Auction Catalogue

21 March 2013

Starting at 2:30 PM

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World and Islamic Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1785

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21 March 2013

Hammer Price:
£1,200

Mombasa, Imperial British East Africa Co, Rupee, 1888h, Half-Rupee and Quarter-Rupee, both 1890h (KM. 3-5) [3]. Virtually as struck, attractive matching olive-grey tone £300-400

Half-Rupee only illustrated. Slabbed in NGC holders, graded SP 64, *SP 65 and SP 64 respectively. In the opinion of the cataloguer these coins are not from the group of so-called Specimen Mombasa issues released to the market from the Birmingham Mint holdings in 1975