I unfortunately do not have weight and measurements for this coin.
I seek your assistance in identifying this coin and any expert advice on whether it is genuine or a jeweler's copy (with the limitation of not having dimension and weight available)
Any help in (a) confirming the coin (b) its year and (c) its authenticity (alternatively anything I should be looking for to confirm its authenticity, I hope to see the coin physically in the near future) will be much appreciated.
None of these seem to match the coin in question very closely. For example, I see that on all the other examples, including the two you have cited, a regnal year appears to the left of the Jhar tree, but there doesn't seem to be one on the coin in question. The Numista example is the closest in design to yours, and there are many similarities, but it also has a regnal year. I'm not sure what all this means. Maybe this is some slightly different type of mohur. Hopefully someone more expert in this type of coin will chime in. Sharper photos and a weight might be needed.
Citeer: "Seeker55"For comparison, here are five more examples of gold mohurs of Madho Singh II from the Zeno database
http://search.zeno.ru/index.php?v=0&au=on&c=Jaipur&t=&k=&d=&wmin=&wmax=&smin=&smax=&m=&ymin=&ymax=&y=&u=&a=Madho+Singh+II&e=nazarana&f=0&s=0
None of these seem to match the coin in question very closely. For example, I see that on all the other examples, including the two you have cited, a regnal year appears to the left of the Jhar tree, but there doesn't seem to be one on the coin in question. The Numista example is the closest in design to yours, and there are many similarities, but it also has a regnal year. I'm not sure what all this means. Maybe this is some slightly different type of mohur. Hopefully someone more expert in this type of coin will chime in. Sharper photos and a weight might be needed.
Yes, the regnal year is missing on my coin as well as it seems smaller in size in comparison with the one in the numista catalogue (I am basing that on the amount of text on the coin, since I don't have the measurement). I will try to get a sharper image and post. However, weight and measurement will take a few weeks to obtain.
One thought that occurs to me is that it could be a smaller denomination, perhaps a half mohur? As you say, there seems less space for writing on the coin in question than on the examples on the internet. The weight would help determine this.
Citeer: "Seeker55"One thought that occurs to me is that it could be a smaller denomination, perhaps a half mohur? As you say, there seems less space for writing on the coin in question than on the examples on the internet. The weight would help determine this.
That is an interesting observation. My quick and limited check online does not throw up any half mohurs for Jaipur state. I will pursue this line further and see if I can find more information re this.
Coins of Kishangarh also have similar 'jhar' symbol on reverse without regnal year. But it contains the letters of the word "bahadur" at that location where there is regnal year on Jaipur coins.
Images are not very clear to properly deduce the lettering and clear and sharp images would help to investigate more on this coin.
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