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E.I.C. Bengal Presidency
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint: Second milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah 'Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], triangle of pellets in top line, central group of pellets with extra pellet at centre, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 71 [Sale, lot 580]; Stevens 5.2; KM. 103.2; F 1537). Virtually as struck with full mint bloom, most attractive and very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £2,000-£2,600
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Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 502
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 138.
Owner's ticket and two envelopes
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint: Second milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah 'Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], triangle of pellets in top line, central group of pellets with extra pellet at centre, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 71 [Sale, lot 580]; Stevens 5.2; KM. 103.2; F 1537). Virtually as struck with full mint bloom, most attractive and very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £2,000-£2,600
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Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 502
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 138.
Owner's ticket and two envelopes