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⅓ Mohur - Sayajirao II
| Issuer | Princely state of Baroda (Indian princely states) |
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| Year | 1764 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse script | Devanagari |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a vertically oriented sword or katar as the principal device, a dynastic emblem associated with Baroda coinage of this period. To the left of the sword, the Devanagari syllable 'सा' is partially visible, serving as an abbreviated mint or dynastic identifier. A regnal year designation in the form RY 3X appears in Devanagari numerals, partially struck due to the irregular flan. The overall composition is characteristic of the hammered gold coinage issued under Sayajirao II, with bold but roughly executed letterforms and device. |
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Sayajirao II ruled Baroda from 1819 to 1847, which creates an immediate problem with a date of 1764 — that year falls within the Maratha consolidation of the Baroda state under the Gaekwad dynasty, decades before Sayajirao II's reign. Attribution of fractional mohurs from this period to specific rulers is complicated by the practice of continuing earlier regnal dates on coinage well after a ruler's accession, a convention common across Gaekwad issues. The one-third mohur denomination was never a British Indian standard, reflecting Baroda's insistence on maintaining its own weight system.