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E.I.C. Bombay Presidency
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, pewter Trial Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, unsigned [by G. Bower], struck in London from the same dies as previous, mm. quatrefoil, · by avthority · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge plain, 6.20g/12h (Prid. 22 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.19, recté London; KM. Pn3). Some slight corrosion spots and lifting of metal, otherwise very fine with a hint of original brilliance in legends, believed the only known specimen in private hands £5,000-£10,000
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Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot unspecified
H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 68
V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 222.
Owner's ticket and envelope.
Pridmore lists this type under London, whereas Stevens lists it under Bombay but his website illustrates a coin from different dies (Baldwin Auction 63, lot 1835); the quality of the strike and the fact that the dies also struck the previous coin would indicate that London is the far more likely minting place
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, pewter Trial Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, unsigned [by G. Bower], struck in London from the same dies as previous, mm. quatrefoil, · by avthority · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge plain, 6.20g/12h (Prid. 22 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.19, recté London; KM. Pn3). Some slight corrosion spots and lifting of metal, otherwise very fine with a hint of original brilliance in legends, believed the only known specimen in private hands £5,000-£10,000
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Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot unspecified
H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 68
V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 222.
Owner's ticket and envelope.
Pridmore lists this type under London, whereas Stevens lists it under Bombay but his website illustrates a coin from different dies (Baldwin Auction 63, lot 1835); the quality of the strike and the fact that the dies also struck the previous coin would indicate that London is the far more likely minting place