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

1172 Sikka Badshah Alamgir = 1172 Money of the Emperor. Alamgir. Within a beaded border. Dated 1172.		Zarb Arcat sanat 6 = Struck at Arcot 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)	2.91	1.46	0.71
Actual Diameter (mm)	17.4-17.6	13.5-13.8	10.4-11.0
Composition	Silver
Edge	Varies. See table below

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	Pr. No.	Denomination	Obv	Rev	AH	RY	Edge	Provenance	Comments	Mintage	Rarity
4.26	√ 498.	260	Quarter Rupee	A	-	1172	6	CGL	Ste		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	Small lotus compared to earlier type. Large and small regnal year numeral 6 (R. Weir)	10,789,655	C
4.29	√ 501.	262	Sixteenth Rupee	-	-	1172	6	GR	Ste		8,684,254	C

See also Arcot rupees issued from the Calcutta mint

Obverse Varieties for Quarter Rupee

Size of Date

The date may be expressed in large or small numerals

	A	B
Size of Date	Large	Small

Photo from Hemanth Chopra. NB 7 dot rosette in centre of obv & 4 dots under z of zarb on rev.