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Early Gold Coins

* 1643-1677 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 3.45gms 
* Diameter: 11-14 mm
* Mint: Madras

* Obv: Crude figure of Hanuman God
* Rev: Plain
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 1

* 1678-1740 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: ?gm
* Mint: Madras
 

* Obv: Single figure of God Vishnu
* Rev: Granulated Surface
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#2

* 1691-1740 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 3.43gms 
* Diameter: 12-14 mm
* Mint: Masulipatam (Ft St David)-1691-92 then Ft St George, Madras till 1730

* Obv: Full standing three figures (Venkataesvara with 2 wives)
* Rev: Granulated Surface
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#3A
 

* 1740-1807 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 3.43gms 
* Diameter: 12-14 mm
* Mint: Ft St George, Madras till 1730

* Obv: Half standing three figures (Venkataesvara with 2 wives)
* Rev: Granulated Surface
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#3B

* Alamgir Pagoda
* 1692-1707 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 2.98gms 
* Diameter: 11.2 mm
* Mint: Chinapatan, Madras
 

* Obv: Alamgir Badshah, Dated AH: 1103
* Rev: Zarb Chinapatan, RY:35=AD1692
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#6

* Alamgir Pagoda
* 1692-1707 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 2.98gms 
* Diameter: 11.2 mm
* Mint: Chinapatan, Madras
 

* Obv: Alamgir Badshah, Dated AH: 1113
* Rev: Zarb Chinapatan, RY:47=AD1703
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#7

* Star Pagoda
* 1740-1807 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 3.40gms 
* Diameter: 10-11 mm
* Mint: Madras

* Obv: Half standing figure
* Rev: A star within dotted borders
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#9

* Gold Fanam
* 1643-1693 AD
* Metal: Gold
* Weight: 0.27gms 
* Diameter: 7 mm
* Mint: ?

* Obv: A crude single God
* Rev: Unable to identify
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P#11
 

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

* 1689 AD: Double Fanam
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 2.46gms 
* Diameter: ? mm


 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) within dotted circle
* Rev: C's interlinked within dotted circle.
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 12

* 1689 AD: Single Fanam
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 1.23 gms
* Diameter: 10mm 


 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) within dotted circle
* Rev: C's interlinked within dotted circle. Figure 1 at the side of C's
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 13

* 1689 AD: Half Fanam
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 0.62 gms
* Diameter: ?mm 


 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) within dotted circle
* Rev: C's interlinked within dotted circle.
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 14

Silver Fanams - 2nd Issue

* 1690-1763 AD: Double Fanam
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 2.07gms 
* Diameter: 12-13 mm

 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) within dotted circle
* Rev: C's interlinked within dotted circle. A dot appears in 2nd issues
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 15

* 1690-1763 AD: Single Fanam 
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 1.03 gms
* Diameter: 8-9mm

 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) within dotted circle
* Rev: C's interlinked within dotted circle. A dot appears in 2nd issues
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 16

* 1690-1763 AD: Half Fanam
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 0.51 gms
* Diameter: ?mm


 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) within dotted circle
* Rev: C's interlinked within dotted circle. A dot appears in 2nd issues
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 17

Silver Fanams - 3rd Issue

* 1764-1807 AD: Double Fanam
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 1.83gms 
* Diameter: 10-11 mm



 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) but a crude design. No dotted circle.
* Rev: C's interlinked. No dotted circle. A dot appears like in 2nd issues.
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 18

* 1764-1807 AD: Single Fanam 
* Metal: Silver
* Weight: 0.91 gms
* Diameter: 7-8mm



 

* Obv: A single standing God (Vishnu) but a crude design. No dotted circle.
* Rev: C's interlinked. No dotted circle. A dot appears like in 2nd issues.
* Edge: plain
* KM #
* P# 19

This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha

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