Please Help Identify This Silver Coin From India

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Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 12/30/2017 7:56 pm This silver coin from India weighs 10.5 g and has a diameter of 18 mm. On one side I read the Persian numbers 135 (possible date AH 1135 = AD 1723?) and on the other 16 (regnal year?). It looks like a silver rupee, although a little light in weight compared to the 11.6 g standard. I haven't been able to find it in Krause, or to identify a Mughal ruler (or princely state or independent kingdom). Below are two obverse-and-reverse images taken in different lighting. Any help will be greatly appreciated! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by Seeker55 12/30/2017 8:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 12/30/2017 8:35 pm Quote: On one side I read the Arabic numbers 135 (possible date AH 1135 = AD 1723?) Very close! Do you see that dot to the top-right of the star (between the 3 and the 5)? That is a zero. The date on that side would be 1305. With a date or 1305/16 in the Islamic calendar, that would be around 1888 in the Gregorian calendar. For the specific place this coin was made in, the closest match I can find is from the Indian state of Bhopal. And as for the weight: that tends to vary for these coins. Other than that, I do not have an explanation for the loss of weight. Link! https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1508907 Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 12/30/2017 8:45 pm Thank you very much Joseph7420 for pointing out the dot. I will check for listings around AH 1305 (AD 1888), especially Bhopal. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 12/30/2017 8:50 pm Yes, you are absolutely right. I found this coin, listed as Y#14 in Krause, Bhopal one rupee AH 1305/16. My hat is off to you, Joseph7420. Many thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 12/30/2017 8:52 pm @seeker55, welcome to CCF! Glad to see that you got some help (I was stumped.) "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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