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The Puddester Collection

Robert and Norma Puddester

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№ 652

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9 February 2023

Hammer Price:
£100

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: 19 Sun Sicca coinage, copper Trial Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), [––]h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1777+], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, from the same dies as the last, 9.15g/12h (Prid. [Sale, lot 602]; Stevens 2.183; Stevens website 1377c, same dies; KM. PnA3). Good fine and very rare £150-£200

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SNC (London) November 1980 (9427), ticket.

Owner’s ticket and envelope