The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, silver Half-Rupee, 1835, type D/III, Bombay, bust left, no initials on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 19 berries, east india company around, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 5.58g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW –; KM. 449.1). Fine, extremely rare, perhaps unpublished £100-£200

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

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This coin was acquired several decades ago. Although well-circulated, it is clear that there is no initial on the truncation, inferring a Bombay issue, but the 19-berry reverse is normally only associated with Calcutta