Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVII - Session 4 . 1147
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AR Pattern Rupee (27mm, 11.32 g, 6h). Prinsep's coinage. In the name of Shah 'Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad (Pulta) mint. Triply dated AH 1198, RY 26 of Shah Alam II, and 1784. sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah 1198 / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus. Edge: UNITED EAST INDIA COMPANY 1784 (six-ray star stops). CEEIC 4.122; Pridmore 355; KM Pn14. Toned. In NGC encapsulation 6382529-001, graded PF 63. Crisply struck. Deeply toned with flashes of underlying brilliance. A beautiful coin of the highest rarity. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler Collection (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 172, purchased from Spink, October 1989.The provenance of this coin prior to 1989 is not known, but there is a possibility that it could be the same specimen included within the Montagu (lot 89), Murdoch (lot 75) and Caldecott (lot 93) collections, which was the only specimen known to James Atkins.
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