Masulipatam
(Machlipatan) Mint – Silver, Double Rupee et
infra
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An eighth rupee probably also exists but
has not yet been discovered.
For
both the silver and copper coins the RYs initially refer to the rule of Alamgir
II but sometime between AH 1190 and 1192 they start referring to Shah Alam II.
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sikka
mubārak bādshāh ghazi Ālamgīr (= the auspicious coin of the
Victorious Emperor Ālamgīr) |
ẓarb
machlipatan sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs (= Struck at Machhlipatan in the [RY]
year of tranquil prosperity) |
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Double
Rupee |
Rupee |
Half
Rupee |
Quarter
Rupee |
Sixteenth
Rupee |
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22.52 |
11.26 |
5.64 |
2.82 |
0.70 |
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Actual Weight (g) |
22.55 |
11.09-11.27 |
5.27-5.52 |
2.81-2.82 |
0.62 |
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Actual Diameter (mm) |
32.4 |
19.8-23.5 |
18.2-18.9 |
12.4-13.1 |
~9 |
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Silver |
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Catalogue
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Cat No. |
Photo Link |
Pr. No. |
Denomination |
AH |
RY |
Provenance |
Rarity |
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5.16 |
√ 536. |
291 |
Double Rupee |
1194 |
21 |
Bhandare |
Three specimens known. |
RRR |
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5.17 |
√ 538. |
- |
Rupee |
1173 |
7 |
RJ but no RY |
Ref: Image posted on South Asian
Coin Group internet by Goutam Dalmiya. Baldwin (2004), sale 39, lot 2935. |
RR |
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5.18 |
- |
” |
1174 |
6 |
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Ref: Puddester. |
RR |
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5.19 |
√ 540. |
- |
” |
1174 |
7 |
RJ, Noman, Bhandare but no RY |
Ref: Baldwin (2004), sale 39, lot
2936. |
RR |
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5.20 |
√ 541. |
- |
” |
1176 |
8 |
Ste, RJ |
Ref: Baldwin (2003), sale 35, lot
1735. Baldwin (2005), sale 40, lot 998. |
R |
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5.21 |
√ 541c. |
- |
” |
1177 |
9 |
RJ |
R |
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5.22 |
- |
” |
1178 |
5 |
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Ref: Baldwin (2003), sale 33, lot
1031. AH & RY do not correspond. Could the 5 be a 9 with the tail
missing? |
R |
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5.23 |
√ 543. |
- |
” |
1178 |
9 |
Jan Lingen |
Ref: Lingen. AH = 1764/65. RY =
1767/68. |
R |
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5.24 |
- |
” |
1179 |
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Ref: HK/Sing (2004), sale 38, lot
618. |
R |
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5.24c |
- |
” |
1180 |
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RJ |
R |
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5.25 |
- |
” |
1182 |
x |
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Ref: Puddester. |
R |
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5.26 |
√ 545c. |
- |
” |
1184 |
15 |
HC, RJ |
R |
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5.27 |
- |
” |
11xx |
17 |
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Ref: Puddester. |
R |
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5.28 |
√ 547. |
- |
” |
1189 |
xx |
RJ |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2002), Sale
34, lot 584. |
R |
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5.29 |
- |
” |
119x |
21 |
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Ref: Puddester. |
R |
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5.30 |
√ 548c. |
- |
” |
1194 |
xx |
Sachin Arun Gupte, Bald |
Ref: Baldwin (2013), New York
Sale XXX, lot 519. |
R |
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5.31 |
√ 549. |
- |
” |
1195 |
2x |
Ste, RJ |
Baldwin (2006), sale 47, lot 882. |
R |
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5.32 |
√ 550c. |
- |
” |
1197 |
23 |
RJ |
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R |
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5.33 |
√ 550. |
292 |
” |
1197 |
24 |
Ste, RJ |
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R |
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5.34 |
√ 551. |
- |
” |
1198 |
2x |
Ste |
Ref: Baldwin (2003), sale 35, lot
1738. |
R |
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5.35 |
√ 552. |
- |
” |
1199 |
2x |
Ste |
Ref: Puddester. |
R |
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5.36 |
√ 553. |
- |
” |
1200 |
26? |
RJ |
Ref: Puddester. |
R |
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5.37 |
√ 554. |
- |
” |
1202 |
2x |
RJ |
Ref: HK/Singapore (2002), Sale
34, lot 587. |
R |
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5.38 |
√ 555. |
293 |
” |
1205 |
2x |
RJ |
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R |
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5.40 |
√ 557. |
293A |
” |
1211 |
xx |
Ste, HC but date not clear |
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R |
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5.41 |
294 |
” |
1212 |
xx |
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R |
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5.42 |
295 |
” |
1213 |
xx |
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R |
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5.43 |
- |
” |
1214 |
xx |
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Ref: BM. |
R |
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5.44 |
√ 561c. |
- |
Half Rupee |
1177 |
9 |
ClassNG |
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RRR |
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5.44c |
296 |
” |
118x |
xx |
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Recorded from KM. |
RRR |
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5.45 |
296 |
” |
1198 |
xx |
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RRR |
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5.46 |
297 |
” |
1199 |
2x |
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RRR |
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5.47 |
√ 563. |
298 |
” |
1204 |
xx |
HC |
RRR |
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5.48 |
√ 564. |
- |
Quarter Rupee |
11xx |
xx |
Ste |
Ref: Baldwin (2001), sale 25
(Wiggins), lot 526. |
RR |
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5.49 |
√ 565. |
- |
” |
1189 |
xx |
SA |
Album (2006), sale 218, lot 51085. |
RR |
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5.50 |
299 |
” |
1200 |
xx |
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RR |
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5.51 |
- |
” |
1202 |
2x |
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Ref: Lingen. |
RR |
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5.52 |
- |
” |
1204 |
3x |
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Ref: Puddester. |
RR |
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5.53 |
300 |
” |
1210 |
3x |
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RR |
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5.54 |
√ 568c. |
- |
” |
1212 |
xx |
Howard Simmons |
Ref: Howard Simmons who found it
on Ebay. |
RR |
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5.55 |
√ 569. |
- |
Sixteenth Rupee |
xxxx |
5 |
Anon |
Ref: |
RRR |