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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bgarg, post: 194905, member: 1876&quot;]It&#039;s a Gold quarter mohur issued by East India Company under Bengal Presidency. East India Company had several mints operating under Bengal Presidency like Farukkhabad, Murshidabad, Calcutta, Dacca and Patna.</p><p><br /></p><p>On Obverse, the top line has a date AH 1204. The middle and last line has name of ruling king in Delhi, i.e. &quot;coin issued in name of Shah Alam II&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse has a frozen regal year 19 next to a star mint mark. The bottom line reads mintname &#039;Zarb Murshidabad&quot; means struck in city of Murshidabad.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now the same reverse die was used at Calcutta mint too. So, differentiate the coins of these two mints, they used a different milling on the rim. The straight milled coins were produced by Calcutta mint while oblique milled coins where issued by Murshidabad mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, you need to check the milling on this coin and based on your finding, you can find the correct mint of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>These small presidency gold coins are scarce and tough to get in nice collectible condition. Many of these end up being used in jewelry pieces. So, enjoy a nice addition in your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regards</p><p>Ballabh Garg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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