.27	√ 499.	260		B	1172	6	CGL	Ste	For specimen c/m with crown, see Ceylon		C
4.28	√ 500.	261	Eighth Rupee	-	1172	6	GR	Ste, Noon. HC	Small lotus compared to earlier type.. Dot groups vary.	10,789,655	C
4.29	√ 501.	262	Sixteenth Rupee	-	1172	6	GR	Ste, Noon		8,684,254	C

See also Arkot rupees issued from the Calcutta mint.

Obverse Varieties for Quarter Rupee

Size of Date

The Hijri date on the obverse may be expressed in large or small numerals

	A	B
Size of Date	Large	Small

Madras Mint –Silver, Rupee & Half Rupee – 1823 to 1825. Mint Name: Arkot

A silver coinage of Arkot rupees was undertaken at the Calcutta mint between 1823 and 1825. The coins have a rose on the reverse.

1172 sikka mubārak. bādshāh ghāzī aziz al-dīn muḥammad. ‘ālamgīr (= 1172 the auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor. Chosen of the faith of Muḥammad. ‘Ālamgīr). Within a beaded border.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year of tranquil prosperity). Within a beaded border.

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Official Weight (g)	11.66	5.83
Actual Weight (g)	11.62-11.72	5.80-5.84
Actual Diameter (mm)	26.5-26.7	21.2-21.5
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Status	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
4.30	√ 501m.	263	Rupee	Currency	SG	RJ, Noon		C
4.30	501m2.	-	”	Proof	SG?		BM has proof specimen of Pr. 263 with high and low relief roses (R. Weir)	RRR
4.31	√ 501m3.	264	Half Rupee	Currency	SG	RJ, Noon		C
4.32	501m6.	-	”	Proof				RR

Madras Mint –Silver, Quarter, Eighth & Sixteenth Rupee – 1823 to 1825. Mint Name: Arkot

1172 sikka bādshāh ‘ālamgīr (= 1172 Money of the Emperor. ‘Ālamgīr). Within a toothed border. Dated 1172.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year). A closed lotus occurs on the reverse. Within a beaded border.

	Quarter Rupee	Eighth Rupee	Sixteenth Rupee
Official Weight (g)	2.91	1.46	0.73
Actual Weight (g)	2.90-2.98	1.45-1.46	0.70-0.72
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.0-17.3	13.0-13.5	10.2-10.6
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Status	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
4.33	√ 501p.	265	Quarter Rupee	Currency	SG	RJ, Noon		C
4.34	√ 501p3.	266	Eighth Rupee	Currency	GR	RJ, Noon		C
4.35	√ 501p6.	267	Sixteenth Rupee	Currency	GR	RJ, Noon	See photos for a specimen with the first digit of the AH date missing	C

There are a lot of other varieties of this issue that have not yet been identified and recorded.

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Silver, Pattern Rupee 1824

1172. sikka mubārak. bādshāh ghāzī aziz-ud-dīn muḥammad. ‘ālamgīr (= 1172. The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor. Chosen of the faith of Muḥammad ‘Ālamgīr). All within a beaded border.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year of tranquil prosperity). A lotus flower occurs on the reverse. All within a beaded border.

Official Weight (g)	Varies. See table below
Actual Weight (g)	”
Actual Diameter (mm)	”
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	AH	RY	Edge	Official Wt (g)	Actual Wt (g)	Actual Diam (mm)	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
4.36	√ 502.	339	1172	6	SG	11.40	11.40-11.44	28.5	Ste, Noon, Bald		RR
4.37	503.	340	1172	6	CGR	11.66	11.62	26.7		Modern restrike	RR

Madras Mint – Later Coinages – Silver, 1830-1835

Crescent at lower right of the reverse on the rupee and half rupee and left side of the obverse on the quarter rupee

1172. sikka mubārak. bādshāh ghāzī aziz-ud-dīn muḥammad. ‘ālamgīr (= 1172. The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor. Chosen of the faith of Muḥammad ‘Ālamgīr). All within a beaded border.		ẓarb arkāt sanah 6 julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Arkot in his 6^th year of tranquil prosperity). A lotus flower occurs on the reverse. All within a beaded border.

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.64	5.83-5.84	2.91-2.92
Actual Diameter (mm)	26.7	24
Composition	Silver
Edge	Straight Grained
Axis	↑↑

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Status	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
4.38	√ 502m.	268	Rupee	Currency	1172	6	RJ, Noon		C
4.39	√ 503m.	269		Proof	1172	6	Graham Byfield at Sovereign Rarities, Noon		RR
4.40	503m3.	270	Half Rupee	Currency	1172	6			RR
4.41	√ 503m5.	271		Proof	1172	6	Graham Byfield at Sovereign Rarities, Noon. Bald et al		RR
4.42	503m7.	272	Quarter Rupee	Currency	1172	6			RR
4.43	√ 503m9.	273		Proof	1172	6	Noonan, Bombay		RR