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E.I.C. Bengal Presidency
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver Half-Rupee in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-31], struck at Benares, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz 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], inverted v at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], central dot in lower group of pellets, edge straight-grained, 5.83g/12h (Prid. 324 [Sale, lot 659]; Stevens 7.150; KM. 74). Good very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £150-£200
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Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, ticket.
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East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver Half-Rupee in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-31], struck at Benares, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz 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], inverted v at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], central dot in lower group of pellets, edge straight-grained, 5.83g/12h (Prid. 324 [Sale, lot 659]; Stevens 7.150; KM. 74). Good very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £150-£200
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Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, ticket.
Owner's ticket