East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, gold Quarter-Mohur, 1817-18 issue, Arkat, sikka badshah alamgir [Money of the emperor Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year], 2.90g/12h (Prid. 240 [Sale, lot 403]; Stevens 4.3; KM. 416; F 1586). Removed from a mount, otherwise very fine and of the highest rarity; only one other [Fore collection] noted in auction in the last 20 years [certified and graded NGC AU Details: Mount Removed] £2,000-£2,600

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

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H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection
F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 403 [from Baldwin September 1974], ticket
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 35.

Owner’s ticket and envelope.

Mintage:
2,000 pieces