East India Company, Bengal Presidency: Murshidabad rupee in the name of Shah 'Alam II, 1179 yr 5 (PS 2.68), about good very fine and rare
In his book (p. 19) Paul Stevens states that these dates are mismatched and refers to a rupee with this date combination in the Stiller Collection sold at Baldwins Auction 47, lot 810 (25 September 2006). The dies used for the present coin are different from the Stiller coin.
Estimate: 200 - 300 GBP