The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, gold Panchia or Third-Mohur, Bombay [but naming Surat], 1802 issue, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], privy mark 3 incorporating 1802 inverted on oval panel, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], crowned leopard’s head sideways, 3.87g/5h (Prid. 260 [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.7; KM. 241; F 1559). Punchmark on edge, otherwise very fine with a clear regnal year, exceptionally rare, no others recorded on Stevens website or noted on the market in recent years £3,000-£4,000

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

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Bt in London 2001.

Owner’s ticket and envelope