The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, silver Rupee, Calcutta [but naming Surat], 1823-4 machine-struck issue, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1215h, frozen regnal year 46, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi shah alam [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam], privy mark 6 incorporating a seven-pelleted rosette at left, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 11.57g/12h (Prid. 284 [Sale, lot 536]; Stevens 3.31; KM. 221). Small obverse edge bruise at 4 o’clock and some adjustment marks, otherwise virtually as struck, attractively toned [certified and graded NGC MS 64] £100-£150

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

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P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection
SNC (London) May 1980 (3868), ticket.

Owner’s ticket