East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1819-25], naming Murshidabad, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 13.29g/12h (Prid. 77 [Sale, lot 582]; Stevens 6.1; KM. 112; F 1540). Brilliant mint state, most attractive [certified and graded NGC MS 64] £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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SNC (London) February 1994 (516), two tickets and envelope.

Owner’s envelope.

Because the Company was seeking to introduce a uniform standard of fineness among the gold and silver coinages of the three presidencies, from 1819 the weight of the Bengal mohur was increased and its fineness decreased to 22 carats, while the new coins featured straight-grained edges