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E.I.C. Bengal Presidency
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, silver Pattern Proof Mohur or Rupee in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, from unfinished designs, no hegira date, frozen regnal yr 19 [1793], naming Murshidabad, 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], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained left, 27mm, 12.44g/12h (Prid. 358, recté 27mm [Sale, lot 680]; Stevens 4.13, recté 27mm; KM. Pn14a). A superb coin, brilliant FDC, most attractive toning, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 66] £2,400-£3,000
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Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection
SNC (London) April 1982 (3323), ticket.
Owner's ticket
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, silver Pattern Proof Mohur or Rupee in the name of 'Shah 'Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, from unfinished designs, no hegira date, frozen regnal yr 19 [1793], naming Murshidabad, 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], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained left, 27mm, 12.44g/12h (Prid. 358, recté 27mm [Sale, lot 680]; Stevens 4.13, recté 27mm; KM. Pn14a). A superb coin, brilliant FDC, most attractive toning, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 66] £2,400-£3,000
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Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection
SNC (London) April 1982 (3323), ticket.
Owner's ticket