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Bengal Nawābs – ‘Ālamgīr II – Murshīdābād Mint, Gold

 

 

مانوس

ميمنت

سنه جلوس

ڧرب

مرشد اباد

 

ẓarb murshīdābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs

 

 

Quarter Mohur

Eighth Mohur

Sixteenth Mohur

Thirty-Second Mohur

Sixty-Fourth Mohur

Actual Weight (g)

2.74-2.75

1.4

0.7

0.3-0.4

<0.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

10

8

6

5

Composition

Gold

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

KM

Denomination

AH

RY

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BE 95

√ 8071m.

-

Quarter Mohur

 

4

 

Ref: Baldwin (2013), sale 84 (Fore) lots 1270 & 1271

RR

BE 96

√ 8071m1.

-

Eighth Mohur

 

4

 

Nick Rhodes from a private collection in Calcutta

RRR

BE 97

√ 8071n.

-

Sixteenth Mohur

 

1

 

Nick Rhodes from a private collection in Calcutta

RRR

BE 98

√ 8071p.

-

”

 

4

 

Nick Rhodes from a private collection in Calcutta

BE 99

√ 8071r.

-

Thirty-Second Mohur

 

2

 

Nick Rhodes from a private collection in Calcutta

RRR

BE 100

√ 8071t.

-

Sixty-Fourth Mohur

 

4

 

Nick Rhodes from a private collection in Calcutta

RRR

 

Bengal Nawābs – INO Ālamgīr II – Murshīdābād Mint, Silver – Type 1 – Square Area Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

Metal

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

KM

Denomination

AH

RY

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BE 105

√ 8072.

455.1

Rupee

1168

2

Bhandare

Only one specimen known at present (Berlin Museum).

RRR

 

Bengal Nawābs – ‘Ālamgīr II – Murshīdābād Mint, Silver – Type 2

 

عالمغير

ي

بادشاه غاز

ك

سكة مبار

مانوس

ميمنت

سنه جلوس

ڧرب

مرشد اباد

sicca mubārak bādshāh ghāzī ‘ālamgīr

ẓarb murshīdābād sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs

 

 

Rupee

Half Rupee

Quarter Rupee

Eighth Rupee

Sixteenth Rupee

Actual Weight (g)

 

 

 

 

 

Actual Diameter (mm)

 

 

 

 

 

Composition

Silver

 

Catalogue

Cat No.

Photo Link

KM

Denomination

AH

RY

Provenance

Comments

Rarity

BE 110

√ 8072c.

460.15

Rupee

1167

1

Ste

 

S

BE 111

√ 8072c1.

 

”

1168

1

Zubair

 

 

BE 112

√ 8072c1c.

 

”

1168

2

Bald

 

 

BE 113

√ 8072c2.

 

”

1169

2

Oswal via RJ

 

 

BE 114

√ 8072c2b.

 

”

[1170]

3

RJ

No hole in centre of star

 

BE 115

√ 8072c2c.

 

”

1171

4

Bald, Oswal

 

 

BE 116

√ 8072c2e.

 

”

1171

5

RJ

 

 

BE 117

√ 8072c3.

 

”

1172

5

RJ

 

 

BE 118

√ 8072c3c.

 

”

1172

6

Ste, Lingen, NR, Vikram, Noon

See photos for possible nazarana

 

BE 119

√ 8072c4.

 

”

1173

6

Bald, Ste, NR, Noman, Bombay

Two styles of dot groupings exist. See photos and also EIC Bengal 1.18 (1174/6)

 

BE 119C

√ 8072d2.

 

Half Rupee

xxxx

1

Ste

 

RR

BE 120

√ 8072d9.

 

“

xxxx

6

Ste

 

BE 121

√ 8072e2.

452.2

Quarter Rupee

xxxx

1

RJ

 

RR

BE 122

√ 8072e.

”

1169

2

HC, RJ

 

 

BE 123

√ 8072e3.

 

”

xxxx

3

Ste, Tody

 

 

BE 124

√ 8072e5.

 

”

xxxx

4

Ste

 

 

BE 125

√ 8072e7.

 

”

xxxx

5

Ste

 

 

BE 126

√ 8072e9.

 

”

xxxx

6

Ste, HC, Vikram Chatterjee

See photos for slight differences in arrangement of dots on reverse

 

BE 126C

√ 8072e10.

 

Eighth Rupee

xxxx

1

RJ, SA

 

RR

BE 127

√ 8072e11.

 

”

xxxx

2

Noble

 

BE 128

√ 8072e13.

 

”

xxxx

6

HC

 

BE 129

√ 8072e16.

 

Sixteenth Rupee

xxxx

6

HC

 

See also Bengal Presidency for more of the smaller denominations attributed to Kalkatta but probably Murshīdābād