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Akhtar from Mysore in India of Kanthirava Narasa Raja Wodeyar I, 1638-1659

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Akhtar from Mysore in India of Kanthirava Narasa Raja Wodeyar I, 1638-1659

1638 - 1659

Copper coin. Obverse: walking peacock with displayed feathers to the right. Reverse: pattern of perpendicular straight lines containing two circles. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3847; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements di…

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Gold fanam from Mysore in India of Tipu Sultan, 1791

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Gold fanam from Mysore in India of Tipu Sultan, 1791

1791

Gold coin. Obverse: the Arabic letter character for H. Reverse: mint mark in Arabic characters in two lines: Patan [=Seringapatam]. At the top, date: 1219 AM [=1791], written from right to left. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3851; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); techni…

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Mysore, India, Tipu Sultan, paisa or zahra, 1789

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Mysore, India, Tipu Sultan, paisa or zahra, 1789

1789

Copper coin. Obverse: within decorated border elephant, walking to the left. Above it year: 1217 AM [=1789], written from right to left. Reverse: within decorated border in Arabic characters in two lines mint indication: Feiz-Hissar. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3850; its record gives ma…

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Pagoda from Mysore in India of Haidar Ali, 1761-1782

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Pagoda from Mysore in India of Haidar Ali, 1761-1782

1761 - 1782

Gold coin. Obverse: two figures standing side by side [Uma-Maheshvara type]. Reverse: Arabic character H, on a granulated field. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3848; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.1 cm x weight…

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Paisa or 20 cash from Mysore in India of Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar, 1799-1868

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Paisa or 20 cash from Mysore in India of Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar, 1799-1868

1810 - 1833

Copper coin. Obverse: elephant draped in caparisons walking to the left. Above it, between the sun and moon, the designation Sri in Kannada script, below which a one-line inscription. Reverse: three-line inscription in Kannada script. Below it, value designation: XX Cash. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this objec…

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Rupee or imami from Mysore in India of Tipu Sultan, 1788

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Rupee or imami from Mysore in India of Tipu Sultan, 1788

1788

Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic characters. Reverse: mint mark in Arabic characters in three lines: Patan [=Seringapatam]. On the bottom line at the left, date: 1216 AM [=1788], written from right to left. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3849; its record g…

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