INDIA, British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. Proof AR Sixteenth Mohur (13mm, 0.74 g, 9h). In the name of Shah 'Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad (Calcutta) mint. Dually dated AH 1183 and RY 10 (May-August 1769). sikka shah alam badshah / zarb murshidabad sanah 10 . CEEIC 2.52; Pridmore 56; cf. KM 87. In NGC encapsulation 6382528-002, graded PF 63. Deep cabinet tone with flashes of underlying brilliance. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; D. Fore Collection (Part II, Baldwin's 82, 31 May 2013), lot 894.
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