Machalipattan, , Silver Rupee, 11.04g, in the name of Alamgir II, AH 1213, Mint name poorl

Machalipattan, , Silver Rupee, 11.04g, in the name of Alamgir II, AH 1213, Mint name poorly written as Machalipattan (Paul S# 5.83). Very fine, extremely rare. Paul Stevens in his catalogue mentioned “the EIC records indicate that a mint was available to the authorities at Vizagapatam at least in 1793, because they asked the Madras Government for permission to recoin part of a batch of rupees they had received.

Sold for ₹24,500

Auction: Auction #100 · Oswal Antiques · 2023-10-08 · Estimate: ₹ 15000 - ₹ 20000

Category: East India Company : Madras Presidency

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