Nawabs of Surat

Nawābs of Sūrat – INO Shāh Ālam II – Gold

	Double Panchia?	Quarter Mohur	Eighth Mohur
Actual Weight (g)	7.86	2.82	1.33
Actual Diameter (mm)			12.3-13.2
Composition	Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
SW 10	√ S1050.		Double Panchia?		5x	RJ from ClassNG	Could this be a coin of Muḥammad Shāh?	RR
SW 12	√ S1051.		Quarter Mohur		47	Subodh		RR
SW 14	√ S1052.		Eighth Mohur			RJ		RR

Nawābs of Sūrat – INO Shāh Ālam II

For earlier dates see Ālamgīr II. Broach issues are of similar style with a five-petal flower or other symbol in the sīn of julūs. Sūrat issues have a seven-petal flower. See Broach rupees

	Ten Rupees	Two Rupees	Rupee	Half Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	115.6	~23	~11.5	~5.6-5.72
Actual Diameter (mm)	~45	~28
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
SW 15	√ S1000.		Ten Rupees	1185	6	RJ (from NY sale)	ANS lists a lead copy (ANS 1961.84.14, 101.17g. Diam ~45mm.)	RRR
SW 16	√ S1000c.	726	Two Rupees	1185	6	Lingen (via RJ), Bhandare, Bons	RJ (from ANS but no photo. ANS 1917.215.4061, 23.15g. Diam ~28mm)	RRR
SW 18	√ S1000e.	724	Rupee		6	RJ, Ste but not clear		C
SW 19	√ S1001.		”		7	RJ
SW 20	√ S1002.		”		8	Ste, RJ
SW 21	√ S1003.		”		19	RJ
SW 22	√ S1004.		”	1190	20	RJ
SW 22C	√ S1004b.		”		21	RJ
SW 23	√ S1004c.		”	1192	23	RJ
SW 24	√ S1004e.		”		24	RJ	Mint not certain.
SW 25	√ S1004f.		”	1194	25	RJ
SW 26	√ S1004g.		”		26	RJ	Mint not definite.
SW 27	√ S1004h.		”		30	Zeno via RJ
SW 28	√ S1004i.		”	120x	31	RJ
SW 29	√ S1004k.		”		32	RJ
SW 29C	√ S1004k3.		”	120x	34	RJ, Ste
SW 30	√ S1005.		”	1213	34	RJ	AH & RY do not match.
SW 31	√ S1005c.		”	1204	xx	HC via RJ
SW 32	√ S1005e.		”	1205	35	RJ
SW 33	√ S1010.		”	1206	36	Ste but not certain, RJ
SW 34	√ S1010c.		”	1207	37	RJ
SW 35	√ S1011.		”	1208	38	RJ
SW 36	√ S1012.		”	1209	39?	RJ
SW 37	√ S1013.		”		40	Zeno (via RJ), ClassNG
SW 38	√ S1014.		”		41	RJ
SW 40	√ S1018.	723	Half Rupee		7	ClassNG	Half rupees are rarer with clear mint & date.	S
SW 41	√ S1017.		”		8	Ste but not clear
SW 41E	√ S1017d.		”		19	Noon
SW 41G	√ S1017e.		”		20	RJ
SW 42	√ S1019.		”	1193	2x	RJ
SW 42C	√ S1019c.		”		24	ClassNG
SW 43	√ S1020.		”		27	Ste
SW 43C	√ S1020c.		”		29	Noon
SW 43E	√ S1020e.		”		30	RJ
SW 44	√ S1021.		”		31	RJ
SW 44c	√ S1021c.		”		34	RJ
SW 45	√ S1022.		”	1204	3x	RJ
SW 45	√ S1025.				35	Ste but not clear
SW 47	√ S1026.				37	RJ
SW 48	√ S1030.		”		38	Ste but not clear, RJ	RY retrograde on one specimen. See photos.
SW 48C	√ S1030c.		”		39	ClassNG
SW 49	√ S1015.		”		40	Ste but not clear

Coins dated RY 44 and later were produced after the treaty handing the Sūrat mint to the EIC. There have been various suggestions as to who may have issued them ranging from the local Nawābs, the French, to the Marathas, while it has been assumed that they were not struck by the East India Company. There has not been any documentary evidence to support any of these possible attributions.

Sūrat-type Rupees in the name of Shāh ‘Ālam II with posthumous regnal years 50 and later, have been known for some time and have proved enigmatic. They may have been produced by the same authority that produced those dated RY 44 to 49.

For a fuller discussion see link on ‘Comments’

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
SW 54	1150b.	-	Rupee		43		Coins dated RY 43 may have been produced under the authority of the Nawāb prior to the treaty giving the mint to the EIC.	RR
SW 55	√1150.	-	”	121x	44	Lingen, RJ	AH may be 1212 or 1213	RR
SW 56	√ 1150c.	-	”		45	Ste, RJ	See photos for one that looks like 1214/45	RR
SW 57	√ 1150d.		”	1215	46	RJ, Ganesh Nene	Coins dated RY 46 were mainly produced under the authority of the EIC. See EIC Sūrat link below. The type recorded here has a different shaped flower.	RR
SW 58	√ 1150d3.	-	”		47	RJ from Todywalla		R
SW 58C	√ 1150d6.	-	”		48	Marudhar, Zeno, Craig Fernandez		R
SW 58E	√ 1150f.	-	”		49	RJ		R
SW 59	√ 1150g.	-	”		50	Bald		R
SW 60	1150g3.	-	”		51			R
SW 61	1150g6.	-	”		52			R
SW 62	√ 1150g8.	-	”		53	RJ, Anand Shroff, Noon	See photos for a possible RY 54	R
SW 63	√ 1150g10.	-	”		55	Anand Shroff, Anon		R
SW 64	√ 1150g12.	-	”		56	Anand Shroff		R
SW 64C	√ 1150g13.	-	”	1226		RJ		R
SW 65	√ 1150g14.	-	”		57	Anand Shroff		R
SW 66	√ 1150g16.	-	”		58	Anand Shroff		R
SW 67	√ 1150g18.	-	”		60	Anand Shroff		R
SW 68	√ 1151a.	-	Half Rupee		44	Noble via RJ		S
SW 69	√ 1151b.	-	”		45	RJ		S
-	-				46		Coins dated RY 46 were produced under the authority of the EIC. See EIC Sūrat link below	S
SW 70	√ 1151c.	-	”		47	Lingen		RR
SW 70C	√ 1151d.	-	”		48	Craig Fernandez		RR
SW 70E	√ 1151d3.	-	”		51	ClassNG		RR
SW 71	√ 1151e.	-	”		52	RJ, Anand Shroff		RR
SW 72	√ 1151g.	-	”		53	Noon		RR