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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, pewter Trial Rupee in...
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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, pewter Trial Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, unsigned [by G. Bower], struck in London from the same dies as previous, mm. quatrefoil, · by avthority · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge plain, 6.20g/12h (Prid. 22 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.19, recté London; KM. Pn3). Some slight corrosion spots and lifting of metal, otherwise very fine with a hint of original brilliance in legends, believed the only known specimen in private hands £5,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot unspecified H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 68 V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 222. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Pridmore lists this type under London, whereas Stevens lists it under Bombay but his website illustrates a coin from different dies (Baldwin Auction 63, lot 1835); the quality of the strike and the fact that the dies also struck the previous coin would indicate that London is the far more likely minting place
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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, pewter Trial Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, unsigned [by G. Bower], struck in London from the same dies as previous, mm. quatrefoil, · by avthority · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge plain, 6.20g/12h (Prid. 22 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.19, recté London; KM. Pn3). Some slight corrosion spots and lifting of metal, otherwise very fine with a hint of original brilliance in legends, believed the only known specimen in private hands £5,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot unspecified H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 68 V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 222. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Pridmore lists this type under London, whereas Stevens lists it under Bombay but his website illustrates a coin from different dies (Baldwin Auction 63, lot 1835); the quality of the strike and the fact that the dies also struck the previous coin would indicate that London is the far more likely minting place
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