Madras (1696)/40 rupee
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This specimen was lot 2760 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR rupee, Chinapatan, year 40, in the name of the Mughal Aurangzeb, nicely centered strike, bold XF, R." This type was struck in the name of the Mughal emperor years 38-51. Only year 38 has the AH 1103 date. Chinapatan was the old Mughal name for Madras.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 11.59 g, silver, 23.4 mm diameter, this specimen 11.54 g.
Catalog reference: Stv-2.4, KM-A289.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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