Baldwin & Sons
Auction 84 25-26 September 2013
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† Coins of India. East India Company. Bengal Presidency, Silver ¼-Rupee, Benares mint, AH 1229 Year 17/49, machine struck, oblique milling (PS 7.148; KM 36, in older editions). Very fine.
At one time it was thought that only a few of these were known, but we have a record of five pieces and a few others are sure to exist. This example has the appearance of a circulated specimen coin, due to the care of design, but most examples appear to be well circulated. The "1749" on the reverse is a combination of the fixed Year 17 that appears on all the Benares EIC silver issued and the Regnal Year 49.
Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins.
Estimate: £300-500
At one time it was thought that only a few of these were known, but we have a record of five pieces and a few others are sure to exist. This example has the appearance of a circulated specimen coin, due to the care of design, but most examples appear to be well circulated. The "1749" on the reverse is a combination of the fixed Year 17 that appears on all the Benares EIC silver issued and the Regnal Year 49.
Part of the David Fore Collection of British Indian Coins.
Estimate: £300-500