MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR double rupee (23.95g), Arkat, AH1172 year 6 (frozen), Stv-3.338, KM-404.2. Prid-245, in the name of Alamgir II, issued by the East India Company, type A/I; overstruck on Spanish-American 8 reales, grained right edge, scratches, lightly cleaned, choice VF, RR, ex Charles W. Lueders III Collection. On July 15, 1807 a Proclamation authorized a full range of silver coins, including this new denomination, a double rupee, to be struck for the Madras Presidency. All coins were to be made from silver obtained from imported Spanish dollars.

Estimate: USD 1300 - 1700