The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, Two Mohurs, uniface rev., in lead, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, two mohurs, do ashrafi in exergue, edge plain, 32mm, 16.09g. Surface blistering on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, as made £100-£150

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

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Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 560.

Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Lion body very pitted. Lettering similar to 1854 2 Mohur. Urdu for 2 Mohurs differs from issued mohurs.”

XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.5% lead, 0.5% tin