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Marathas – Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 1

No cross-hatching in flag/pennant on the obverse

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	6805.	T1	Rupee	1198	25		Slightly different symbols on two types	R
MP	√ 6806.	T1a	”	1198	25	Ste

Marathas – Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 2

Cross-hatching in flag/pennant on the obverse.

The year 55 coins were copied at the Garhakota Mint (see link below)

AH at top left (often off flan)

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

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	√ 6807.	T2	Rupee	1199	26	Ste, RJ	AH date to left of flag or at upper left until about 1218
MP	√ 6807c.	”	”	1200	26	RJ, Zeno	See photos for one that may be 1201/26
MP	√ 6808.	”	”	1200	27	Ste, Oswal, Zeno
MP	√ 6809.	”	”	xxxx	28	Ste
MP	√ 6810.	”	”	120x	29	Ste, RJ	Symbol to the right of the trident varies. AH at top left. See Photos.
MP	√ 6812.	”	”	1202	30	Ste
MP	√ 6812c.	T2a	”	xxxx	30	Ste	Outer tines of trident less curved on MW T2a
MP	√ 6813.	”	”	xxxx	31	Ste
MP	√ 6813c.	”	”	1205	32	Ste, Zeno
MP	√ 6814.	”	”	1207	33	Ste, SA
MP	√ 6815.	”	”	1207	34	Ste
MP	√ 6815c.	”	”	1208	34	Oswal
MP	√ 6816.	”	”	1208	35	Ste, eBay
MP	√ 6817.	”	”	1208	36	Ste, RJ
MP	√ 6818.	”	”	1210	37	Ste
MP	√ 6818b.	”	”	xxxx	38	Ste	See Type 3 for RY 37 & 38 coins with different design – no flag
MP	√ 6818c.	”	”	xxxx	39	Ste, eBay, RJ, Oswal
MP	√ 6819.	”	”	xxxx	40	eBay
MP	√ 6820.	T2b	”	xxxx	41	Ste
MP	√ 6820c.	T2c	”	1214	41	RJ, Oswal	AH to left of flag
MP	√ 6821.	”	”	1216	42	Ste, RJ
MP	√ 6822.	”	”	1218	43	Ste	AH now in bottom line of obverse
MP	6823.	”	”	1218	44
MP	√ 6824.	”	”	1219	44	Ste but no AH, RJ, Oswal	Retrograde 9 in AH date
MP	√ 6824c.	”	”	1220	45	RJ, Zeno
MP	√ 6826.	T2d	”	1220	45	RJ	Flower to right of trident
MP	√ 6826b.	”	”	1221	45	Indian Coins Hub
MP	√ 6826c.	”	”	1221	46	Ste
MP	√ 6826e.	”	”	1222	47	Ste, RJ, Oswal
MP	6827.	”	”	1222	48
MP	√ 6827c.	”	”	1223	48	RJ, Oswal but no AH
MP	√ 6828.	”	”	1224	49	Ste, RJ, Oswal	MW’s reading of 1218/49 may have been a misreading of the date on this coin?
MP	√ 6828c.	”	”	1225	49	RJ
MP	√ 6830.	”	”	1225	51	Ste, Marudhar
MP	√ 6831.	”	”	1225	52	Ste, Bombay, RJ
MP	√ 6831c.	”	”	xxxx	55	Ste	No dots above trident & solid cross to right of flag
MP	√ 6833.	T3	”	xxxx	55	Ste, eBay, Oswal	Dots above trident & dotted cross to right of flag. See photos for a transitional type with Dots above trident and solid cross
MP	√ 6833c.	T3a	”	xxxx	55	Bombay
MP	6834.		Half Rupee	xxxx	52
MP	6835.		”	xxxx	55
MP	6832.		Quarter Rupee	xxxx	52	Oswal
MP	√ 6832c.		”	xxxx	55

See also coins struck by the British at Saugor and Coins struck at the Garhakota Mint

Marathas – Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 3, Shāh ′Ālam Badshah in Middle Line

Actual Weight (g)

10.92

Actual Diameter (mm)

~19

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	√ 6832m.	-	Rupee	1207?	33	Zeno		R

Marathas – Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 4, No Flag

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	√ 6819m3.	-	Rupee	xxxx	37	RJ
MP	√ 6819m.	-	”	xxxx	38	Ste

Marathas – (Ravishnagar) Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Copper Takka

Actual Weight (g)

13.64-16.55

Actual Diameter (mm)

19.2-20.6

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	√ 6836.		Takka	1208	35	Ste, Zeno
MP	√ 6836b.	-	”	xxxx	37	RJ
MP	√ 6836c.	-	”	1211	38	Ste, Oswal, Zeno	Circle on obverse. See photos for one that may be AH 1212
MP	√ 6836e.	T5	”	xxxx	38	Zeno	Flower on obverse.
MP	√ 6837.	T5a	”	xxxx	40	MW
MP	√ 6837c.		”	xxxx	46	Ste
MP	√ 6838.	T5b	”	1223	49	MW
MP	√ 6839.	T5c	”	xxxx	52	MW
MP	√ 6840.	T5d	”	xxxx	55	MW
MP	√ 6841.	T5e	”	1229	55	Ste
MP	√ 6842.	T5f	”	xxxx	55	MW
MP	√ 6842b.		”	xxxx	55	Ste
MP	√ 6842c				72?	Ste	Numerals 72 written on reverse. Not sure what they mean. May be from another mint

Marathas – (Ravishnagar) Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Copper Pice

Actual Weight (g)

~11-13

Actual Diameter (mm)

~20-22

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	√ 6843.	T5g	Pice	12xx	52	MW
MP	√ 6844.	T5h	”	xxxx	52	MW
MP	√ 6845.	T5i	”	xxxx	52	MW
MP	√ 6846.	T5j	”	xxxx	55	MW

Marathas – (Ravishnagar) Saugor Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Copper Half Pice

Actual Weight (g)

5.22-5.84

Actual Diameter (mm)

~15-17

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	MW	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
MP	√ 6847.	T6	Half Pice	xxxx	36	Ste, Zeno
MP	√ 6848.	T7	”		36	MW