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E.I.C. Bengal Presidency
An exceptional Calcutta copper Anna, 1188h
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, copper Anna in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1188h [1774-5], shah alam badshah ghazi [Shah Alam victorious emperor], rev. zarb kalkata maimanat 1 ana [struck at prosperous Calcutta the value of 1 anna], 28.89g/8h (Prid. 189 [Sale, lot 624]; Stevens 2.198; KM. 18). Very fine, on a flan exactly equal to the official weight and with full date visible, extremely rare and one of the finest specimens in private hands [certified and graded NGC VF 35 BN] £1,000-£1,500
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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 624, ticket.
Owner's envelope.
Most unusually, nothing is known of the official background to this coinage
An exceptional Calcutta copper Anna, 1188h
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, copper Anna in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1188h [1774-5], shah alam badshah ghazi [Shah Alam victorious emperor], rev. zarb kalkata maimanat 1 ana [struck at prosperous Calcutta the value of 1 anna], 28.89g/8h (Prid. 189 [Sale, lot 624]; Stevens 2.198; KM. 18). Very fine, on a flan exactly equal to the official weight and with full date visible, extremely rare and one of the finest specimens in private hands [certified and graded NGC VF 35 BN] £1,000-£1,500
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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 624, ticket.
Owner's envelope.
Most unusually, nothing is known of the official background to this coinage