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GAHADAVALA DYNASTY
1 Stater - 1114-1154
M-490 - 4,26 g
Edge - Smooth
This debased gold stater was minted by Raja Govinda Chandra of the Gahadavala (Rathor) dynasty in Kanauj and Benares, who reigned from AD 1114 to 1154. This coin is listed in Mitchener's "Oriental Coins and their Values: Non-Islamic and Colonial Series" as M-490. It weighs 4.26 grams. The obverse portrays a four-armed Goddess Lakshmi, seated cross-legged. The reverse bears the Devanagari legend "GOVINDA CHANDRA"
MUGHAL EMPIRE - KUTCH-BUHJ
25
Kori - YS 1919 (1862)
Y-17 - 4,58 g
Edge - Smooth
This coin was issued in the Mughal Empire independent kingdom of Kutch under Pragmalja III. The obverse has inscriptions in Persian with the date at the bottom. The reverse has legends and date 1919 in Kutch.
EAST INDIA COMPANY
5
Rupees - (1820)
KM-422 - 3,88 g
Edge - Reeded
Mintage - 2,180M
This coin was issued in the Madras Presidency by the East India Company. The obverse features the arms of the English East India Company with the company's name encircling the arms. The reverse has an Arabic inscription.
INDIA (BRITISH)
£1 - 1918-I
KM-525A - 7,99 g - 21,5 mm
Fineness - 0,917 Au/0,083 Cu
Mintage
- 1,295M
The obverse features the large head bust of George V (b1865-d1936). GEORGIVS V D:G: BRITT:OMN:REX:F:D:IND IMP. (George V by Grace of God, King of all the Britons, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India) surrounds the bust. The obverse was designed by Bertrand Mackennal. The reverse has St. George slaying the dragon. The date 1918 is at the bottom. The mintmark I (for the Bombay mint) is above at the center of the mound. The reverse was designed by Bendetto Pistrucci.
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