The Puddester Collection

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares, contemporary forgeries of copper Trisul Pice (4), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1815-21], type 1 with thick letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], 6.39g/12h, 6.37g/12h, 6.34g/12h, 6.19g/12h (cf. Prid. 309 [Sale, lot 654]; cf. Stevens 7.186; cf. KM. 27.2) [4]. Second good very fine with dark patina, others about very fine, two with the trisul resembling a winged bird
£30-£40

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

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Second with owner’s ticket