India, Mysore, Tipu Sultan, modern reproduction imitating the Patan mint, dated AM 1200 (= 1786 AD.), Fanam, for genuine coins cf. KM 128.1.
India, Mysore, Tipu Sultan (AH 1197-1202 / AD. 1782-1787 & AM 1215-1227 / AD. 1787-1799), modern fake, replica or jewellers piece imitating the Patan (Shrirangapattana) (Seringapatan) mint, dated AM 1200 (= 1786 AD.),
Fanam (ø 6-7 mm / 0,32 g), gold, axis irregular alignment ↑↠(ca. 260°),
Obv.: ... , Persian Haider Ali's initial 'HA' within circle, dotted border.
Rev.: ooÛ²Û± / ... , retrograde 1200 AH date (Persian Û² (western 2) looking like V, western zeros, "zarb Patan" (struck at Patan) in Persian script below, all within circle.
For genuine coins cf. KM 128.1 ; https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=71421 . For fakes: https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=65761
Fanam (= 1/10th pagoda) or Rahuti – This is the smallest denomination in gold equal to one-fortieth of a Mohur or one-tenth of a pagoda. The name ‘fanam’ or ‘rahuti’ is not present on the coin legend.
Tipu Sultan ascended the throne in 1782 AD following the death of his father Haidar Ali. Tipu is credited with introducing novel and innovative coins with high artistic merit. Initially he continued dating the coins as per Hijri Era (AH) but in Regnal Year 5 ie 1787 AD, Tipu switched from AH to Mauludi Era (AM).
While the AH date uses as its base the year of the Hijra, the migration of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him) to Medina in 622 AD, the Mauludi era uses as its base the year of the Prophet's birth in 570/571 AD. While the Hijri calendar is a pure lunar calendar in which the year is only 354 or 355 days long, the Mauludi calendar is a lunar-solar one in which the year has 365 days.
There are many modern copies out there. Most likely a modern fabrication.
cf. https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=65761
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