Summary
1/4 Rupee, Issued by East India Company, Bengal, India, 1204 AH Year 19 (frozen)
Minted by Calcutta Mint (no bead, milling \\\)
Obverse Description
Persian legend beginning with the date 1204
Reverse Description
Short Julus formula (translation: Struck at Murshidabad in the 19 year)
Edge Description
milled \\\
Significance
This coin was originally listed as a vartiey of the 1793 issue, but careful examination (see the image) show a faint crescent mint mark near the left edge of the obverse at 9 o'clock. This mark was adopted at Calcutta from 1830. However this coin is milled (grained) left which is not correct for the 1793, 1819 or 1830 issues. It may be a copy but is full weight and quite well struck.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from (Estate of) Mr Erich Wodak, John Gartner
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Date Issued
1830 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Calcutta (Mint), India, 1830
May be a copy of a Calcutta mint coin -
Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
17 mm (Outside Diameter), 2.94 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore cf 183 but E: GR cf KM#96
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1975. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4, India. 1.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2007. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1701 - 1800.
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