East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1827-9], mule of types 2 and 3, neater letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], long crossbar on trisul, 25mm, 6.02g/12h (Prid. 310 var. [cf. Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.188 var.; cf. KM. 30) [5]. Struck slightly off-centre, traces of undertype visible, light verdigris on obverse edge at 3 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare £60-£80

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

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Collection

K. O’Brien Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Auction 46 (Sydney), 16-17 November 1994, lot 2422 (part)
R.A. Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Auction 85B (Melbourne), 25 July 2007, lot 2156 (part).

Owner’s ticket.

This is a curious coin. Although there is a crossbar on the reverse trisul, it is long and low whereas on coins of Stevens type 7.190 it is usually shorter and higher. Also, this coin has the blundered Hindi legend of type 7.188 instead of the neat version found on 7.190