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E.I.C. Bombay Presidency
A superb machine-struck Proof Rupee of the 1823-4 issue
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, silver Proof Rupee, Calcutta [but naming Surat], 1823-4 machine-struck issue, in the name of Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1215h, frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], privy mark 6 incorporating a seven-pelleted rosette at left, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. 285 [Sale, lot 537]; Stevens 3.32; KM. 221). Brilliant FDC, most attractively toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £3,000-£4,000
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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 537 [acquired July 1970], ticket.
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A superb machine-struck Proof Rupee of the 1823-4 issue
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, silver Proof Rupee, Calcutta [but naming Surat], 1823-4 machine-struck issue, in the name of Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1215h, frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], privy mark 6 incorporating a seven-pelleted rosette at left, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. 285 [Sale, lot 537]; Stevens 3.32; KM. 221). Brilliant FDC, most attractively toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £3,000-£4,000
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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 537 [acquired July 1970], ticket.
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