The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Half-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1184h, yr 11 [April-August 1770], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 6.13g/3h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens website 2.35A; KM. 92 [date not listed]; F 1529). Minor marks on edge, otherwise about very fine, excessively rare of this date £1,500-£2,000

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

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Bt A.P. de Clermont (London) July 1997, ticket.

Owner’s ticket