Madras Presidency, British East India Co. ino Alamgir II, Mint: Arkat RY 6

[Hossain]

Please Help me to identify this coin 

Diameter: 19 mm
Thickness: 03 mm
Weight: 11 gm

[Hossain]

Alamgir II ? ?


Help please

[Rangnath]

Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II?  Wow. What a life he had!!!!
I don't know if this is a coin of his or not.  The parts of the dies revealed are not the best. I feel like I'm one symbol short of making progress.  Ry 6 with a trident?  I could not find it. The Marathas used a different style trident, didn't they? I noticed some similar coins minted in Arcot without tridents.  So many Shahs, so little time!  I certainly look forward to an attribution.
richie

[Oesho]

British East India Company, Madras Presidencey, 'Arcot' rupee (struck at Madras) i.n.o. of Alamgir II, Ry.6 (frozen year)

[Figleaf]

The red suggest that it has spent some time either near a copper object or buried in red soil. If the former, cleaning will produce a rough surface. If the latter, cleaning will vastly improve this coin. You could try rubbing the affected parts with lemon or lime juice diluted in some water. When you are happy, rinse and dry well to remove all acid. The coin will get a strange shine, but pollution will repair that. asm has practical experience cleaning silver rupees.

I would have called the object a lotus, as the two outer parts vary in thickness

Peter

[Hossain]

thanks to all

[asm]

I would have called the object a lotus, as the two outer parts vary in thickness

It is indeed called a Lotus - there are two veraities - open lotus and Closed Lotus.

Amit