The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Fourth milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1825-30], 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], edge grained left, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 83 [Sale, lot 585]; Stevens 6.7; KM. 113; F 1543). Minor file marks on edge, otherwise good very fine
£700-£900

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

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Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 24 (Singapore), 27 February 1997, lot 650, label.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

The reduction in the fineness of Bengal gold coins in 1819 was not well accepted, so the authorities reverted to the previous 1793 standard in 1825 and adopted a left-grained edge. From 1830 a tiny crescent appears on the reverse at the top left and these coins continued to be struck until December 1835