The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver Half-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], no central dot in lower group of pellets, edge straight-grained, 5.82g/12h (Prid. 321 [Sale, lot 658]; Stevens 6.23; KM. 74). Virtually as struck and toned with underlying mint bloom, rare £150-£200

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

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Bt R.A. Cannito (Washington, NJ) July 1980, ticket.

Owner’s ticket