MYSORE: Tipu Sultan (1782-1799 CE), AE paisa (Zohra), 11.12 gms, AM1225, year 2, KM-123.7, double struck obverse choice VF.

Obverse: within a double lined border filled with dots - elephant advancing to right, Arabic letter ba above elephant for year 2 in Abtath numerals - die slippage (double struck)
Reverse: within a double lined border filled with dots - text Zohra Zarb Patan Mawludi 1225 (translation: Zohra struck (at) Patan (in the year) 1225 Mawludi) - Zohra refers to the planet Venus which was the new denominational name that Tipu assigned to the Paisa - the date is retrograde (right to left)
Weight: 11.12 gms
Diameter: 25.51 mm
References: KM 123.7, Henderson-134M
Grade: Choice VF-EF (Sharp bold strike with clearly legible legends and beautiful cabinet toning)
Condition: clear date and sharp bold mint name on the reverse overall very fine to extra fine
Historical Note: The dates on Tipu Sultan's coins especially after 1200 AH correspond to the Ano Mawlidi calendar which Tipu invented - the measures the lunar years beginning with the year of the Prophet of Islam's birth

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