The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Dacca Mint: Second milled issue, silver Proof or Specimen Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), no hegira date, frozen regnal yr 19 [1794-6], 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], central dot in left group of pellets, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 11.66g/12h (cf. Prid. 169 [secret mark attributed to Patna: not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 5.57; cf. KM. 99.2). Good extremely fine with much underlying brilliance, olive tone, exceptionally rare and probably the finest known specimen of this issue in private hands [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £3,000-£4,000

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

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Bt S. Album (Santa Rosa, CA) December 1983.

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