The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), no hegira date, frozen regnal yr 19 [1819-29], 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], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 6.22g/12h (Prid. 173 [Sale, lot 617]; Stevens 6.15; KM. 105). Virtually as struck, considerable mint bloom £70-£90

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

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Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) April 1982.

Owner’s ticket