INDIA, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad mint, 45 san copper coinage, 1816, single pice, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), with frozen regnal year 45, from dies prepared at Calcutta, rev. value in Bengali, Persian and Hindi, (Pr. 335A, KM.64 unpriced). Very fine with even brown colour, extremely rare.
Ex E. Wodak Collection and Colin E. Pitchfork Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 48 (lot 2155).
The Pridmore specimen again records the only other specimen noted that has been sold in recent years it (lot 666) (very fine), realised ?120, it is also the specimen illustrated in Pridmore's book.