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1/4 Paisa - Alamgir II
| Issuer | Nawabdom of the Carnatic |
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| Year | 1754-1759 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Crude Arabic-script legend filling the central field, struck in a rough, irregular manner consistent with hammered copper coinage of the Nawabdom of the Carnatic during the reign of Alamgir II. The characters are bold and deeply incuse in places, showing the characteristic uneven strike and irregular flan edges typical of provincial Indian copper issues of this period. The field is plain and unbordered, with no additional decorative elements. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Alamgir II's nominal suzerainty over the Carnatic was largely fiction by the mid-1750s — the Nawabs operated with near-total autonomy while invoking Mughal authority on coinage purely for legitimacy. The Carnatic itself was a contested prize throughout this period, with French and British-backed claimants cycling through power following Anwaruddin Khan's death at Ambur in 1749. Coins struck under this attribution circulated through one of the most actively fought-over territories in eighteenth-century India.