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Please Help Identify This Silver Coin From India

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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!

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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.

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Thank you very much Joseph7420 for pointing out the dot. I will check for listings around AH 1305 (AD 1888), especially Bhopal.
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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!
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@seeker55, welcome to CCF! Glad to see that you got some help (I was stumped.)
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