Enigmatic Copper: possibly Malwa Opium Trade coin like a TONK paisa.

[asm]

This is a paisa of Tonk. Please help with further attribution.

Amit

[Rangnath]

I love the coin Amit.
I lightened it to see more.
richie

[asm]

Thanks Richie,
With your help, more is seen on the coin and I hope to get a perfect attribution.

I found the following on numismaster:
Reference          C#45a
Denomination   Paisa
Coinage Type   Hammered Coinage (Mughal Series) AH 1226 (AD 1811)
Mint                   Sironj
Composition   Copper
Description Reverse   Horse

However I see that the horse is facing or running left . In my coin above, it is facing right. The legend under the horse also looks slightly different.

As per the date mentioned above, this coin would fall under the reign of Muhammad Akbar II while, I believe, the coin I have uploaded is issued i.n.o. Shah Alam II. If my reading of the emperor is correct, could this be the reason why the coin looks a bit different?

Amit
      

[Oesho]

The only paisa I know of Sironj, shows the horse to left and has a legend i.n.o. of (Muhammad) Akbar Shah, dated AH1226. Ref.: C#54a.
The type shown above is different. The legend around the horse is rather meaningless. The reverse shows a Chandori type of a design. It seems intentionally copied from some other design and therefore it might be just an example, produced at some of the counterfeit centres in Malwa, to finance the poppy cultivation and opium production in the early 19th century.

[asm]

Oesho,

Does this mean that this is not a issue of TONK state but a illigal currency minted in the Malwa region to finance the Opium Trade.

Do you agree with the topic name or should it be modified.

Amit

[Oesho]

I think your conclusionsa are right , as is the heading.

[KarlAntonMartini]

May I add one more enigmatic horse? It has about 25 mm in diameter and weighs 19,78 g. I couldn' t find a date or a (for me) readable inscription. It doesn't fit to C 45a or LW Misc. 25. I bought it as kachcha paisa but it seems to me too heavy to fit in the definition of kachcha paisas. So could it be also a coin made for the opium trade? Best regards, KarlAntonMartini

Zeno: --
Numista: --

[asm]

May I add one more enigmatic horse? It has about 25 mm in diameter and weighs 19,78 g. I couldn' t find a date or a (for me) readable inscription. It doesn't fit to C 45a or LW Misc. 25. I bought it as kachcha paisa but it seems to me too heavy to fit in the definition of kachcha paisas. So could it be also a coin made for the opium trade? Best regards, KarlAntonMartini

Zeno: --
Numista: --

Your coin is Indore, Mint Mehidpur. Issue of the Vagh Rajas (Vagh is Tiger). It is a lion and not a Horse that is seen on the coin. At one time fairly difficult to find but now not so difficult. https://www.zeno.ru/search.php?searchid=743742

Amit

[Figleaf]

WOW, that's an eye for detail! Great id, Amit!

Peter

[asm]

WOW, that's an eye for detail! Great id, Amit!

Peter

Thanks, Peter. I had a few of these in my collection.

Amit

[KarlAntonMartini]

Amit, thank you very much! Best regards, KarlAntonMartini