Book Title: Indian Antiquary Vol 22
Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

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________________ 120 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. No. 19. Silver; two royalins. Weight, 40 grains. (W. 2839 ff.; R. 15.) Obv. Same as No. 18. Rev. The Danish coat-of-arms; [17] on the left, 74 on the right, 2: ROYALINER above. According to Weyl, the earliest date is 1768, and the latest 1807. No. 20. Copper; one cash. Weight, 9 grains. (N. 20707-8.) Obv. Same as No. 18. Rev. D A C, linked and crowned; [1]7 on the left, 6 on the right, I (i.e. I Kas) below. The fourth figure of the date is lost. Neumann notes the later dates 1777 and 1780, No. 21. Copper; two cash. Weight, 17 grains. (N. 20706; W. 2851.) Obv. Same as No. 18. Rev. DA C, linked and crowned; [17] on the left, 67 on the right, 2 below. Neumann notes the later dates 1770 and 1780. No. 22. Copper; four cash, earlier type. Average weight, 36 grains. (N. 20693-7; W. 2839a ff.; R. 12.) [MAY, 1893. Obv. Same as No. 18. Rev. DA C, linked and crowned; 17 on the left, 77 on the right, 4 below. Other specimens have 67, 68 and 70 on the right. No. 23. Copper; ten cash, earlier type. Weight, 89, 98 grains, (N. 20685-8; W. 2840; R. 11.) Double C 7, linked and crowned. Obv. Rev. D A C, linked and crowned; below it, X. KAS (for KAS) [Ao] (i.e. Anno) 1777. Another specimen has the date 1768. Neumann notes the intermediate dates 1770 and 1772. No. 24. Copper; four cash, later type. Average weight, 36 grains. (N. 20698-705; W. 2859 ff.; R. 14.) Obv. Same as No. 18. IV. Rev. KAS 1788 On this and other dies, the A of KAS looks like a V upside down. The earliest date is 1782, the latest 1807. No. 25. Copper; four cash. Weight, 32 grains. (N, 20701.) Obv. Same as No, 18. Rev. [IV] KAS 1786 R The letter R is perhaps the initial of the Danish officer who issued the coin; compare No. 5.

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