East India Company Bombay Presidency gold Quarter-Mohur, 1765
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Individual type · partial
Period
1765
This gold Quarter-Mohur is an early coinage piece struck for the East India Company, Bombay Presidency, in 1765. The coin features an English design, exhibiting the company's armorial shield on the obverse, surrounded by the inscription "ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY".
The reverse bears the legend "BOMBAY 1765" in small lettering, flanked and ornamented with decorative floral elements positioned above and below the text. The coin weighs 2.74 grams and has a die axis of 6h. This specimen is noted for its mint state appearance, retaining considerable mint bloom. As a historical representative of British colonial currency in India, the coin demonstrates the transition of minting styles and the establishment of official company coinage in the Bombay region.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- 2.74g
- Material
- gold
Technical characteristics
- Die axis
- 6h
Design
- Obverse
- Company arms with inscription 'ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY'
- Reverse
- BOMBAY 1765 with floral ornaments
Identification
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- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
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