The Puddester Collection

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Rupee, 1862, type B/II [Prid. B/II], Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, 4.25 panels in jabot, v on bodice at left, retouched embroidery, round pearls in crown with single line curves, rev. one rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, top flower with points up, plain cone below top flower, bud cone above one, no cone by last e of rupee, edge grained, 11.59g/12h (Prid. 55 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens website 4.40B; KM. 473.1). Good very fine, reverse better and with blue tone, very rare £80-£100

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

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Bt November 1984.

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