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E.I.C. Bengal Presidency
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 11[-]h, yr 8 [1766-7], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 8 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 8th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.44g/8h (cf. Prid. 105 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 5.17-5.18; KM. 19). Edge splits on reverse carefully re-filled, otherwise good fine, very rare £60-£80
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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1003 (part).
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East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 11[-]h, yr 8 [1766-7], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 8 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 8th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.44g/8h (cf. Prid. 105 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 5.17-5.18; KM. 19). Edge splits on reverse carefully re-filled, otherwise good fine, very rare £60-£80
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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1003 (part).
Owner's ticket