The Puddester Collection

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: 19 Sun Sicca coinage, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1195h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1780-1], 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], 11.57g/12h (Prid. 139 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.171; KM. 84.2). Good very fine with full date £80-£100

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

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D. Fore Collection, Part III, Baldwin Auction 84 (London), 25-6 September 2013, lot 1819.

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