East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupees (3), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 12 [1770-1], 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], crescent at left, revs. zarb murshidabad sanah 12 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 12th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.73g/2h, 0.71g/11h, 0.70g/2h (Prid. 132 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.159; KM. 80.2) [3]. Fine to very fine, first and last toned £80-£100

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

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First two Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1005 (part).

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