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# 639Rupee AH 1172 RY 6 ind Alamgir IIIndia G British - Madras Presidency
British India – Madras Presidency – Issue in the name of the Mughal Emperor Alamgir II. Rupee AH 1172 RY 6 (AD 1830-1835). Mint: Arcot (Calcutta), Silver (ø 26.5 mm – w. 11.62 g.). Edge: grained. Pridmore 268. KM 436. Mitchiner 1878.

Obverse:
Persian couplet, Emperor name and titles (Sikka mubarak Badshah ghazi, Aziz-ud-din Muhammad, 'Alamgir = The auspicious coin of the Victorious Emperor, Chosen of the faith of Muhammad, 'Alamgir), fixed date (1172) above. Ornamental border.

Reverse:
Persian legend, mint name and regnal year (Zarb Arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus = Struck at Arcot in the 6 year of his reign of tranquil prosperity), rose mark near the centre, privy mark (a tiny crescent) at bottom right. Ornamental border.

Note:
The Madras Rupee standard coins were struck for the Decca and Chittagong districts of the Bengali Presidency at the Calcutta mint during the years 1823-1825. They are distinguished by the mark of a rose. Further mintings of the rupee half and quarter took place during the period 1830-1835. These still have the rose mark but they also bear a privy mark (a tiny crescent) of the new Calcutta mint. (Extracted from - The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 1 E.I.C - by F. Pridmore, page 264)

Literature:
Krause C. and Mishler C. – Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 – Krause Publications, 4th Edition, Usa, 2004.
Mitchiner M. – Oriental Coins and their values / Non-Islamic States and Western Colonies / AD 600-1979 – Hawkins Pub., London, 1979.
Pridmore F. – The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, Volume 1 E.I.C – Spink and Son LTD, London, 1975.