The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, perhaps Vizagapatam, silver Rupee, 1206h, yr [—] [1791-2], in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb [–––] sanat [––] julus maimanat manus [Struck at ––– in the –– year of tranquil prosperity], 11.16g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.83, this coin illustrated; KM. –). About very fine and of the highest rarity, the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC VF 30] £1,000-£1,500

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

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Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1032.

Owner’s ticket.

Literature:
Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.514.

Stevens states that the mint name is probably a poorly written form of Machhlipatan, but in the opinion of the present cataloguer this is unlikely and it is, in fact, a different but yet to be confirmed mint. A claim for Vizagapatam can be backed up by a letter from the authorities there, dated 19 June 1793, requesting permission from the Madras government to recoin part of a batch of rupees received