The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Pulta mint: Prinsep’s coinage, copper Fulus or Quarter-Anna in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1195h, yr 22 [December 1780-April 1781], shah alam badshah 1195 [Shah Alam emperor 1195], rev. sanah 22 julus [in the 22nd year of his reign], two stars below closely spaced, small flan, 21mm, 7.27g/10h (Prid. 195ff [not in Sale]; Stevens –; cf. KM. 125). Verdigris spot on obverse edge at 4 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour, an attractive coin with unusual dimensions, perhaps the dies of a Nim Fulus on a heavyweight flan approximating to that of a Fulus [certified by NGC with incorrect size of 22.8mm, graded MS 64 RB] £150-£200

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

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Bt Spink (London) 1980.

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