Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 33 12 Jun 2019
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Foreign Coins, India, East India Company, Madras presidency, mohur, undated (1819), shield of arms with supporters, rev. Persian inscription (KM. 421.1; Fr.1587; Pr.241), a sea-salvage coin with dull surface, otherwise good very fine
Recovered in October 1965 from the wreck of the Fame, sunk off Sea Point, Table Bay, South Africa, 14 June 1822 and sold with ticket certificate, signed by Frank Mitchell, Past President of the South African Numismatic Society. Fame [629 tons] was built in 1816 by J. S. Scott at Fort Gloster, West Bengal. She was on passage from Calcutta and Madras for London when wrecked with the loss of four passengers, four seamen, and some invalided soldiers.
(1200-1500 GBP)
Recovered in October 1965 from the wreck of the Fame, sunk off Sea Point, Table Bay, South Africa, 14 June 1822 and sold with ticket certificate, signed by Frank Mitchell, Past President of the South African Numismatic Society. Fame [629 tons] was built in 1816 by J. S. Scott at Fort Gloster, West Bengal. She was on passage from Calcutta and Madras for London when wrecked with the loss of four passengers, four seamen, and some invalided soldiers.
(1200-1500 GBP)