The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Eighth-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1202h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1787-8], 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 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 1.55g/12h (Prid. 51 [Sale, lot 572]; Stevens 2.47; KM. 89; F 1531). Virtually as struck with considerable mint bloom, a superb example, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 66] £1,200-£1,500

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

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A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 488
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 132.

Owner’s ticket and envelope