Coins and Historical Medals

India, MYSORE, Haidar Ali, Mohur, Bahadurpatan [later Seringapatam], yr. 15 [of Shah Alam II], 10.95g/10h (Ganesh 13.1; KM. 6; F 1343). About extremely fine, exceptionally rare; the first Mohur-sized gold coin struck by the rulers of Mysore £10,000-15,000

Provenance: Glendining Auction, 15 October 1985, lot 289; ‘Skanda’ (L.B. Brilliant) Collection, Spink/Taisei Auction 9 (Singapore), 20 February 1991, lot 553; R.P. Puddester Collection