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Auction 84  25-26 September 2013
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Lot 1737

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 70 GBP
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† Coins of India. East India Company. Bengal Presidency, Prinsep's Coinage, Copper ¼-Anna, AH 1195, the two Pridmore 194 are inverted die axis and medal die axis ¬¬; the two Pridmore 195 are very different in the style of writing used, the one with the large stars uses the entire planchet, whilst the other, with small stars, has a more concise script which is crowded toward the centre, especially on the obverse, these have a die axis which is 90° off the usual axis (Pr 194 (2), 195 (2); KM 124 (2), 125 (2)).. First and third extremely fine, the others fine or better.(4)
There are almost certainly a lot more varieties to be discovered and acknowledged for these Prinsep coins.
Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins.

Estimate: £100-150
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