† Coins of India. East India Company. French East India Company, Arcot Coinage, struck at Pondicherry, Silver Nazarana-style Broad-flan Rupee, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II, AH 1183 Year 9, struck for Mahé, 33mm (KM 16). Extremely fine, toned, rare and a superb specimem. It is reported that broad-flan Rupees, with full legends visible, were struck at Pondicherry for Mahé. See in particular the article “Le monnayage de Mahé” by Daniel Cariou in Numismatique Asiatique Numéro 4 (Dec. 2012). Rupees such as the present one and those in the following lots, however, do not seem to come to the market with the normal signs of circulation so may have been used solely or primarily as presentation pieces. Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins. £800-1000
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