The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, A jeweller’s copy of a Murshidabad gold Half-Mohur, yr 19, with initials F M, Kalkata, 22 in lower obverse inscription, edge grained left, 5.84g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 268, this coin illustrated). Extremely fine £200-£260

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

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Collection

K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 592.

Owner’s ticket.

Literature:
Illustrated in Michael Mitchiner, Indian Medals, Tokens, Pictorial Plaques and Pendants circa 1800 to 2010, p.118