Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 4 . 1144
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AR Pattern Half Mohur (20mm, 5.84 g, 11h). In the name of Shah 'Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad (Calcutta) mint. Dually dated AH 1182 and RY 10 (March-May 1769). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah / zarb murshidabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus. CEEIC 2.34; Pridmore 40; Johnston 29; cf. KM 92 (AV half mohur). In NGC encapsulation 6382529-002, graded PF 63. A superb coin. Struck from dies of exceptional workmanship. Richly toned and much as made. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; D. Fore Collection (Part II, Baldwin's 82, 31 May 2013), lot 890.While Shah 'Alam's tenth regnal year commenced during the year 1768, approval for the striking of these half-mohurs was not issued until March 1769. This extremely rare pattern can therefore be dated to a short window between March and May 1769, when production began.
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