Coins In Lucknow Mus. Vol 01 [56 MB - IndianCoins.org

19The following types of Anglo-Indian moneywere issuedduring the reign of Charles II l :1. Silver Rupee A.D. 1667.Obverse. Within a beaded circle MON. BOMBAY. ANGLIC. EEGIMS.A7 around A. DEO. PAX. & INCREMENTVM.;Reverse. A shield with the arras of the Company within a beadedcircle ;around IND. OKI. HON. soc. ANG. (pi. xviii, 1).2. Silver Rupee A.D. 1677.Obverse. In centre THE RVPEE. OF BOMBAIM with rosettes ;aroundBY. AVTHORITY. OF CHARLES. THE. SECOND. 1677.Reverse. In centre the Royal arms of England in a shield, and acrown above the shield; around KING. OF GREAT. BRITAIN. FRANCE. ANDIRELAND.Coins of the same type were struck, with both plain and millededge in 1678 (pi. xviii, 2).3. Silver Rupee. Without date.Obverse. A shield of arms between two wreaths.Reverse. In centre PAX DEO within a beaded circle ;around MONETABOMBAIENSIS.4. A half Rupee vrith device and legends(pi. xviii, 5).similar to No. 3.5. A pattern Rupee, in the British Museum, bearing on theobverse a shield of arms similar to No. 3, and on the reverse C.R.1673.6. Copper Pice with device and legends similar to No. 1 and,as Atkins suggests, probably from the same die. The character ofthe letters on the obverse varies somewhat in different coins ofthis type, the legend being blundered in various ways, and reading,e.g.,ONET. ox HAY. XGI3G. GiM. A coin of the same typeisreferred to by both Thomas and Atkins, in which the legend readsMOET. BOMBAY. AXGLIC. REG. A9 (pi. Xviil, 3).7. A copper Cash of the year 1678, bearing on the obverse anorb and cross inscribed 78, and on the reverse some undecipherablenative characters, to the interpretation of which I have not beenable to find any clue.8. A Farthing of the year 1674, in the British Museum, bearingon the obverse CA.ROLVS A CAROLO, and on the reverse REX BRI-No. 2.TAXXIA, re-struck with the die for the silver rupee9. A lead coin in the British Museum of the year 1678 ?, mentionedby Thomas as having types and legendsrupees.as in the silver10. A pewter (Zinn} coin of the year 1675 referred to by "Weylas being of the value of 2 Cash, and having on the observe deviceand legends similar to the rupee No. 3, and on the reverse 2'75(pi. six, 4).1Vide Wr-yl, Neumann, Atkins, and an article by Mr. Edward Thomas, F.R.S.,in the Indian Antiquary, 1882.