The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Double-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, type A/I, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen error date 1177h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], no additional group of pellets at top left, 24.04g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.341, this coin cited; KM. 404.2; Dav. 248). Light traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype, good very fine and attractively toned, an excellent example of the type, excessively rare with the error date, perhaps no other specimens known [certified and graded NGC AU 50] £2,000-£3,000

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

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V.M. Brand Collection, Part IX, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 150
Bt in London November 1985.

Owner’s ticket and envelope