East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Double-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, type B/II, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 2 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 2nd year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], no decorative groups of pellets, 23.76g/12h (Prid. 246 [Sale, lot 408]; Stevens 3.343; KM. 404.1; Dav. 248). Traces of the Charles IIII Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype visible, good very fine, very rare with the error regnal year [certified and graded NGC AU 58]
£2,000-£3,000

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

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SNC (London) February 1981 (1232).

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