East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Pulta mint: Prinsep’s coinage, copper Proof or Specimen Madosie or Half-Anna in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1195h, yr 22 [December 1780-April 1781], shah alam badshah 1195 [Shah Alam emperor 1195], rev. sanah 22 julus [in the 22nd year of his reign], two stars below widely spaced, large flan, edge plain, 29mm, 14.71g/6h (Prid. 193 [Sale, lot 627]; Stevens 3.18; KM. 126). Carefully struck, practically mint state with much original colour, extremely rare, no others traced on the market in recent times [certified and graded NGC SP 64 BN] £1,000-£1,500

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

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SNC (London) April 1980 (3130), ticket
F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 627, ticket