East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, gold Panchia or Third-Mohur, Bombay [but naming Surat], 1803-24 issue, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], privy mark 4 incorporating a normal crown at right, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.83g/6h (Prid. 263 [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.8; KM. 243; F 1561). About extremely fine, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £500-£700

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

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Collection

A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 4
R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection
SNC (London) November 1979 (10400)
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 113.

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