Arkat, Silver Double Rupee, 23.86g, in the name of Alamgir II, AH 1172/ RY 6, Persian lege

Arkat, Silver Double Rupee, 23.86g, in the name of Alamgir II, AH 1172/ RY 6, Persian legend on both sides, Obv: “sikka Mubarak badshah gazi aziz ud din Mahammad Alamgir, 1172”, Rev: “jarb arkat sanat 6 julus Maimant manus” all within tooth border on both sides (Prid# 245, KM# 391, P Steven# 3.338). Extremely fine for type, extremely rare. In 1806 Machinery was imported from Calcutta & a new series coin design was adopted by Madras Mint. Minting beginning in 1807 but was stopped in 1812. However, Gold coins continued till 1818. The huge number of different varieties found in Silver coins which

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Auction: Auction #111 · Oswal Antiques · 2026-04-19 · Estimate: ₹ 100000 - ₹ 150000

Category: East India Company : Madras Presidency

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