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Gwāliār – Ajmēr Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 1

Note no reverse mintmark

Drawings from Lingen & Wiggins

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	LW	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
GW	7601.	1	2	Rupee	xxxx	1
GW	7602.			”	xxxx	2
GW	7603.			”	xxxx	3
GW	7604.			”	xxxx	4
GW	7605.			”	xxxx	5
GW	7606.			”	1178	6
GW	√ 7606c.			”	1181	6	Ste
GW	7607.			”	xxxx	10

Gwāliār – Ajmēr Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 2

Note reverse mintmark is cord with THREE knots in it.

0018816r

Drawings from Lingen & Wiggins

0018816o

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	LW	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
GW	√ 7608.	2	3	Rupee	1188	14	Ste
GW	7609.			”	1189	14
GW	√ 7610.			”	1190	14	Ste

Gwāliār – Ajmēr Mint – Mahadji Rao, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 3

Note reverse mintmark is cord with TWO knots in it. Also need to distinguish between this type, dated 1203/31, and type 5, by dots above shah on obv

Drawings from Lingen & Wiggins

	Rupee	Half Rupee
Actual Weight (g)
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	LW	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
GW	7611.	3	4	Rupee	1196	24
GW	7612.	3		”	1197	24
GW	√ 7613.	3		”	1198	24	Ste
GW	√ 7614.	5		”	1203	31	Ste
GW	7614c.	5	-	Half Rupee	1203	31		See Lingen & Wiggins, Ajmēr, No. 05

Gwāliār – Ajmēr Mint – Tantia Scindia, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 4

Struck by Tantia Scindia, Governor of Ajmer. Note reverse has branch in letter seen of julūs and srī to right of regnal year. This coin was known as the srī shāhī.