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A flower surrounded by a circle.
Around this is the value in Tamil interspersed with groups of four dots. The
legend reads: Anacu kasu (= Five
cash). |
ẓarb
salem 1213 (= Struck
at Salem ah 1213). |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
5.80-6.10 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
20.4-21.0 |
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Composition |
Copper |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr No. |
AH |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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5.102 |
√ 590. |
- |
1213 |
Ste, Anon, Zeno, SA |
Ref: Wiggins SNC Oct 1980. Also
specimen in Ashmolean museum, |
RR |
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A heart shaped shield, point
uppermost, containing VEIC or GVEI. Within a beaded border. |
A repeated pattern of double lines
forming a square. An inscription in Persian: |
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Actual
Weight (g) |
0.82-1.51 |
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Actual
Diameter (mm) |
8.7-11.9 |
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Composition |
Copper |
Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
AH |
AD |
Provenance |
Comments |
Rarity |
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5.102C |
√ 591c. |
- |
A |
- |
1793 |
RJ |
AD date above Salem. Some may be dated 1792. Ref: Johnston, also
Tamil Vanon. See Photos. |
S |
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5.102E |
√ 591g. |
- |
A |
- |
(1)793 |
RJ |
No numeral 1 in date. Some coins have 9 written as two lines |
S |
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5.103 |
√ 591. |
105 |
B |
(1)793 |
Ste, RJ, Craig, Noon |
Date written as
V II Ivv. This may be a very crude 793 with the 9 written as two lines and
the 3 disjointed. Barred or unbarred I in GVEI |
S |
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5.104 |
√ 592. |
106 |
B |
1212 |
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Ste, Tamil Vanon, Noon |
Letter G rotated so that it looks
more like the letter U. Unbarred I in GVEI |
C |
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5.105 |
√ 593. |
107 |
C |
1212 |
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Noon |
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RR |
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5.106 |
- |
B |
1213 |
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Ref: BM 70.0507.13674. |
RRR |
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5.107 |
- |
B |
1226 |
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Ref: Lingen. Error date. |
RRR |
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5.108 |
√ 596. |
108 |
Ste, Craig, RJ, Noon |
Possibly contemporary
counterfeits or local copies. Many varieties. |
C |
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Shield |
The
shield may be present or absent. |
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Letters |
Letters
may be arranged as VEIG or GVEI |
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A |
B |
C |
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Shield |
Present |
Present |
Absent |
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Letters |
VEIG |
GVEI |
? |