Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 14-16 Jan 2022
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In 1807, 121 silver specimens were struck at the Calcutta Mint for presentation to members of the Bengal Artillery who were present with Honourable East Indian Company forces at the taking of Ceylon from the Dutch in 1795 and 1796. The Farsi inscription matches the English found on the opposite side. Offered with a modern gold-colored braided cord. To view all items from the Gem Collection, click here.
From the Gem Collection.
Earlier from the Dr. Arthur B. King Collection; Stack's / Morton and Eden's sale of the King Collection, October 2003, lot 22.
Estimate: $400 - $800