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Noonans Mayfair
Lot 771

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815-20], sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], fish and sun symbols, rev. zarb banaras sanah 49 [struck at Benares in the 49th year], edge grained right, 2.77g/12h (Prid. p.253 [not traced; not in Sale]; Stevens 7.148; Fore III, 1785, same dies; KM. 35). Test marks on either side, otherwise fine, very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 28 (Singapore), 4 March 1999, lot 1001, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

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Lot 773

A superb and exceptionally rare Trial or Pattern Half-Rupee, 1815 East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Trial or Proof Pattern Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815], unsigned, 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], outline fish symbol, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49 julus maimanat manus [struck at Muhammadabad Benares in the 49th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], struck from unfinished dies, edge grained left, 22mm, 5.67g/12h (Prid. 292 [Sale, lot 648]; Stevens 7.143, recté 22mm; KM. Pn2.1). A wonderful coin, brilliant FDC and attractively toned, exceptionally rare [certified and graded NGC PF 66] £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3316), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 774

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Trial or Proof Pattern Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815], unsigned, sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], outline fish symbol, rev. zarb banaras sanah 49 [struck at Benares in the 49th year], struck from unfinished dies, edge grained left, 17mm, 2.84g/12h (Prid. 293 [Sale, lot 649]; Stevens 7.144; KM. Pn1.1). Brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 67] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3317), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 776

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, copper Pice (4), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), type A/II, yr 19 [1777-8], fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and sun symbols, no trident, differentiating or darogah mark B, rev. zarb benares 19 [struck at Benares in year 19], 11.71g/9h (Prid. 295 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.156; KM. 15); type A/III, yr 28 [1786-7], similar, but differentiating or darogah mark D, 11.53g/7h (Prid. 296; Stevens 7.165b; KM. 15); type B/III (2), yr 36 [1793-4], similar, but with trident, differentiating or darogah mark E, 11.44g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.168, this coin cited; KM. 16 [date not listed]); yr 41 [1797-8], similar, but differentiating or darogah mark E, 11.84g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.171, this coin cited; KM. 16 [date not listed]) [4]. Fine and better, last two rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 650 (part), three tickets. Owner’s tickets

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Lot 777

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, copper Pice (5), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), type A/II, yr 19 [1777-8], fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and sun symbols, no trident, differentiating or darogah mark B, rev. zarb benares 19 [struck at Benares in year 19], 12.02g/12h (Prid. 295 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.156; KM. 15); type B/III (4), yr 45 [1802-3], similar, but with trident, differentiating or darogah mark F, 11.77g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.172, this coin cited; KM. 16); yr 49 [1806-7], similar, differentiating or darogah mark G, 11.81g/9h (Prid. 298 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.174; KM. 16); others (2), similar, yrs uncertain, differentiating or darogah mark E, 11.61g/12h, uncertain mark, 11.12g/9h [5]. First three fine, others fair £50-£70 --- Provenance: Second and third K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 650 (part), tickets Others bt Spink (London), tickets. Second with owner’s ticket

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Lot 78

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, Arkat, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), both yr 6 [1759+], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor ‘Alamgir, chosen of the faith of Muhammad], revs. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], 11.50g/10h, 11.44g/3h (Prid. 140 [Sale, lot 359]; Stevens 2.63 and Bengal 2.196; KM. 384) [2]. Very fine and toned £60-£80 --- Provenance: First SNC (London) October 1980 (8544), recté ‘Alamgir II, ticket Second bt Seaby (London) December 1984. Owner’s tickets

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Lot 781

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper early Proof Restrike Double-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. do pai sikka/do pai sikka [two pai sikka], edge plain, 30mm, 14.56g/12h (Prid. 304, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 653]; Stevens 7.180; KM. A55). Usual light die rust and raised flaw on reverse at 3 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 653 (part) [in collection by July 1970], ticket Bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.304. It is thought that these proofs were struck c. 1820-40

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Lot 786

Thomas Yeld’s unique machine-made Pattern Trisul Pice, 1813 East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Pattern Trisul Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 49 [1813], unsigned, fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and trident symbols, rev. zarb benares sanah 49 [struck at Benares in year 49], edge plain, 22mm, 6.49g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.185a, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 1761c, this coin; Stevens, JONS 212, p.30, this coin; KM. –). A few trifling marks on obverse, otherwise practically as struck with most attractive red-brown patina, of the highest rarity, believed unique and one of the most significant coins in the entire Bengal Presidency series £4,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: P.J.E. Stevens Collection, Part III, Stephen Album Auction 25 (Santa Rosa, CA), 19-21 May 2016, lot 1404 [acquired from eBay], when certified by NGC incorrectly as a Half-Pice and graded MS 62 BN, tag. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.363 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, ‘A new pattern pice from the Benares mint’, JONS 212, Summer 2012, p.30 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.119. Dr Yeld’s continued arguments in favour of striking a copper coinage at Benares from Calcutta-prepared blanks that the local population would accept continued long after the 1809 regulation authorising the striking of more copper coins at Calcutta which, the Calcutta mint committee thought, based on information supplied from Benares, were not needed. The old dump pice, last coined in 1807, remained the circulating medium as the 1807-9 coins from Calcutta were chiefly traded by the shroffs to Bihar, Patna and the lower provinces. Eventually, Yeld’s agitating resulted in minting machinery being sent from Calcutta to Benares, and it was used to strike what is presumed were a tiny number of double-pice and pice without darogah marks, which were sent by Yeld to the Board of Commissioners on 4 November 1813

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Lot 79

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, Arkat, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), yr 6 [1759+], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir, chosen of the faith of Muhammad], rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], 5.75g/3h (Prid. 142 [Sale, lot 360]; Stevens 2.64; KM. 383). Good very fine and attractively toned, rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) May 1985, ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 791

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1827-9], mule of types 2 and 3, neater letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], long crossbar on trisul, 25mm, 6.02g/12h (Prid. 310 var. [cf. Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.188 var.; cf. KM. 30) [5]. Struck slightly off-centre, traces of undertype visible, light verdigris on obverse edge at 3 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: K. O’Brien Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Auction 46 (Sydney), 16-17 November 1994, lot 2422 (part) R.A. Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Auction 85B (Melbourne), 25 July 2007, lot 2156 (part). Owner’s ticket. This is a curious coin. Although there is a crossbar on the reverse trisul, it is long and low whereas on coins of Stevens type 7.190 it is usually shorter and higher. Also, this coin has the blundered Hindi legend of type 7.188 instead of the neat version found on 7.190

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Lot 795

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Second phase, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1806-19], 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], additional pellet at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 11.16g/12h (Prid. 314 [Sale, lot 655]; Stevens 8.105; KM. 69); silver Quarter-Rupee, similar, sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], rosette of pellets above, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], central dot in lower group of pellets, edge grained right, 2.80g/12h (Prid. 316 [Sale, lot 655]; Stevens 8.107; KM. 73) [2]. First good very fine, second about extremely fine and toned, scarce £100-£150 --- Provenance: First bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) April 1982 Second F. Pridmore (Taunton, UK) Collection; SNC February 1981 (1271), ticket. Owner’s tickets. Farrukhabad was ceded to the Company by the Nawab in June 1802, in return for an annual financial allowance. Its mint was in poor condition, so was rebuilt and coinage of silver and copper continued with until 1806 when Robert Blake senior (†1817), the former disgraced mint master at Patna, took up post and secured for it machinery that had been due to be sent to Madras. Blake, a chemist by profession, owned a significant library about minting and coining processes which was acquired by the government after his death. Between 1807 and 1810 the mint was fully mechanised. A small coinage of copper in 1816 accompanied regular silver issues, but in the wake of the Third Maratha War the Calcutta mint committee recommended closing the mint and moving coin production to Benares, once that facility became capable of producing Farrukhabad rupees. The process took several years, and it was not until April 1824 that the Farrukhabad mint closed and its equipment sent to Saugor

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Lot 798

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Third phase, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-4], sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], rosette of pellets above, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], central dot in lower group of pellets, edge straight-grained, 2.94g/12h (Prid. 319 [Sale, lot 657]; Stevens 8.112; KM. 67). Virtually as struck with considerable mint bloom, attractively toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 65] £200-£300 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 657 (part), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 799

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver 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], edge straight-grained, 11.63g/12h (Prid. 320 [Sale, lot 658]; Stevens 6.22; KM. 70); silver Quarter-Rupees (2), frozen yrs 1204h, yr 45, similar, struck at Calcutta, sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], inverted v at bottom, revs. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], edges straight-grained, 2.91g/12h, 2.88g/12h (Prid. 322 [Sale, lot 658]; Stevens 6.24; KM. 73) [3]. First good very fine, second extremely fine and attractively toned, last good fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: First bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) April 1982 Second bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) May 1995. Owner’s tickets

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Lot 80

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, Arkat, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), yr 6 [1759+], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir, chosen of the faith of Muhammad], rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.82g/12h (Prid. 143 [Sale, lot 360]; Stevens 2.65; KM. 382). Good very fine and attractively toned, rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £100-£150 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8545), recté ‘Alamgir II, ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 803

A unique 1819-dated Rupee of the Saugor mint East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Saugor Mint: First Phase, Rupee, in the name of in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1819, yr 55, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah saugor [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, Saugor], rev. zarb ravishnagar sagar sanah 55 julus maimanat manus 1819 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 55th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity, 1819], 11.02g/10h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 8.137, this coin illustrated; Kulkarni, Numismatic Digest 12-13, pp.119-22, this coin; KM. –). Punchmarks on edge, otherwise very fine and exceptionally rare, the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC XF Details: Shroff Marked Edge] £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: With R.D. Shah (London) Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 25 (Hong Kong), 4 September 1997, lot 676, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Prashant Kulkarni, ‘Saugor Mint and the E.I.C. Coins’, Numismatic Digest 12-13, p.120 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.483 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.164. In the wake of the Third Maratha War the British acquired Saugor, where a mint had been in operation for some 35 years. Its rupees had been extensively copied by private minting operations in the surrounding towns and, in an attempt to mitigate this, Thomas Herbert Maddock (1792-1870), who was on the Governor-General’s staff, instructed the darogah to insert the word ‘Saugor’ in crude script and the date 1819 on the dies. The following year the Bengal government confirmed the plan to build a new mint but, with Lt (later Major, later Col.) Duncan Presgrave in charge, machinery on order and the mint building to be made ready, some of the machinery was diverted to Benares and it was not until 1824, and the closure of the Farrukhabad mint, that Presgrave was able to finally oversee the installation of its equipment at Saugor. Production started in 1825 and, despite instructions from various authorities to close the mint in 1828, 1831 and 1833, it remained open until late 1835

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Lot 808

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, silver Proof Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1831-3], naming Farrukhabad, 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], rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], crescent at top left, edge straight-grained, 27.5mm, 11.70g/12h (Prid. 328 [Sale, lot 663]; Stevens 9.17; KM. 77). A superb coin, brilliant and virtually as struck, light grey tone, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), holder. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 81

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, Arkat, silver Eighth-Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), yr 6 [1759+], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir, chosen of the faith of Muhammad], rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], 1.42g/3h (Prid. 144, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 360]; Stevens 2.66; KM. 381). Very fine and very rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore (Taunton, UK) Collection SNC (London) February 1981 (1208). Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.68

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Lot 810

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, silver Quarter-Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yrs 1204h, yr 45 [1831-3], naming Farrukhabad, sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], crescent at centre left, revs. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], edges plain, 2.92g/12h, 2.91g/12h (Prid. 331 [Sale, lot 661]; Stevens 9.20; KM. 115); silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1833-5], naming Farrukhabad, 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], rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], no crescent, edge plain, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 333 [Sale, lot 664]; Stevens 9.22; KM. 78) [3]. Last good very fine, others extremely fine, second toned £60-£80 --- Provenance: First bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) February 1999 Second bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) April 1984. Owner’s tickets

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Lot 811

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, silver Proof Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yrs 1204h, yr 45 [1831-3], naming Farrukhabad, sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], crescent at centre left, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], crescent at top left, edge plain, 17mm, 2.91g/12h (Prid. 332 [Sale, lot 662]; Stevens 9.21; KM. 115). A superb little coin, brilliant FDC, light grey tone, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3320), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 812

A beautiful example of the craftsman’s art: the unique large flan, grained edge Farrukhabad Proof Rupee, 1833-5 East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, silver Proof Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1833-5], naming Farrukhabad, 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], rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], no crescent, edge grained, 28mm, 11.85g/12h (Prid. 334 [not in Sale]; Stevens 9.25, this coin; KM. 78). A superb coin, brilliant FDC, grey tone, of the highest rarity, thought to be the only known example £2,400-£3,000 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) June 1998, holder. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 813

The finest known Farrukhabad Double-Pice, 1816 East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Second Phase, copper Double-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1816], sanah julus 45 shah alam badshah [in the 45th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. do pai sikka/do pai sikka/do pai sikka [two pai sikka], 13.03g/12h (Prid. 335, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 665]; Stevens 8.119; KM. 63). A superb coin, in all probability a Specimen, extremely fine and carefully struck with sharp rims, excessively rare [certified and graded NGC MS 61 BN] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 665 [from Baldwin (London) March 1974], ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.259

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Lot 82

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, gold Two Pagodas, second issue, type B/IV, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by oval buckled garter inscribed two pagodas ·, do hun [Two hun], peak of Gopuram points to o in pagoda, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by three concentric circles of pellets, within ribbon inscribed in Tamil and Telugu, · 2 vara kun/2 vara hun [2 hun], no pellet in Telugu legend, 5.93g/12h (Prid. 146 [Sale, lot 361]; Stevens 3.6; KM. 358; F 1582). Virtually as struck with full mint bloom, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 66] £1,500-£2,000 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope. In February 1806, and in the wake of the adoption of a milled coinage by the Bengal presidency, the Governor in Council, Lord William Bentinck (1774-1839), recommended the Supreme Government at Calcutta authorise a new mint to be erected in Black Town, and that Benjamin Roebuck (1753-1809), the assay master at the old Madras mint and whose father, John Roebuck (1718-94) had introduced James Watt to Matthew Boulton and sold the latter the patent on Watt’s steam engine, be appointed mint master. Erection of mint machinery and the preparation of dies occupied a year, with the first coins produced, copper dubs and halves, along with silver rupees and their fractions, in April 1807. Problems with the mint machinery, powered by bullocks and not helped by the quality of the silver being used (Spanish dollars were laminated prior to being struck into half-pagodas or double-rupees), further complicated matters, with the first of the 1807-8 issue coins, 5 and 2 fanam pieces, being issued in June 1807. By August the full range of silver denominations were being struck from, it is presumed, dies that were engraved in Calcutta, and the first gold coins, valued at 2 and 1 pagoda, appeared in February 1808. By the summer of 1808 it would seem that the new die-cutting room at Black Town was in full operation and coinage of the 1808-12 second issue silver denominations could commence. Concurrently, however, the multiplicity of coin types circulating in Madras was causing concern among the Company’s Court of Directors. Eventually, in June 1812, coinage of silver pagodas was ceased by proclamation and a new rupee coinage took its place; initially to the old Arcot standard, and later to the English standard. The issue of gold pagodas was discontinued in December 1817

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Lot 821

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Second Phase, copper Pattern Pice, c. 1806 (?), partially alluding to ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45, unsigned, ek pai sikka/yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, 6.55g/12h (Prid. 342, this coin illustrated [not in Sale]; Stevens 8.117; KM. –). One edge weak and small surface metal flaw in the mint name, otherwise very fine and patinated, excessively rare [certified and graded NGC AU 53 BN] £600-£800 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 660. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.343. A mule of Prid. 203 and 314 (Stevens 4.29 and 8.105). Contrary to the catalogue footnote accompanying the sale of the Wodak/Pitchfork specimen (Noble Auction 48, lot 2157, subsequently Stevens collection, Album Auction 25, lot 1441), the slightly inferior present specimen is the Pridmore plate coin, not the piece then owned by Wodak

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Lot 822

The exceptional Pridmore Nazarana Rupee, 1182h East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Nazarana Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1182h, yr 10 [August 1768-May 1769], 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], sun at left, privy mark arrangement 2/3, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], small thick flan, 22.2mm, 11.68g/7h (Prid. 343, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 670]; Stevens 2.79; Stevens website image 1551 [= Album Auction 30, 2577], same dies; KM. Pn1). An exceptional coin featuring fine calligraphy, well-struck, extremely fine and toned, most attractive and extremely rare, perhaps only one other extant [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 670, ticket Bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.343

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Lot 826

Prinsep’s excessively rare Pattern Half-Rupee, 1784 East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Pulta Mint: Prinsep’s coinage, silver Pattern Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1198h, yr 26 [March-November 1784], naming Murshidabad, unsigned, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah 1198 [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes, 1198], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 26 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 26th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge arrow and pellet ornamental pattern, 20mm, 5.72g/6h (Prid. 348 [Sale, lot 675]; Stevens 3.3, recté edge arrow and pellet ornamental pattern; KM. –). A delightful coin, virtually as struck with most attractive toning, excessively rare, perhaps only one other known [certified and graded NGC MS 65] £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: SNC (London) November 1980 (9478), ticket. Owner’s ticket. Although Pridmore could not trace a specimen at the time of publication of his book in 1975, he later acquired one (his sale, lot 675, subsequently Sarnefors lot 1152, Fore Part II, lot 891 and Markov/M&M/Goldberg/Sovereign Rarities 46, lot 1183). This is the only other specimen noted by the cataloguer

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Lot 828

Prinsep’s unique silver Pattern Fulus to the weight-standard of a Rupee, 1195h East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Pulta Mint: Prinsep’s coinage, silver Pattern Fulus or Quarter-Anna to the weight-standard of a Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1195h, yr 22 [December 1780-April 1781], unsigned, shah alam badshah 1195 [Shah ‘Alam emperor 1195], rev. sanah 22 julus [in the 22nd year of his reign], stars below, beaded rims, security edge straight-grained with raised centre line, 24mm, 11.85g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.10, this coin illustrated, recté silver; Stevens website image 1523, this coin, recté silver; KM. –). Extremely fine, an exceptional and intriguing coin, believed unique [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 229 CNG Mailbid Sale 69, 8 June 2005 (2065) D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 879, recté silver. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.134 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.34. The cataloguer is indebted to Dr Gary Oddie for his assistance in determining the metal content of this coin, which can be confirmed as 96.9% silver, 1.14% copper, 0.15% gold, and other minor trace elements. According to the published literature, John Prinsep is not known to have struck any silver coins prior to 1784, but the security edge and the weight of this piece, even though it bears the design of the contemporary quarter-anna, suggest that he intended it to be a pattern for a silver coin, most likely a smaller-diameter rupee with an edge that shroffs and others could trust

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Lot 833

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, silver Pattern Proof Quarter-Mohur or Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, from unfinished designs, frozen dates 1204h and yr 19 [1793], naming Murshidabad, 1204 sikka shah alam badshah [1204 coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year], edge plain, 17.7mm, 3.08g/12h (Prid. 357 [Sale, lot 679]; Stevens 4.16; KM. Pn12). Brilliant FDC, lightly toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection, with ticket in the hand of Fred Pridmore SNC (London) April 1982 (3322), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 834

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, silver Pattern Proof Mohur or Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, from unfinished designs, no hegira date, frozen regnal yr 19 [1793], 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], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained left, 27mm, 12.44g/12h (Prid. 358, recté 27mm [Sale, lot 680]; Stevens 4.13, recté 27mm; KM. Pn14a). A superb coin, brilliant FDC, most attractive toning, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 66] £2,400-£3,000 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3323), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 836

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, silver Pattern Proof Quarter-Mohur or Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, from unfinished designs, frozen dates 1204h and yr 19 [1793], naming Murshidabad, 1204 sikka shah alam badshah [1204 coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], no private marks, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year], edge grained left, 16.3mm, 3.08g/12h (Prid. 360 [Sale, lot 680]; Stevens 4.17; KM. Pn12a). Brilliant and virtually as struck, deeply toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65] £1,500-£1,800 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3324), ticket. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 837

One of the classic coins in the entire E.I.C. Bengal series East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, silver Pattern Rupee, unsigned, for the Calcutta Mint committee [1818], Company arms, auspicio . regis . et . senatus . angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, rev. calcutta rupee above zarb kalkata [struck at Calcutta] within wreath, edge straight-grained, 28.7mm, 11.68g/12h (Prid. 361 [Sale, lot 681]; Stevens 6.9, this coin illustrated; Pridmore, SCMB 1961, pp.145-7; KM. Pn26). Tiny spot in wreath at top right, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, attractively toned, an exceptional example of this excessively rare and significant coin [certified and graded NGC PF 63+] £24,000-£30,000 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand (Chicago, IL) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 681, ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, pp.260 and 291 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.88. In taking a step towards unification of the currency in British India, the gold and silver coinages were reviewed in 1818 along with a move to issuing coins with straight-grained edges and raised rims. Specimens of the proposed new coinage, to a heavier weight-standard but following the previous designs, were sent to the mint committee in August 1818 but, prior to that, Pridmore (SCMB 1961, pp.146-7) suggested that the mint committee had toyed with the idea of changing the design to one ‘more consistent with the dignity of the British Government of India, to authorize its own currencies by its own peculiar stamp and impression’. Such a suggestion, combined with a desire to test the new edge-marking machinery, would seem to have resulted in the few patterns of this type which, retaining the old rupee weight-standard, would appear to have been struck in the period May-August 1818

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Lot 84

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, gold Two Pagodas, second issue, type I/II, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by oval buckled garter inscribed two · pagodas ·, do hun [Two hun], peak of Gopuram points between g and o in pagoda, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by three concentric circles of pellets, within ribbon inscribed in Tamil and Telugu, · 2 vara kun/2 vara hun [2 hun], no pellet in Telugu legend, 5.92g/12h (Prid. 146 [Sale, lot 361]; Stevens website 3.18C, this coin; KM. 358; F 1582). Edge indentations on obverse at 5 and 9 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck, considerable mint bloom, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 65] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1982 (726), ticket. Owner’s ticket and envelope

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Lot 840

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad): Patna Post, copper One Anna, 1774, patna post one anns 1774 in four lines, rev. azimabad dak ani [Azimabad post one anna], 20mm, 4.66g/9h (Prid. 364, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 685]; Pridmore, SNC June 1977, this coin illustrated; Stevens –; KM. –). About extremely fine and sharply struck, extremely rare and in all likelihood the finest known specimen [certified and graded NGC MS 60 BN] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 683 [in collection by July 1970], ticket W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 1534. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.265 Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, ‘British India – numismatic or philatelic?;, SNC June 1977, p.247

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Lot 841

The first serious attempt to replace the cowrie shell in Bengal – a fascinating currency experiment East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, hexagonal copper Pattern Gundah or Four Cowries, 1792, unsigned [by N.-A. Ponthon], large size, balemark, rev. scales, ‘adil [justice] below, edge plain, 15mm, 1.48g/6h (Prid. 365 [Sale, lot 684]; Stevens 10.1; KM. Pn11). Good extremely fine with a hint of original colour and proof-like fields, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 63 BN] £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) April 1980 (3158), ticket. Owner’s ticket and envelope. In contrast to the Madras and Bombay presidencies, Matthew Boulton’s Soho manufactory only produced pattern coins for Bengal. Robert Wissett (1750-1820), a senior Company figure in London, contacted Matthew Boulton in September 1792 with a view to Boulton producing a coinage to supersede the cowrie system, rated at 1,280 to the rupee. Boulton conceived the idea of making hexagonal pieces and, within 10 days of Wissett’s initial contact, he had been sent 50 specimens of the larger-size coin, but owing to a misunderstanding coined them to the value of four cowries instead of one. Smaller pieces were made, but whether pieces of either size were actually shown to the new Governor-General of Bengal, Sir John Shore (1751-1834), before his departure for the East, is not known. As David Vice stated in his article on the series (Format FPL 58, pp.2-5), ‘the passage of time and the propensity for these very small pieces to easily get lost have contributed to the serious erosion of these numbers [i.e. the numbers of pieces struck]. Consequently only a handful of examples has survived to bear testimony to what was for the East India Company a fascinating currency experiment, and for Matthew Boulton a marvellous display of his ingenuity and entrepreneuring skills’

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Lot 844

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, copper Pattern Proof Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, frozen regnal yr 37 [1795+], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ek pai sikka/yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], from the same dies as previous, edge grained right, 30mm, 12.97g/6h (Prid. 381 [not in Sale]; Stevens 10.6, recté edge grained right; Stevens website image 1876, this coin; KM. Pn19a). Brilliant and virtually as struck, full original colour, most attractive and extremely rare, believed to be the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC PF 63 RB] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 868, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “unfortunately no provenance given in the Fore sale..but [it] must have come from an old British collection because of its condition. This is the only specimen traced”

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Lot 846

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, pewter Trial Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), unsigned, frozen regnal yr 37 [1795+], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ek pai sikka/yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 33mm, 13.25g/3h (Prid. 383, this coin illustrated, recté 33mm [Sale, lot 690]; Stevens 10.8, this coin; KM. Pn19c). Flan a trifle bent, very light surface corrosion, otherwise extremely fine and almost as made, unique [certified and graded NGC PF 61] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 690, ticket Bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.269. This most interesting piece, larger than the others in the series and exhibiting witness lines around the legends on both sides, is likely the precursor of the previous three lots as the circumference is plain

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Lot 852

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, a pewter splasher of the unfinished obv. for a Pattern Pie, 1809, unsigned [by J. Phillp], Company arms, no motto on ribbon, one pie above, date below, fully beaded border, edge plain, 27.5mm [image size 21.6mm], 1.92g (cf. Prid. 390 [Sale, lot 694]; Stevens 10.16, this coin; Stevens website image 1890, this coin; KM. –). Extremely fine, believed to be unique £600-£800 --- Provenance: SNC (London) April 1980 (3161), ticket F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 694, ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.550 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.187. Almost certainly an early experiment, or mistake, by Phillp; the die itself (21.6mm) was later altered and half stamped over one, becoming the master for the half-pie series dated 1809 (see the next three lots)

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Lot 855

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, white metal Restrike Pattern Half-Pie, 1809, unsigned [after J. Phillp], Company arms, ausp : regis & senat : angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] on ribbon, half pie above [half over one], date below, rev. nim pai sikka [half pai sikka] around ad pai sikka/adha pai sikka [half pai sikka], beaded borders, from the same dies as previous in altered state, edge plain, 21.6mm, 4.11g/12h (Prid. – [Sale, lot 696]; Stevens 10.22, this coin; KM. –). From rusty dies, has been cleaned otherwise extremely fine and exceptionally rare, perhaps the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC Proof Details: Spot Removals] £500-£700 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 653 (part) [in collection by July 1970], ticket Bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 856

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, uniface copper Trial or Pattern Half-Pie, 1809, unsigned [by J. Phillp], lion rampant on crest, holding crown in forepaws, half pie above, short cable border below crest, evenly configured date in exergue, edge centre-grained left, 21mm, 4.80g (Prid. 396 [Sale, lot 697]; Stevens 10.23, this coin; Stevens website image 1897, this coin; KM. TS3). Good extremely fine with a hint of original colour, exceptionally rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 152 (part) F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 697, recté edge centre-grained left, ticket D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 864, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.553 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.190. The interesting feature of this coin is the edge, unique in the Indian series for a Soho production, which reflects the efforts introduced by Soho in 1806 to produce British copper coins with edge graining

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Lot 857

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, European Minting, Soho, a pewter splasher of the unfinished obv. for a Pattern Half-Pie, 1809, unsigned [by J. Phillp], lion rampant on crest, holding crown in forepaws, long cable border below crest, half pie above, unevenly configured date in exergue, 23.5mm [image size 21mm], 1.38g (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 10.24, this coin; KM. –). Extremely fine and as made, believed to be unique £600-£800 --- Provenance: SNC (London) June 1984 (3847), ticket. Owner’s ticket. Almost certainly made prior to the previous lot, but retained in order here following Stevens

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Lot 87

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, gold Pagoda, second issue, type B/I, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 5 stars either side, surrounded by oval buckled garter inscribed pagoda ·, hun [Hun], peak of Gopuram points between o and d in pagoda, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, flanked by 11 pellets on left and 9 pellets on right, within ribbon inscribed in Tamil and Telugu, vara kun/vara hun [Hun], pellet between legends, 2.98g/12h (Prid. 149 [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.29, this coin cited; KM. 356; F 1583). Extremely fine and attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Noble Numismatics Auction 64A (Melbourne), 12-13 July 2000, lot 1902. Owner’s ticket and envelope

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Lot 893

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Jewellers’ copies in silver or base metal of Murshidabad Rupees (4), Rabi Ayam Din, Kalkata, 11.43g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 290, this coin illustrated); Rafi Bakhsh, Multan and Mohammed, Kalkata, 11.59g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 292, this coin illustrated); Gangadhar Rashukal, Shunapatti Kalkata, 10.42g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 295-7); ‘Ali Sultan and Mohammed Husain, Kalkata, 11.14g/12h (Mitchiner IMT –) [4]. Last about extremely fine, others generally about very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: First three K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 740 (part), first and third with tickets. Literature: First and second illustrated in Michael Mitchiner, Indian Medals, Tokens, Pictorial Plaques and Pendants circa 1800 to 2010, p.122

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Lot 894

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Jewellers’ copies in silver or base metal of Murshidabad Rupees (4), Gangadhar Rashukal, Shunapatti Kalkata, 12.09g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 295-7); ‘Ali Ghazan Mohammed, Kalkata to Hindustan, 11.13g/12h (Mitchiner IMT –); Suraj Singh, India Hindustan, 12.83g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 336, this coin illustrated; Prid. 426 [not in Sale]); Fath Din, Hindustan, 11.47g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 339) [4]. Second and last fine, others very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: Third and fourth K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 740 (part), tickets. Literature: Third illustrated in Michael Mitchiner, Indian Medals, Tokens, Pictorial Plaques and Pendants circa 1800 to 2010, p.129

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Lot 906

East India Company, Princely States, CAMBAY, Ja’far Ali Khan (VS 1937-72/1880-1915), square copper Paisa, unidentified host coin countermarked shah within circle, rev. countermarked with crude imitation of the EIC balemark, 5.78g/6h (KM. Y4.2). Fine £30-£40 --- The Cambay countermark dates from the late 19th century, so the other countermark is probably 20th century

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Lot 91

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Half-Pagoda, first issue, type H/IX, nine-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 13 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed half · pagoda ·, nim hun phuli [Half a star pagoda], Persian legend facing outwards, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by four concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 16 pellets on left and 11 pellets on right, legend in Tamil and Telugu, arai pu vara kun/ara pu vara hun [Half a star pagoda], Tamil legend to left inwards, Telugu legend to right outwards, 20.94g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.49, this coin illustrated; KM. 344; Dav. 246). Traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype visible and part of Tamil legend weak, otherwise very fine, rare [certified and graded NGC XF 40] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 29 (Hong Kong), 2 September 1999, lot 456. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.397

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Lot 95

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, first issue, type C/IV, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars on either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter · pagoda ·, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], ago under base of Gopuram, Persian legend facing inwards, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by three concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 15 pellets on left and 11 pellets on right, legend in Tamil and Telugu divided by quintets of pellets at top and bottom, kal vara kun/kai vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], eight characters in Tamil legend, 10.65g/12h (Prid. 155 [Sale, lot 365]; Stevens 3.55; KM. 343). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, a delightful coin, scarce [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) April 1980 (3007). Owner’s ticket

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Lot 96

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, first issue, type C/VI, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars on either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter · pagoda ·, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], ago under base of Gopuram, Persian legend facing inwards, rev. Vishnu holding sword, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by three concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 15 pellets on left and 11 pellets on right, legend in Tamil and Telugu divided by quartet of pellets at top and quintet of pellets at bottom, kal vara kun/kai vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], eight characters in Tamil legend, 10.68g/12h (Prid. 155, same dies [Sale, lot 365]; Stevens 3.56, this coin cited; KM. 343). Good very fine and toned, scarce [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £600-£800 --- Provenance: G. Blaker Collection, Baldwin Auction 9 (London), 7-8 October 1996, lot 1273, two tickets. Owner’s ticket

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Lot 52

Medals, medallions, coins and ephemera. General service medal with S.E. Asia clasp, Maria Theresa Thaler, Jubilee Crowns, gold plated silver Crown, SS Great Britain coin, National Service records and first day covers.

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Lot 58

Five pound coins, banknotes, assorted coinage and coin album.

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Lot 60

Coin wallets, pre decimal coins, etc.

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Mallams
Lot 203

Elizabeth II experimental 20 pence coin 1981, by The Royal MintIn good condition, with very minor marks update, 20 pence NOT 25 pence

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Lot 204

A San Marino cased coin pair comprising of a gold 1 scudo and a 2 scudi, 1983At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report

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Lot 206

An Elizabeth II 1982 £1 coin struck by Lady Howe, in a presentation case together with a Nation's United for Peace 1945-1995 £2 coin presented by The Royal Mint to the Rt Hon Lord Howe of Aberavon QCAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report

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Lot 209

Three Royal Mint United Kingdom Premium Proof coin sets to include 2013, 2014 and 2015, all as new with original boxes and paperworkVery minor surface marks to the outside of the card boxes

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Lot 210

Three Royal Mint United Kingdom Premium Proof coin sets to include 2016, 2017 and 2018, all as new with original boxes and paperworkCard boxes with very minor surface marks

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Mallams
Lot 211

Three Royal Mint United Kingdom Premium Proof coin sets to include 2019, 2020 and 2021, all as new with original boxes and paperworkVery minor marks to the card boxes

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Mallams
Lot 213

Ancient coinage to include a Gallienus square coin, a Constantius II coin circa. 70At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report

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Mallams
Lot 218

Coinage to include an Elizabeth I silver shilling, an Edward III silver penny, a Francis and Mary Queen of Scots coin overstruck with a star, Isabel of Spain 1867 40 cent, a Festival of Britain 1951 cased coin set, various crown etcAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report

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Mallams
Lot 219

A Charles I Scottish Coronation 1633 silver 20mmm diameter coin with a crowned bust of Charles and a thistle and rosebuds to reverseAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report

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Jones & Jacob
Lot 354

A 9ct gold double Albert watch chain, 43.2g, a 9ct gold coin mount,1g, and a silver plated vesta caseCondition:Chain is free of any visible issues, measures at 15 1/4" long. 

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Bourne End Auction Rooms
Lot 243

Coins and smoking memorabilia to include an Indian Trident copper coin, commemorative coins, a coconut money box, selection of vintage tins, tobacco pipes, pipe tamper/desk seal, lighters, tea and cigarette cards, and other items Location:

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