The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, silver Rupee, Bombay [but naming Surat], 1825 issue, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], privy mark 7 incorporating star below at left, crown above at right, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], 1825 on oval panel, 11.66g/2h (Prid. 274, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 532]; Stevens 3.17; KM. 218.1). Very fine, grey tone £40-£50

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

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F. Pridmore (Taunton, UK) Collection, ticket
SNC (London) June 1984 (3803), ticket.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

Literature:
Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.170