Madras AH 1123(5) rupee

Steve Album sale 51, lot 2761

This specimen was lot 2761 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, AH1123 year 5, in the name of the Mughal Shah Alam I; bold strike, XF." This type was struck in the name of the Mughal emperor years 1-6. Chinapattan is a town south of Madras (Chennai), known to the British as Chingleput and today called Chengalpattu. The British operated a mint there until 1869.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 11.57 g, silver, 23.4 mm diameter, this specimen 11.55 g.

Catalog reference: Stv-2.19, KM-A302.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.

Links:

• (1696)/40 rupee, Chinapatan mint
• AH 1123/5 rupee, Hyderabad mint
• AH 1123/5 heavy rupee, Azimabad (Patna) mint
• AH 1123/6 heavy rupee, Tatta mint
• Madras (1729)/12 rupee, Chinapatan mint
• Coins and currency dated 1711