East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: 19 Sun Sicca coinage, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1197h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1782-3], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 10.40g/11h (Prid. 141 [Sale, lot 602]; Stevens 2.173; KM. 84.2); 1202h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1787-8], similar, 11.51g/2h (Prid. 145 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.178; KM. 84.2 [2]. Very fine, second with multiple shroff marks on edge £80-£100

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