The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, silver Pattern Half-Rupee, Bombay [but naming Surat], 1832, machine-struck issue, unsigned, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1215h, frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, 5.79g/6h (Prid. – [Sale, lot 559]; Stevens 5.7, this coin; KM. –). Obverse brilliant, reverse extremely fine, toned, exceptionally rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £2,000-£3,000

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

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F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 559, ticket.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

Although Pridmore’s ticket labels this as a pattern for a half-mohur, the coin’s plain edge would suggest a half-rupee was the intended denomination