Live auction - fwo_775621 - FRENCH INDIA - COMPTOIR DE PONDICHERY - SHAH ALAM II Roupie d'Arcate AH 1219/44 1804 Pondichéry
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 159 € |
| Maximum bid : | 161 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 October 2022 20:05:27 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Roupie d'Arcate AH 1219/44
Date: 1804
Mint name / Town : Pondichéry
Metal : silver
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 11,46 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LÉGENDE EN CARACTÈRES ARABES.
Obverse translation : (L'empereur Chah Alam, ombre de l'excellence, ardent en la foi de Mahomet a frappé cette monnaie pour les sept régions).
Reverse
Reverse legend : LÉGENDE EN CARACTÈRES ARABES.
Reverse translation : (frappée à Arcate an 44 du règne glorieux).
Historical background
FRENCH INDIA - COMPTOIR DE PONDICHERY - SHAH ALAM II
(AH 1173-1221 - 1759-1806)
On September 21, 1746, Mahé de La Bourdonnais seized Madras. The English besieged Pondicherry without success in October 1748. At the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, the French returned Madras. From 1752, France suffered several setbacks in India where the English imposed themselves. In October 1754, Dupleix, who was governor in India, was recalled and disgraced. This is the end of French expansion. In 1759, the French lost Surat and had to evacuate the Deccan. Pondicherry capitulated on January 17, 1761 and Mahé in February. Lally-Tollendal who had defended these two cities will be executed for treason, then rehabilitated. In 1763, at the Treaty of Paris, France lost India except Pondicherry, Chandernagor, Yanaon, Karikal, Mahé and the counters of Masulipatam, Calicut and Surate.
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