| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1152 Price realized: 2,000 USD (Approx. 1,832 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (28mm, 12.38 g, 12h). Second milled issue. Murshidabad mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1794-1796). 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 favor, put his stamp on the seven climes); secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus (struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of the prosperous reign). Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.2; Pridmore 71; KM 103.2. In NGC encapsulation 6382527-033, graded MS 63. Delicate tone. Rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 138; A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining's, 3 October 1988), lot 502. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1153 Price realized: 2,125 USD (Approx. 1,946 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (28mm, 12.38 g, 12h). First milled issue. Murshidabad (Dacca) mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1794-1796). 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 favor, put his stamp on the seven climes); no secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus (struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of the prosperous reign). Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.54 (this coin illustrated and referenced); cf. Pridmore 61, 68, and 74; cf. KM 103.2. Lightly toned with traces of luster . In NGC encapsulation 6382527-022, graded MS 63. Very rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 143 (there attributed to Patna); A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining's, 3 October 1988), lot 504. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1151 Price realized: 3,500 USD (Approx. 3,206 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (22mm, 6.19 g, 12h). Second milled issue. Murshidabad (Patna) mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1793-1818). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah; no secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus. Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.31 (this coin referenced); Pridmore 69 (Dacca); cf. KM 111. In NGC encapsulation 6382528-019, graded MS 64. A highly lustrous coin. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler Collection (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 136, purchased from Spink, February 1977. Estimate: 2500 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1143 Price realized: 16,000 USD (Approx. 14,654 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (19.5mm, 11.65 g, 6h). In the name of Shah 'Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad mint. Dually dated AH 1180 and RY 8 (1766/7). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah / zarb murshidabad sanah 8 julus maimanat manus; C to right of RY. CEEIC 2.7 = Pridmore 15 = KM A94 = Friedberg 1526 (this coin illustrated). Once gilt and lightly polished, attractive orange toning. VF. An apparently unique coin of great interest and importance. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; F. Pridmore Collection (Part II, Glendining, 18 October 1982), lot 569, purchased from Spink, May 1983; Singapore 24 (27 February 1997), lot 640; Adolphe Menjou Collection (Kreisberg & Schulman 1, 25 January 1957), lot 1587; R. D. Wills Collection (Glendining, 6 December 1938), lot 212. The large C prominently displayed on the reverse of this exceedingly rare Mohur may indicate that it was part of a special issue authorized by the English government in Calcutta. Paul Stevens writes 'another possible interpretation is that the letter C was the initial letter of Robert Clive, the Governor of Calcutta at the time.' Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1160 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bombay Presidency. 1662-1835. AV Mohur (23mm, 10.94 g, 8h). in the name of Muhammad Shah (AH 1131-1161 /1719-1748). Mumbai (Bombay) mint. Dually dated AH 114[1] and RY 11 (1729/30). sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah / zarb munbai sanah 11 julus maimanat manus. CEEIC 2.12 Pridmore –; KM –. Lightly toned, minor roughness and die rust, slightly wavy flan, ex jewelry, traces of underlying luster. VF. Extremely rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection, purchased in London, July 2007. Estimate: 7500 USD |  |
Match 5:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1162 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bombay Presidency. 1662-1835. AV Panchia – Third Mohur (14mm, 3.86 g, 10h). Surat mint, but struck at Bombay. Dated RY 4[6] of Shah Alam II (Struck 1825-1831). [sikka mubara]/k [ba]dshah gh[az]/i/[shah alam] (the auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam); privy mark 5 above shah / z[arb surat sanah 4[6] julus maiman[at manu]s (struck at Surat in the 46th year of the prosperous reign); trace of star to left. CEEIC 3.10; Pridmore 267; KM 247. Richly toned. In NGC encapsulation 6381622-055, graded MS 61. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; F. Pridmore Collection (Part II, Glendining, 18 October 1982), lot 526 (erroneously illustrated as lot 527); H. M. Lingford Collection; Dr. A.N. Brushfield Collection (Part V, Glendining, 2 November 1949), lot 3. Estimate: 2500 USD |  |
