The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Half-Rupee in the name of William and Mary (1101-6h/1688-94), Mumbai, yr 5 [1693-4], sikka zad dauran king william an kween mary [Coin struck during the reign of king William and queen Mary], rev. sanah julus 5 angrez shaheen zarb munbai [Struck at Mumbai in the auspicious year 5 of the English rulers], 5.77g/3h (Prid. 29 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.31; KM. 147). Two tiny test marks on obverse at 9 o’clock and some associated weakness in striking, otherwise about extremely fine and a great rarity, believed to be the only known Half-Rupee of William and Mary [certified and graded NGC MS 61] £10,000-£15,000

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

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Bt in London January 2005.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

The provenance of this coin suggests it is not the same piece recorded by Pridmore (and, by extension, Stevens), although the whereabouts of that coin is not known