INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (28mm, 12.38 g, 12h). First milled issue. Murshidabad (Dacca) mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1794-1796). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah (defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah 'Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favor, put his stamp on the seven climes); no secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus (struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of the prosperous reign). Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.54 (this coin illustrated and referenced); cf. Pridmore 61, 68, and 74; cf. KM 103.2. Lightly toned with traces of luster . In NGC encapsulation 6382527-022, graded MS 63. Very rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 143 (there attributed to Patna); A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining's, 3 October 1988), lot 504.
Descripción