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Auction 268 8-9 Feb 2023
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E.I.C. Bengal Presidency
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, silver Rupees (3), in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1219h, yrs 17/46 [April-July 1804], 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], fish and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark J, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [struck at Muhammadabad Benares in the 46th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.31g/4h (Prid. 269 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.93; KM. 40.1); 1219h, yrs 17/47 [July 1804-April 1805], similar, 11.33g/2h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.94; KM. 40.1); 1219h, yrs 17/47 [[July 1804-April 1805], similar, but differentiating or darogah mark K, 11.09g/12h (Prid. 270 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.94c; KM. 40.1) [3]. First good very fine, others very fine but both with single test mark on obverse £60-£80
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East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, silver Rupees (3), in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1219h, yrs 17/46 [April-July 1804], 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], fish and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark J, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [struck at Muhammadabad Benares in the 46th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.31g/4h (Prid. 269 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.93; KM. 40.1); 1219h, yrs 17/47 [July 1804-April 1805], similar, 11.33g/2h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.94; KM. 40.1); 1219h, yrs 17/47 [[July 1804-April 1805], similar, but differentiating or darogah mark K, 11.09g/12h (Prid. 270 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.94c; KM. 40.1) [3]. First good very fine, others very fine but both with single test mark on obverse £60-£80
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