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№ 665

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9 February 2023

Hammer Price:
£140

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), no hegira date, frozen regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], 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], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 11.63g/11h (Prid. 157 [Sale, lot 610]; Stevens 4.18; KM. 108). Good extremely fine, full mint bloom £200-£260

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