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

1172 Sikka Badshah Alamgir (= 1172 Money of the Emperor. Alamgir). Within a beaded border.		Zarb Arcat sanah 6 (= Struck at Arcot 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
Axes	↑↑

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
4.19	√ 491.	-	”	”	1172	CGR	II	Ste	Ref: Puddester. For my specimen c/m with crown, see Ceylon		N
4.20	492.	256	”	”	1176	CGR	II		Ref: Thompson		C
4.21	√ 493.	256	”	”	1176	CGR	III	Ste			N
4.22	√ 494.	257	Eighth Rupee	Currency	1172	GR	-	Ste	Large lotus compared to later issue	104,020	S

Quarter Rupee Reverse Varieties

Letter Zar

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

Letter Zar

Below Alif

Above Alif

At Alif

Photo from Hemanth Chopra. Inverted die axes

Looks like closed lotus to me?
Photo from Roger Price

Photo from Roger Price