Auction Coin Details

Auc : 112 Lot : 346 Silver


East India Company : Bombay Presidency
Estimate:   -
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William & Marry, Silver Rupee, 11.53g, Mumbai Mint, RY 5 (P Steven# 1.26). Small test cut on obverse otherwise very fine+, very rare. Since the British had occupied the island of Bombay but had no currency of their own to trade. Hence, they thought of issuing their own currency based on the Mughal Rupee pattern. Consequently, they issued these coins in the name of their Emperor William and Queen Mary. But this was strongly opposed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb on the ground that they did not take his permission to issue their own coins and they did not have any locus standi. Consequently, the mintage of these coins was stopped.

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