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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8299580, member: 110226&quot;]I have a few Indian coins, notably five double rupees of Mysore of Tipu Sultan.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always admired these beautiful coins, with their ornate calligraphy and size.&nbsp; Additionally, there is a lot of history behind these coins, produced when Tipu Sultan was fighting the British, in the form of the East Indian Company, for control of southern India, a war that he ultimately lost.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468157[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I purchased the coins over a period of about ten years, back in the 1980s, when they were more available, and the Indian home market was not as strong as it is today.&nbsp; I&#039;ve photographed one so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tipu Sultan, AM 1216</p><p>2 rupees</p><p>Patan</p><p><br /></p><p>C 127</p><p><br /></p><p>22.7 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468151[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Staying with Mysore as a native state, here is a later AE 20 cash, 1810-1833, under the British Raj.</p><p><br /></p><p>9.04 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1468162[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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