The Puddester Collection

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-31], struck at Calcutta, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz 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], inverted v at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 11.63g/12h (Prid. 320 [Sale, lot 658]; Stevens 6.22; KM. 70); silver Quarter-Rupees (2), frozen yrs 1204h, yr 45, similar, struck at Calcutta, sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], inverted v at bottom, revs. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], edges straight-grained, 2.91g/12h, 2.88g/12h (Prid. 322 [Sale, lot 658]; Stevens 6.24; KM. 73) [3]. First good very fine, second extremely fine and attractively toned, last good fine £60-£80

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

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First bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) April 1982
Second bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) May 1995.

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