The Puddester Collection

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, copper Pice (3), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen regnal yr 37 [1809], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ek pai sikka/yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], 25.8mm, 6.60g/12h (Prid. 205 [Sale, lot 629]; Stevens 6.26; KM. 56); [1817], similar, 27.2mm, 6.42g/12h (Prid. 206 [Sale, lot 629]; Stevens 6.27; KM. 55); [1829], similar, 25.9mm, 6.44g/12h (Prid. 207 [Sale, lot 630]; Stevens 6.28; KM. 56) [3]. First very fine, second good fine for issue, scarce, third good very fine £50-£70

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

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First bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) September 1997
Others E. Wodak (Melbourne) Collection; C.E. Pitchfork Collection, Part III, Noble Numismatics Auction 48 (Melbourne), 11-13 July 1995, lot 2142 (part) [acquired c. 1970-1]; R.A. Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Auction 85B (Melbourne), 25 July 2007, lot 2154 (part).

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