East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, copper Anna in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1188h [1774-5], shah alam badshah ghazi [Shah Alam victorious emperor], rev. zarb kalkata maimanat 1 ana [struck at prosperous Calcutta the value of 1 anna], 28.89g/8h (Prid. 189 [Sale, lot 624]; Stevens 2.198; KM. 18). Very fine, on a flan exactly equal to the official weight and with full date visible, extremely rare and one of the finest specimens in private hands [certified and graded NGC VF 35 BN] £1,000-£1,500

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

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F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 624, ticket.

Owner’s envelope.

Most unusually, nothing is known of the official background to this coinage