The Puddester Collection

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Rupee, 1862, type A/II [Prid. B/II var.], Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, 4.25 panels in jabot, v on bodice at left, high relief 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, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 54 var. [not in Sale]; SW 4.39; KM. 473.1). Extremely fine, reverse with much original brilliance £60-£80

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

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The lead type numbers quoted for the 1862-dated rupee series are those formulated by Stevens and Weir