The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 15 [1773-4], 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], crescent at left, revs. zarb murshidabad sanah 15 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 15th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.74g/2h (Prid. 133 [Sale, lot 598]; Stevens 2.160; KM. 80.2). Lightly scratched on both sides, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £90-£120

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

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F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 598, ticket
Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 154.

Owner’s ticket