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Awadh – Itāwā Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II – Silver – Type 1

Awadh gained control of Itāwā in 1774 (RY16/17).

 

 

 

AH date top left. Rarely visible and sometimes not present at all.

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

KaM

KM

Denomination

AH

RY

Obv

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

Issued under the authority of Asaf al-Daula

AW 615

2588.

4.74

76.1

Rupee

1189

17

A

 

 

 

AW 616

2589.

4.75

76.2

1191

18

B

 

KaM identify two varieties with slight variation in one of the symbols

 

AW 617

2590.

4.77

76.3

xxxx

19

C

Oswal, Tody

 

 

AW 618

2591.

4.78

76.4

xxxx

20

C or E

Ste, Bald, Oswal

 

 

AW 619

2592.

4.79

 

1194

21

E

Ste but no AH, ClassNG but no AH, Marudhar but no AH

 

RY 21 & 22 more common

AW 620

2593.

4.80

 

1194

22

E

Ste but no AH, ClassNG, Marudhar, Tody

Some have the AH date at top left near the rim but others have no date in that position. See photos.

AW 621

2594.

4.81

 

xxxx

23

E

SA

 

 

AW 622

2595.

4.82

 

1196

24

E

Marudhar

 

 

AW 623

2596.

4.83

 

xxxx

25

E

Ste, SA

 

 

AW 624

2597.

4.84

 

xxxx

26

E

ClassNG

 

 

AW 625

2597c.

4.86

 

xxxx

28

F

 

 

 

AW 626

2598.

4.87

76.5

xxxx

29

G

Bald

 

 

AW 627

2599.

4.88

76.6

xxxx

30

H

Bald, ClassNG

KaM identify two varieties with slight variation in one of the symbols

 

AW 628

2600.

4.90

76.7

xxxx

31

J

Ste

 

 

AW 629

2601.

4.91

 

xxxx

32

J

SA, Oswal

 

 

AW 630

2602.

4.92

 

xxxx

33

J

Bald, SA, Zeno

Two varieties. One with a flower and one with a katar (KaM)

 

AW 631

2602b.

4.93

 

xxxx

33

K

Zeno

 

AW 632

2602c.

4.94

 

xxxx

34

L

Zeno

 

 

AW 633

2603.

4.95

76.8

xxxx

35

M

Zeno

 

 

AW 635

2597c.

 

 

Quarter Rupee

xxxx

24

 

Bald

 

 

AW 636

2597c3.

4.85

 

xxxx

26

 

Ste but mint not certain