East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, Proof set, comprising silver Rupee, Bombay [but naming Surat], 1832-5 machine-struck issue, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1215h, frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, 11.68g/6h (Prid. 287 [Sale, lot 539]; Stevens 5.10; KM. 224); silver Half-Rupee, similar, edge plain, 5.83g/6h (Prid. 289 [Sale, lot 539]; Stevens 5.12; KM. 223); silver Quarter-Rupee, similar, edge plain, 2.90g/6h (Prid. 291 [Sale, lot 539]; Stevens 5.14; KM. 222) [3]. Brilliant, a superb set with matching dark tone and a 19th century provenance, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 63, PF 63 and PF 62] £4,000-£6,000

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

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H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 71
H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection [from Baldwin (London) December 1948], ticket
F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 539, tickets
Spink Australia Auction 27 (Sydney), 2-3 March 1989, lot 831
R.A. Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Auction 85B (Melbourne), 25 July 2007, lot 2114.

Owner’s tickets and envelopes