INDIA, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.66 g), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 241, KM. 421). Nearly extremely fine, very scarce.
Ex Spink Australia Sale 16 (lot 2873) and R.A.Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 85B (lot 2025).The issue was 1,117,800.