East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Sixteenth-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1182h, yr 10 [May-August 1769], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.77g/7h (Prid. 53 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.49; KM. 87; F 1532). Extremely fine with much mint bloom, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £900-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Baldwin Auction 68 (London), 28-9 September 2010, lot 4258, label.

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