Bombay Presidency 2 Pice, 1717 – 1771

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Bombay Presidency Bombay Presidency
Currency Rupee (1672 – 1835)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 2 Pice
Year 1717 – 1771
Composition Tin
Shape Round
Weight (g) 27.21
Diameter (mm) 40
Demonetized Yes

Description

2 Pice from Bombay Presidency. Issued from 1717 to 1771. Struck in Tin. Measures 40 mm and weighs 27.21 g.

Obverse
'GR' divided by orb and cross of crown, BOMB (for Bombay) below. Border of rim "denticles" (GR (Georgius Rex - for King George I)
Bombay)
Reverse
Legend:AUSPICIO REGIS ET SENATUS ANGLIAE date below (By the authority of the King and Parliament of England)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1771  — KM#157.1
1771  — KM#157.1 "SENATUT"
1761  — KM#157.1
ND (1754)  — KM#157.2
1748  — KM#157.1
1743  — KM#157.1
1742  — KM#157.1
1741  — KM#157.1
1733  — KM#157.1
1732  — KM#157.1
1718  — KM#157.1
1717  — KM#157.1

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