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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 6th 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.