The Puddester Collection

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], original silver Proof Rupee, type C/3, 1891, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj sri Mangal Singh bahadur 1891 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, no spines at bases, edge grained, 11.68g/12h (Prid. 1002 [not in Sale]; Stevens website AL 261; KM. 46a; cf. Fore II, 966 [= Heritage 3056, 30362]). Brilliant mint state with exceptionally sharp rims, uneven tone, most attractive and extremely rare £3,000-£4,000

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

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V.M. Brand Collection, Part IX, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 232 [from E.J. Seltman (Berkhamsted, UK) 1907]
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 326.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

Ernest John Seltman (c. 1860-1944), coin dealer, first at Westbourne Park, London, and by 1903 at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire; his son, Charles Seltman (1886-1957) was the eminent Greek numismatist