MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR rupee (7.51g), Arkat (Arcot), AH1172 year 6, KM-403, East India Company issue in the name of Alamgir II, open lotus privy mark & floral elements, from the wreck of the Arniston, VF. The weight loss on this example is the result of the coin's burial in the sea. Recovered from the wreck of the British East Indiaman ship, the Arniston, which sank off the coast of South Africa, by the village of Waenhuiskrans. Of the 378 persons on board, only six survived, and later, the town was renamed Arniston, as it is known to the present day.
Estimate: USD 75 - 100