East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Nazarana Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1185h, yr 13 [July 1771-April 1772], 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], sun at left, privy mark arrangement 4/3, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 13 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 13th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, 26mm, 11.56g/2h (Prid. 344 [Sale, lot 672]; Stevens 2.133; Stevens website images 1577, same dies; KM. Pn2). Two trifling edge nicks, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC XF 40] £2,400-£3,000

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

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Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 28 (Singapore), 4 March 1999, lot 1003, recté Prid. 344, label.

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