East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, copper Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen regnal yr 37 [1831], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ek pai sikka/yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], 6.78g/12h (Prid. 209 [Sale, lot 631]; Stevens 9.26; KM. 57). Extremely fine with considerable original colour
£50-£70

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

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F. Pridmore (Taunton, UK) Collection
SNC (London) February 1982 (792), ticket.

Owner’s ticket.

These were the first coins issued from the new Calcutta mint