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Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Muḥammad Shāh

See Moghuls for earlier coins.

	Mohur	Third Mohur
Actual Weight (g)	~10.9	3.84
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 10	√ 11101q.		Mohur		12	HC		RRR
AR 11	√ 11101q3.		”	115x	20?	Zeno	RY uncertain. Possibly 20 or retrograde 25. See photos
AR 13	√ 11101q6.		Third Mohur? (Panchia/Pagoda)		2x	ClassNG	Do these really belong to Arkot?	RRR

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Muḥammad Shāh

See Moghuls for earlier coins.

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee	Fifth Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	10.98-11.54	~5.6	2.71	2.26
Actual Diameter (mm)	23.5-24.2			~13.5
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 15	√ 11102m.	436.7	Rupee	113x	1	RJ		S
AR 16	√ 11102m1.		”	1132	2	Zubair, RJ, Zeno, ClassNG	See photos for one with the AH date written as 3211
AR 17	√ 11102m2.		”	113x	3	Ste but could be RY 3x, RJ, Zeno, Falcon	Dots on reverse may differ
AR 18	√ 11102m3.		”	xxxx	4	Zeno
AR 19	√ 11102m4.		”	1135	5	Ste, Zubair, Tody
AR 20	√ 11102m4c.		”	1136?	5	ClassNG	Last digit of AH not entirely clear but likely. See photos.
AR 21	√ 11102m5.		”	xxxx	6	Ste, Oswal	One with no mintmark and another with ‘bud’ mintmark.
AR 22	√ 11102m6.		”	xxxx	7	Ste, Bombay
AR 23	√ 11102m7.		”	113x	8	Ste, SA, Zeno, eBay	‘star’ mintmark and others with ‘bud’ mintmarks of various forms. See photos.
AR 24	√ 11102m7c.		”	1136	8	Zeno
AR 25	√ 11102m7e.		”	1137	8	Zeno
AR 26	√ 11102m7g.		”	1139	8	Zeno
AR 27	√ 11102m8.		”	xxxx	9	Zeno
AR 28	√ 11102m81.		”	1140	10	Zubair, Zeno, Falcon
AR 28A	√ 11102m82.		”	1041	10	ClassNG
AR 29	√ 11102m9.		”	xxxx	11	Zubair	RY could be 11, 12, 13 or 14. Bud mintmark.
AR 30	√ 11102m9c.		”	xxxx	12	Oswal, Zeno
AR 31	√ 11102m10.		”	xxxx	13	Zubair, Falcon
AR 32	√ 11102m11.		”	xxxx	14	Zubair, RJ	On some the RY is in different position from usual.
AR 33	√ 11102m12.		”	1145	15	Ste, Bombay via RJ, RJ from Zeno, Tody
AR 34	√ 11102m13.		”	xxxx	16	Oswal
AR 34	√ 11102m13c.		”	xxxx	17	RJ from Bombay
AR 35	√ 11102m14.		”	1148	18	RJ, Universal
AR 36	√ 11102m15.		”	xxxx	19	Zeno, Tody
AR 37	√ 11102m16.		”	114x	20	Craig
AR 37B	√ 11102m16c.		”	1150	20	Oswal, Ste, Zeno
AR 38	11102m17.		”	xxxx	21
AR 39	√ 11102m18.		”	xxxx	22	Tody
AR 40	√ 11102m19.		”	115x	23	Ste, Zubair, RJ from HC, Tody	One looks like an unusual issue from a country mint. Others may be French. See Photos.
AR 41	11102m20.		”	xxxx	24
AR 42	√ 11102m21.		”	xxxx	25	Zubair, RJ, Oswal	One with no mintmark and another with ’bud’ mintmark
AR 43	11102m22.		”	xxxx	26
AR 44	√ 11102m23.		”	1157	27	Ste, HC, Oswal
AR 45	√ 11102m24.		”	1158	28	Zubair, RJ, HC, Tody, Bombay	See photos for one with RY 38 (may be mistake for 28?
AR 46	√ 11102m25.		”	115x	29	RJ from eBay, Ste but no RY, Tody
AR 47	√ 11102m26.		”	116x	30	Zubair	One with no mintmark, one with dots mintmark
AR 47C	√ 11102m27.		”	1161	31	HC
AR 48	√ 11102m28.		”	115x	32	RJ	RY/AH mismatch. ‘bud’ mintmark.
AR 49	√ 11102m30.		”	xxxx	None	Kohinoor	Katar in place of RY. See photos.
AR 50	√ 11102m33.	433.10	Half Rupee	xxxx	1	Anon		RRR
AR 51	√ 11102m34.		”	115x	xx		Recorded from KM
AR 55	√ 11102m35.	-	Quarter Rupee	xxxx	xx	Tody		RRR
AR 60	√ 11102m36.	-	Fifth Rupee	11xx	10	HC, SA via RJ, ClassNG, Zeno	Ref: Pridmore SNC 1976, pp. 138-140	RR
AR 61	11102m36c.	-	”		11
AR 61	√ 11102m36d.	-	”	1142	xx	Zeno
AR 62	11102m36e.	-	”		13

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Aḥmad Shāh

sicca mubārak bādshāh ghazi aḥmad shāh bahādur AH date at top for RY ahd (1) and at top right for later dates	ẓarb arkāt sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs

Actual Weight (g)

~11.3

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 70	√ 11102p.	1	Rupee	116x	1	Zubair		R
AR 71	√ 11102p1.		”	116x	2	Zubair, Tody
AR 72	√ 11102p2.		”	xxxx	3	HC
AR 73	11102p5.		”	xxxx	6		Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 9

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Ālamgīr II

Actual Weight (g)

~11.4

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 78	11102s.	2	Rupee	xxxx	2		KM type photo	R
AR 79	√ 11102s2.	-	”	1169	xx	ClassNG
AR 79	√ 11102s3.	-	”	xxxx	4	RJ from Oswal
AR 80	11102t.	-	”	1171	5		Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 11
AR 81	11102v.	-	”	xxxx	6		Baldwin (2001), sale 25 (Wiggins), lot 11

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Ālamgīr II

Initial swaad

	ẓarb arkāt sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs with initial swaad above sanah

Actual Weight (g)

~11.3

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 85	√ 11102v3.	-	Rupee	xxxx	x	Zubair	Ref: Zubair Khan. Possibly dated ahd (ie 1)	RR

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Shāh Ālam – Nazarana Double Rupee

	ẓarb arkāt sanah [RY] julūs wala maimanat mānūs with four petal flower above sanah

Actual Weight (g)

~23

Actual Diameter (mm)

~34

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 90	√ 11109m.	7	Nazarana Double Rupee	1200	27	Zeno	Ref: Lingen, ONSNL 109 pp. 4-5	RRR

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam – Four-Petal Flower

	ẓarb arkāt sanah [RY] julūs maimanat mānūs with four petal flower above sanah

	Rupee	Half Rupee	Quarter Rupee
Actual Weight (g)	11.1-11.4		~2.8
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 92	√ 11103.	5	Rupee	117x	3	Ste		C
AR 92C	√ 11103b3.		”	1181	xx	ClassNG
AR 93	√ 11103b.		”	118x	7	HC via RJ
AR 94	√ 11103c.		”	1186	10	Oswal
AR 95	√ 11103e.		”	1188	1x	RJ (from HC), HC, KD Coins	See photos for different symbols to left of julūs
AR 96	√ 11103g.		”	1189	12	HC
AR 97	√ 11104.		”	119x	12	Ste
AR 98	√ 11104c.		”	1191	14	Ste, RJ (from HC)
AR 99	√ 11104e.		”	1192	15	RJ, HC
AR 100	11105.		”	1191	18		Date taken from KM.Existence doubtful.
AR 101	11106.		”	1200	27
AR 102	√ 11107.		”	1201	28	Bald
AR 103	11108.		”	1203	29
AR 104	11109.		”	1205	30
AR 105	√ 11109c.	-	Half Rupee	1184	x	HC, Zeno		RR
AR 107	√ 11109e.	-	Quarter Rupee	1202	29	Bald	Described as nazarana and unique but not full flan.	RRR

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam – Four-Petal Flower + Wala

	ẓarb arkāt sanah [RY] julūs wala maimanat mānūs with four petal flower above first part of julus

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 110	√ 11110.	6	Rupee	1206	31	HC		S
AR 110	√ 11110b.		”	1213	xx	Tody		S
AR 111	√ 11110c.		”	1214	9?	Ste

Arkot – Arkot Mint, INO Shāh Ālam – Copper

	Pice	Half Pice	Quarter Pice
Actual Weight (g)	12.01	~6	~2.8-2.9
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 115	11111.	3	Pice	1177	4			S
AR 116	11112.		”	1177	5
AR 116C	11112a.		”	1193	19

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, Anonymous

	Pice	Half Pice
Actual Weight (g)		6.15-6.38
Actual Diameter (mm)
Composition	Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 118	11101.	B1	Pice	1142	xx			C
AR 119	√ 11102.	A1	Half Pice	1142	xx	Ste

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, With Title wala or wala jah

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 122	11113.	15	Pagoda	xxxx	xx			RR

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, With Letter ain on Reverse

Three standing figures	Dots with the letter ain in the centre

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 125	√ 11114.	14	Pagoda	xxxx	xx	Ste, SA, Bald		R

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī? – Arkot Mint, With Letter alif on Reverse

Jan Lingen wrote: 'Alif' here might refer to Nawab Anwaruddin Khan of Arcot (1744-1749), who was killed at the battle of Ambur while fighting the French on 3 August 1749.

Three standing figures	Dots with the letter alif in the centre

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 125C	√ 11114c.	-	Pagoda	xxxx	xx	Zeno		R

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, With Title wala or wala jah

Actual Weight (g)

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Gold

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 130	11115.	13	Pagoda	xxxx	xx			RR

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, With Title wala or wala jah

Actual Weight (g)

~13

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 135	√ 11116.	10	Pice	1200	xx	HC		S
AR 135C	√ 11112a.		”	1201	27	Zeno
AR 135C	√ 11112b.		”	1202	xx	Zeno
AR 135C	√ 11112b3.		”	1204	xx	HC
AR 136	√ 11116c.		”	1206	xx	Zeno
AR 137	√ 11117.	23	”	1208	35	Ste, ClassNG, Zeno

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, With Title wala or wala jah

Actual Weight (g)

~6.5

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 140	√ 11118.	9	Half Pice	1200	27	Ste but no date		S
AR 141	11119.		”	1201	xx
AR 142	11120.		”	1203	xx
AR 143	11121.		”	1205	xx
AR 144	√ 11122.		”	1206	34	Zeno
AR 145	11123.		”	1207	34
AR 146	√ 11123c.	22	”	1208	35	ClassNG
AR 147	√ 11112c.		”	1213	39?	HC		RR

Arkot – Muḥammad Alī – Arkot Mint, With Title wala or wala jah

Actual Weight (g)

~3

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Copper

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 150	√ 11124.	8	Quarter Pice	1183	xx	Ste but very indistinct		S
AR 151	√ 11125.		”	1201	27	Ste, HC	See photos for a specimen with a different style
AR 152	11126.		”	1202	xx
AR 153	√ 11126c.	21	”	1208	35	ClassNG
AR 154	√ 11112g.	21	”	1213?	xx	HC

Arkot – Umdat al-Umara – Arkot Mint, INO Shāh ‘Ālam II

Actual Weight (g)

~11.2

Actual Diameter (mm)

Composition

Silver

Catalogue

Cat No.	Photo Link	KM	Denomination	AH	RY	Provenance	Comments	Rarity
AR 155	11127.	54	Rupee	1212	xx			S
AR 156	11128.		”	1213	xx
AR 157	11129.		”	1214	xx