East India Company, Madras Presidency, gold Mohur / Ashrafi, c. 1819, 11.69g, shield of arms flanked by supporters, rev. Persian inscription (Stevens 4.4; F 567; Pr 241; KM 412.2), with ticket of provenance, obverse with small edge dent, surface marks, extremely fine,.
provenance, Recovered from the Fame, that was shipwrecked at Sea Point, near Cape Town on the night of 14 June 1822
Estimate: £800 - £1,000