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East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam I Bahadur (1119-24h/1707-12), Chinapatan, 1121h, yr 3 [1709/10], shah alam badshah ghazi sanah 1121 [Shah Alam, victorious Emperor, 1121], rev. zarb chinapatan sanah 3 julus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 3rd year of his reign], 11.44g/4h (Prid. 121 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.17; KM. A302). Extremely fine [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) February 1983. Owner’s ticket

The unique Ford/Pridmore small letters Pattern Half-Anna, 1821 East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Stewart’s machinery, copper Pattern Half-Anna, 1821, unsigned, arms and supporters, east india company around, date below, rev. scales, one half anna in small letters above, adil [Justice] between pans, 1231 (sic) below, edge plain, 12.78g/6h (Prid. 334 obv. [Sale, lot 560]; Stevens 4.5, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 973, this coin; KM. Pn15, this coin). Some obverse scratches and a rim knock at 8 o’clock, otherwise very fine and of the highest rarity, the only known specimen £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) November 1979 (10401) F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 560, ticket [acquired January 1980]. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.260 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coinage of the Bombay Presidency, p.198. The exceptional group of late copper patterns of the Bombay presidency offered at Bonhams (London) on 26 March 1997, which was reputed to have an ancestral connection with someone working at the mint in the 1820s, did not include a specimen of this coin. While mechanisation at the mints at Madras and Calcutta had been achieved by 1807, another decade was to pass before the mint master at Bombay, Dr Stewart, turned his thoughts to constructing machinery that could strike coins. Using workers from the gun carriage factory, progress was slow and inhibited by Stewart’s sudden departure for England in May 1819, and subsequent death from ill-health. The project passed into the hands of a Mr Henderson, a Bombay civil servant, who ordered further plant and machinery. Some 1819-dated coins were said to have been machine-struck, but apparently none are known today. With the equipment still housed in the building formerly occupied by Dr Stewart, itself deemed inadequate as a mint per se, pattern annas, half-annas, quarter-annas and pies were produced on it in 1820 and 1821, dates of the latter year bearing the rogue hegira date 1231, perhaps instead of the intended date 1237. By 1824 Stewart’s machinery had been moved to the mint and the following year most of it was scrapped in the knowledge that machinery for a new mint, supplied by Boulton & Watt, would be forthcoming

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: Stewart’s machinery, copper Pattern Quarter-Anna, 1820/1235h, unsigned, arms and supporters, east india company around, date below, rev. scales, adil [Justice] between pans, 1235 below, edge plain, 6.29g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 4.1; KM. Pn11). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare, perhaps less than 10 specimens known, of which this is one of the finest [certified and graded NGC AU 58 BN] £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: A Small Group of the Bombay Presidency Pattern and Regular Copper Coinage, Bonhams Auction (London), 26 March 1997, lot 420 (part) Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), holder. Owner’s ticket. Most of the extant specimens derive from the 1997 Bonhams auction, although a coin which surfaced on the Indian market in 2012 and 2018 is not believed to have come from that source

The first appearance of what is presumed to be Robert Gordon’s interpretation of Peter Rouw’s model of John Flaxman’s classic design for a new Indian coinage East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: English design, copper Pattern Mohur, Bombay, 1828, machine-struck issue, type A/II, unsigned [probably by R. Gordon after P. Rouw], star, garter inscribed bombay, date in centre, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, edge plain, thin flan, 6.66g/12h (Prid. 336 [Sale, lot 561]; Stevens 5.3; KM. Pn18). Extremely fine and very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: SNC December 1978 (14438), two tickets. Owner’s ticket. Ever since 1806, when the Company’s Court of Directors expressed their desire to have one general currency for all their Indian possessions, a steady movement led by James Prinsep (1799-1840) resulted in parity across the coinages of the three presidencies in 1833 and the establishment of a new uniform range of issues in 1835. One of the elements inherited by those involved in the transition was the design of the ‘lion and palm’ coppers struck at the new Bombay mint at the end of 1828 and described in a letter from Capt (later Major) John Hawkins, Bombay Engineers, to Boulton, Watt & Co in February 1829; they had met with a mixed reception. The design had originated with Capt (later Major-General) William Nairn Forbes (1796-1855), Bengal Engineers, who superintended the sourcing of machinery for the new mint at Calcutta. Before Forbes left London to return to Calcutta in 1823 he is known to have shared his idea with the Court of Directors for a simple emblem for future Indian coinage, in the form of ‘a solitary Lion’ which might be ‘completely localized by the ever flourishing Palm’ to replace the ‘vulgar and inelegant appearance of the [Company’s] arms’. In turn, the Court commissioned the eminent sculptor John Flaxman (1755-1826), whose work was then modelled by the sculptor and wax modeller Peter Rouw (1771-1852) in 1823. An impression of Rouw’s model is thought to have been sent to Bombay and used as the basis for a locally-based engraver, thought by many sources to be Robert Gordon, who transferred to the mint from the 2nd battalion of the Bombay Artillery and whose military background is likely to have influenced the obverse design. The reverse was also the prototype for the extremely rare Opening of the Bombay Mint medal (Pudd. 828.1) found on the cover of Mr Puddester’s book, Medals of British India, Volume One (London 2002). Subsequent interpretations of Flaxman’s original work were made by Kasinath Dass in 1834 and by William Wyon between 1847 and his death in 1851

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Later coinages: English design, copper Pattern Mohur, Bombay, 1828, machine-struck issue, type A/I, unsigned [probably by R. Gordon after P. Rouw], star, garter inscribed bombay, date in centre, rev. zarb surat sanah 46 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Surat in the 46th year of tranquil prosperity], rosette of seven pellets inside the loop of julus and group of five pellets outside it, edge plain, 8.23g/6h (Prid. 337 [Sale, lot 562]; Stevens 5.4, this coin illustrated; Stevens website, image 1012, this coin; KM. Pn19). Extremely fine and extremely rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58 BN] £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 937. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.265

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Malabar Coast, Mangalore, R. Dawson & Co, copper token, r. dawson & co mangalore malabar coast in four lines, rev. standing figure within wreath, a rifle slung over his shoulder, holding an upended axe on the top of a tree-trunk, 26mm, 4.84g/12h (Prid. 339 [Sale, lot 564]; cf. R.J. Ford II, 518). Extremely fine and dark-toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford Collection, Bowers & Merena Auction (Baltimore, MD), 12-14 November 1998, lot 3577. Owner’s ticket. Although the cataloguer has been unable to locate any information about the issuer other than in the footnote to lot 564 in the Pridmore sale, these tokens are known to exist in two sizes (19 and 26mm). It is thought that the larger token was issued to men and the smaller to women; an alternative suggestion is that the larger token was issued to supervisors or maistries and the smaller to workers. Mangalore itself, after annexation in 1799, became part of the Madras presidency, but as the token names the Malabar Coast and most of the Malabar Coast series was catalogued by Pridmore under the Bombay presidency, it has been retained here. The style of manufacture would suggest an issue date of c. 1860

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Early Years, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), yr 4 [1757-8], Kalkata, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi ‘alamgir [the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir], rev. zarb kalkata sanah 4 julus maimanat manus [struck at Calcutta in the 4th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.63g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.9, this coin cited; KM. 8.2). Some light scratches on both sides and punch-marks on edge, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, an attractive well-centred example, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 28 (Singapore), 4 March 1999, lot 1002, where it was inferred that the mint name was ‘Alinagar Kalkata, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam I Bahadur (1119-24h/1707-12), Chinapatan, 1121h, yr 3 [1709/10], shah alam badshah ghazi sanah 1121 [Shah Alam, victorious Emperor, 1121], rev. zarb chinapatan sanah 3 julus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 3rd year of his reign], 11.62g/9h (Prid. 121 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.17; KM. A302). A little discolouration on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and well-centred, full flan [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £100-£150 --- Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Early Years, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), 1174h, yr 6 [1760-1], naming Murshidabad, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi ‘alamgir [the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 6 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], flower to left of regnal year, 11.62g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.18; KM. 8.2). About very fine, very rare £600-£800 --- Provenance: Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) May 1985. Owner’s ticket and envelope. As early as 1758 it was clear that coins with the mint-name Kalkata were not being preferred in commerce to those from Murshidabad, 120 miles to the north, so pressure was brought to bear on the nawab, Mir Quasim (†1777), at the close of 1760 to permit Calcutta coins to bear the name Murshidabad. These first issues bear the name of the murdered emperor ‘Alamgir II; the authorities did not receive permission to alter the name of the emperor on coins to Shah ‘Alam until July 1761

An exceptionally rare Half-Rupee from the first year of the Calcutta mint East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Early Years, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), yr 4 [1757-8], Kalkata, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi ‘alamgir [the auspicious coin of the victorious Emperor ‘Alamgir], rev. zarb kalkata sanah 4 julus maimanat manus [struck at Calcutta in the 4th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], flower to left of regnal year, 5.84g/6h (Prid. 9 [from Johnston, NC 1903, no.2, not in Sale]; Stevens 1.13; Stevens website, image 1351, this coin; KM. 7). About extremely fine, well-struck and with clear symbols, toned, of the highest rarity, perhaps only one other specimen known [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: P.J.E. Stevens Collection, Part III, Stephen Album Auction 25 (Santa Rosa, CA), 19-21 May 2016, lot 1223, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. This coin was only previously known from the list published by the actuary John Michael Cramsie Johnston (†February 1905), from Camberwell, London, in NC 1903; one presumes it formed part of his collection (Sotheby Auction (London), 16-18 July 1906) but its presence there, possibly within lot 550, is not divinable from the sale catalogue

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1183h, yr 10 [May-August 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 12.34g/4h (Prid. 18 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.11; KM. 94.1; F 1528). A few minor marks, otherwise extremely fine, an exceptionally well-struck example of the first year of this handsome coinage with full borders, rare £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Markov/M & M Auction XXIII (New York), 6 January 2010, lot 368, label. Owner’s ticket. In the wake of the departure of Clive, and the withdrawal of the C-marked coinage, there was a shortage of gold specie in Calcutta which Armenian merchants suggested the authorities remedy by striking mohurs and their fractions with a higher intrinsic value than previously. Accordingly, and with the approval of London, new dies were prepared in Murshidabad and coins struck there and in Calcutta from May 1769. The coins met with universal approval and continued to be issued until the end of 1788

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1184h, yr 11 [April-August 1770], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 12.29g/1h (Prid. 20 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.13; KM. 94.1 [date not listed]; F 1528). Evidence of sea immersion, otherwise extremely fine and well-centred, rare £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 51, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

An exceptional 1771 Mohur East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1185h, yr 12 [April-July 1771], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 12 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 12th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 12.37g/12h (Prid. 22 [Sale, lot 570]; Stevens 2.15; KM. 94.1; F 1528). Extremely fine and virtually as struck with mint bloom, an exceptional coin of the type and the first of the frozen year 12 issues [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Spink Australia Auction (Sydney), 20 November 1980, lot 26 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 130, recté provenance as above. Owner’s ticket and envelope, plus a further Spink envelope

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam I Bahadur (1119-24h/1707-12), Chinapatan, 1122h, yr 4 [1710/11], shah alam badshah ghazi sanah 1122 [Shah Alam, victorious Emperor, 1122], rev. zarb chinapatan sanah 4 julus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 4th year of his reign], 10.95g/8h (Prid. 122 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.18, confirmed from this coin; KM. A302). Test mark on reverse, good fine, dark tone, very rare £70-£90 --- Provenance: Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) December 1983. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1196h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1781-2], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 12.28g/11h (Prid. 32 [Sale, lot 571]; Stevens 2.26; KM. 94.1; F 1528). Minor marks in fields, otherwise very fine and toned £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection [from Baldwin (London) November 1948], ticket Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986, envelope. Owner’s ticket. Following the closure of the Murshidabad mint in May 1777, the style and titles used on Bengal coins, together with the frozen regnal year 19, was introduced as ‘a silent operation of government’ (Pridmore, p.204) and henceforth all coins were struck at Calcutta

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1199h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1784-5], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 12.31g/8h (Prid. 35 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.29; KM. 94.1; F 1528). Two small punch-marks on edge, otherwise good very fine [certified and graded NGC AU Details: Shroff Marked Edge] £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: Bt in London 1994. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1202h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1787-8], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 12.37g/8h (Prid. 38 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.32; KM. 94.1; F 1528). Good very fine, reverse well-centred [certified and graded NGC AU Details: Shroff Marked Edge] £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 24 (Singapore), 27 February 1997, lot 641, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Half-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1184h, yr 11 [April-August 1770], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 6.13g/3h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens website 2.35A; KM. 92 [date not listed]; F 1529). Minor marks on edge, otherwise about very fine, excessively rare of this date £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Bt A.P. de Clermont (London) July 1997, ticket. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Eighth-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1202h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1787-8], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 1.55g/12h (Prid. 51 [Sale, lot 572]; Stevens 2.47; KM. 89; F 1531). Virtually as struck with considerable mint bloom, a superb example, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 66] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 488 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 132. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Eighth-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1203h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1788-9], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 1.55g/12h (Prid. 52 [Sale, lot 573]; Stevens 2.48; KM. 89; F 1531). Minor edge splits and surface flaws, otherwise very fine and rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986, ticket, envelope in the hand of Fred Pridmore. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Sixteenth-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1182h, yr 10 [May-August 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.77g/7h (Prid. 53 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.49; KM. 87; F 1532). Extremely fine with much mint bloom, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 68 (London), 28-9 September 2010, lot 4258, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam I Bahadur (1119-24h/1707-12), Chinapatan, 1123h, yr 5 [1711/12], shah alam badshah ghazi sanah 1123 [Shah Alam, victorious Emperor, 1123], rev. zarb chinapatan sanah 5 julus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 5th year of his reign], 11.30g/3h (Prid. 123 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.19; KM. A302). Test mark on reverse, otherwise good very fine £90-£120 --- Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, Third gold coinage, gold Sixteenth-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1203h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1788-9], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.78g/12h (Prid. 59 [Sale, lot 575]; Stevens 2.55; KM. 87; F 1532). Extremely fine and well-centred with mint bloom, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £600-£800 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 11 (part) H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 575, ticket and envelope Bt W.J. Noble (Singapore) February 1987. Owner’s envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: First milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1790-3], 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], two pellets in top line and no secret privy marks in lower line, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 28mm, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 61 [Sale, lot 576]; Stevens 4.1, and 5.54, this coin illustrated [as Dacca]; KM. 102; F 1536). Extremely fine and on an unusually large flan, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £1,000-£1,200 --- Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 504, recté Prid. 61 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 143, recté Prid. 61. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Ascribed to Dacca by previous cataloguers of this coin interpreting the central pellet in the extreme left side group as being indicative of that mint’s secret privy mark, when it is a standard feature. A major report about the state of the coinage in Bengal, conducted in 1789, concluded that the way forward would be to produce coins using machinery. Accordingly plant was acquired and, after a few trial strikes were produced in copper, the first gold coins were minted in August 1790. Silver coins proved more difficult as the blanks continued to be hand-prepared, so the first milled rupees did not appear until 1792 and the first milled copper coins were made in 1795

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], 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], triangle of pellets in top line and no secret privy marks in lower line, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 12.28g/12h (Prid. 62 [Sale, lot 577]; Stevens 4.3; KM. 103.1; F 1537). About extremely fine £600-£800 --- Provenance: Bt in London March 1984. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Second milled issue, gold Half-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], 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], triangle of pellets in top line and no secret privy marks in lower line, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 6.15g/12h (Prid. 63 [Sale, lot 578]; Stevens 4.5; KM. 101; F 1538). Good very fine, red tone, scarce [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £400-£500 --- Provenance: SNC (London) November 1980 (9423), ticket. Owner’s envelope

A superb and excessively rare milled Mohur of the Patna mint East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna Mint: Second milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], 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], triangle of pellets in top line, extreme right group of pellets with extra pellet at centre, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], normal borders, edge grained right, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 68 [secret marks attributed to Dacca: not in Sale]; Stevens 5.29, this coin cited; cf. KM. 103.2; F 1537). Brilliant and virtually as struck with full mint bloom, a stunning coin and excessively rare, very few specimens known [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £5,000-£7,000 --- Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 500 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 135. Owner’s ticket and envelope. The mint at Patna started to produce the new milled coins in 1794, the last of the four Bengal mints to operate in this way; the reasons for attributing coins to it bearing an extra pellet in the extreme right group, rather than to Dacca, are fully explained by Stevens (2012, pp.217-20)

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, gold Pagoda, c. 1691-1740, Fort St David or Madras, three standing figures representing Vishnu and his wives Alamelu and Mangama, rev. granulated, 3.35g (Prid. 3a [Sale, lot 348]; Stevens 1.3; KM. 289; F 1572). Large flan, small striking split at edge, otherwise extremely fine [certified and graded NGC MS 64] £240-£300 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8522), ticket. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam I Bahadur (1119-24h/1707-12), Chinapatan, 1124h, yr 6 [1712/13], shah alam badshah ghazi sanah 1124 [Shah Alam, victorious Emperor, 1124], rev. zarb chinapatan sanah 6 julus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 6th year of his reign], 11.62g/5h (Prid. 124 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.20; KM. A302). About extremely fine, retaining some original bloom [certified and graded NGC MS 61] £140-£180 --- Provenance: Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) November 1984. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint: Second milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], 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], triangle of pellets in top line, central group of pellets with extra pellet at centre, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 71 [Sale, lot 580]; Stevens 5.2; KM. 103.2; F 1537). Virtually as struck with full mint bloom, most attractive and very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 502 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 138. Owner’s ticket and two envelopes

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint: Second milled issue, gold Quarter-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1204h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year], centre group of four pellets, edge grained right, 3.08g/12h (Prid. 73 [Sale, lot 581]; Stevens 5.4; KM. 100; F 1539). Good very fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £500-£700 --- Provenance: ‘Skanda’ (L.B. Brilliant) Collection, Spink/Taisei Auction 9 (Singapore), 20 February 1991, lot 634 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 139. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, gold Half-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1819-25], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge straight-grained, 6.61g/12h (Prid. 79 [Sale, lot 583]; Stevens 6.3; KM. 111; F 1541). Virtually as struck with much brilliance, most attractive, scarce [certified and graded NGC MS 65] £700-£900 --- Provenance: H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection [from Baldwin (London) November 1948], ticket Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986, two envelopes. Owner’s envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, gold Quarter-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1204h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], naming Murshidabad, sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year], centre group of five pellets, edge centre-grained, 3.32g/12h (Prid. 81 [Sale, lot 584]; Stevens 6.5; KM. 110; F 1542). Characteristic adjustment marks on obverse, file mark on obverse edge at 6 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and practically as struck, very rare £400-£500 --- Provenance: Bt in London May 2000. Owner’s ticket and envelope. At one time this was an extremely rare coin known only from only three or four specimens, but several have appeared on the market in recent years. Sold with a note from the owner detailing the problems with ‘rasping’ (filing) in the mint’s Adjusting Department not being removed by the stamping machine when coins were struck (cf. Stevens 2012, p.276), a particular problem with this issue

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Third milled issue, gold Quarter-Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1204h and regnal yr 19 [1793-1818], naming Murshidabad, sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year], centre group of five pellets, edge centre-grained, 3.30g/12h (Prid. 81 [Sale, lot 584]; Stevens 6.5; KM. 110; F 1542). Traces of mounting on edge, characteristic adjustment marks on reverse, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU Details: Obv. Rim Filed] £200-£260 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 18 H.M. Lingford (Bishop Auckland, UK) Collection, ticket F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 584, ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 146. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Fourth milled issue, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1825-30], 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], rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained left, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 83 [Sale, lot 585]; Stevens 6.7; KM. 113; F 1543). Minor file marks on edge, otherwise good very fine £700-£900 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 24 (Singapore), 27 February 1997, lot 650, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. The reduction in the fineness of Bengal gold coins in 1819 was not well accepted, so the authorities reverted to the previous 1793 standard in 1825 and adopted a left-grained edge. From 1830 a tiny crescent appears on the reverse at the top left and these coins continued to be struck until December 1835

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1831-5], 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 pellet privy mark, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], crescent mint-mark at top left, edge grained left, 12.38g/12h (Prid. 84 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens 9.4, this coin cited; KM. 114; F 1543a). Good extremely fine with mint bloom, attractive and very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 64] £1,500-£1,800 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Monetarium/Gillio/Ma Auction 30 (Singapore), 23 March 2000, lot 559. Owner’s ticket and envelope

A stunning Pattern Mohur of 1830, ex Murdoch/Brand East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Introduction of Steam, gold Pattern Mohur in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen year 1202h and regnal yr 19 [1830], unsigned, 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], pellet privy mark, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], crescent mint-mark at top left, heavily grained borders on both sides, edge straight-grained, 13.27g/12h (Prid. 85 [Sale, lot 587]; Stevens 9.1; KM. 114; F 1543b). A stunning coin, brilliant FDC, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65 Cameo] £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-29 July 1903, lot 67 V.M. Brand (Chicago, IL) Collection Spink Auction 17 (London), 16 September 1981, lot 100, label. Owner’s ticket and two envelopes

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam I Bahadur (1119-24h/1707-12), Chinapatan, 1124h, yr 6 [1712/13], shah alam badshah ghazi sanah 1124 [Shah Alam, victorious Emperor, 1124], rev. zarb chinapatan sanah 6 julus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 6th year of his reign], 11.40g/6h (Prid. 124 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.20; KM. A302). Very fine, a bold strike £90-£120 --- Owner’s ticket

The unique Calcutta Trial Rupee of 1761 with mubarak title East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: post-1761 issues, silver Trial or Pattern Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1174h, yr 2 [July-August 1761], unsigned, 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], rev. zarb mubarak murshidabad sanah 2 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 2nd year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, 27mm, 11.61g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.56, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 1360, this coin; KM. –). Good very fine and well-struck on a full flan, toned, a very important coin of the highest rarity and believed the only known specimen £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: P.J.E. Stevens Collection, Part III, Stephen Album Auction 25 (Santa Rosa, CA), 19-21 May 2016, lot 1240, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the Bengal Presidency, p.46 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.17. It is thought that, following the decision by the Nawab in the summer of 1761 to strike coins at Murshidabad in the name of Shah ‘Alam II with the regnal year 2, the Calcutta Council agreed to strike rupees at their own mint but bearing the mubarak [auspicious] moniker. Within a short space of time it appears that a decision was taken to copy the coins of Murshidabad as closely as possible and, in subsequent years down to 1777, a complex series of pellet privy marks, still yet to be fully understood, is likely to have determined which coins derived from which mints

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1177h, yr 5 [October 1763-July 1764], 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 5 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 5th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.47g/1h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.66; KM. 84.1 [date not listed]); 1179h, yr 7 [September 1765-June 1766], similar, privy marks 2/3, 11.61g/4h (Prid. 87 [Sale, lot 588]; Stevens 2.71; KM. 84.1) [2]. First with test mark in edge, otherwise good fine and on a large flan, rare, second very fine and toned £100-£150 --- Provenance: Second C.H. Biddulph (London) Collection; F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 588 (part) [from Baldwin (London) December 1973], ticket; bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s tickets

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1[––], yr 9 [1767-8], 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 9 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 9th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.53g/12h (cf. Prid. 91-2 [Sale, lot 588]; cf. Stevens 2.77-2.78; KM. 84.1); 1183h, yr 10 [May-August 1769], similar, but crescent moon at left, privy marks 5/3, 11.58g/6h (Prid. 95 [Sale, lot 589]; Stevens 2.111; KM. 84.2) [2]. First fine, second good fine, both scarce £100-£150 --- Provenance: First V.M. Brand (Chicago, IL) Collection; F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 588 (part) [from Spink (London) June 1974], ticket; bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s tickets

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 7 [1765-6], 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, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 7 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 7th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 5.83g/2h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.83; KM. 83.1 [date not listed]). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, attractively toned, an exceptional coin and one of the finest known for the type, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC MS 64] £600-£800 --- Provenance: Stephen Album Auction 27 (Santa Rosa, CA), 19-22 January 2017, lot 2367, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Eighth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 117[–]h, yr 4 [1762-3], 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, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 4 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 4th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 1.43g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.95, this coin cited; KM. 81.1 [date not listed]). Good very fine and toned, very rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: ‘Stiller’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 47 (London), 25 September 2006, lot 805, envelope. Owner’s ticket and envelope

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 11[–]h, yr 7 [1765-6], 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, revs. zarb murshidabad sanah 7 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 7th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.70g/8h, 0.67g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.107; KM. 80.1 [date not listed]) [2]. First very fine, second nearly so, both rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1005 (part). One owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 8 [1766-7], 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, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 8 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 8th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.73g/3h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.108; KM. 80.1). Good very fine, dark-toned, very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1005 (part), recté yr 8. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1761 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 10 [1768-9], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.53g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.156; KM. 80.1). Good very fine and well-struck, dark-toned, very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1005 (part). Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 11[—]h, yr 7 [1765-6], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 7 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 7th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.21g/8h (cf. Prid. 104 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 5.16; KM. 19). Very fine and toned, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (355) Bt R.C. Senior February 1983. Owner’s ticket. The mint at Patna fell under nominal control of the Company in 1765 but in reality operations were controlled by the Nawab and his officials until the early 1770s

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 1180h, yr 7 [June-September 1766], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 7 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 7th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.51g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens –; Stevens website –; KM. 19 [date not listed]). Some weakness, otherwise good fine and dark-toned, extremely rare, the date/regnal year combination clear and apparently unpublished £100-£150 --- Provenance: Bt Format (Birmingham, UK) February 1992. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 11[—]h, yr 8 [1766-7], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 8 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 8th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.44g/8h (cf. Prid. 105 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 5.17-5.18; KM. 19). Edge splits on reverse carefully re-filled, otherwise good fine, very rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1003 (part). Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 1182h, yr 10 [August 1768-May 1769], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.33g/2h (Prid. 108 [Sale, lot 592]; Stevens 5.21; KM. 19). Fine, very rare £70-£90 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1003 (part). Owner’s ticket

Probably the finest early silver coin struck at Patna in private hands – an exceptional Nazarana Rupee East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Nazarana Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 1182h, yr 10 [September 1767-May 1768], 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], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 10 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.60g/8h (cf. Prid. 108 [type not in Sale]; Stevens –; KM. –). A stunning and exquisite coin on a broad flan, extremely fine and dark-toned, exceptionally rare, perhaps no other Nazaranas of this date known [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 595, ticket, describing the coin as ‘possibly proof’. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Other Nazarana rupees are known from Patna dated 1174h year 2 (Todywalla Auction 44, lot 497, ex ‘Diana’ lot 1071) and, to a different style, dated 1183h year 11 (Ashmolean Museum: Stevens 5.27a). In describing this coin the owner writes: ‘Patna produced some outstanding clean coinage when not forced to emulate Calcutta and Murshidabad. The calligraphy and its uncluttered nature...both point to a beautiful piece of art’

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Nazarana Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1183h, yr 11 [August 1769-April 1770], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], privy mark arrangement 5/3, 11.62g/7h (cf. Prid. 109, same dies as the plate coin [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.113 [privy marks 5/3]; Stevens website image 1565c, same dies; KM. PnA2). Two trifling rim nicks, otherwise good very fine and dark-toned with underlying sheen and excellent calligraphy, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC AU 50] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 26 (Singapore), 12 February 1998, lot 778. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1187h, frozen yr 12 [1773-4], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 12 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 12th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], plain floral ornmanent, privy mark arrangement 4/3, 11.54g/7h (Prid. 114 [Sale, lot 594]; Stevens website 2.130c; KM. 84.2). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins (Crowborough, UK) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 594 (part) [from K.W. December 1971], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 151. Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee, in the name of Farrukh-Siyar (1124-31h/1713-19), Chinapatan, [11]25h, yr 2 [1713/14], sikka zad az fazl hagg bar sim wa zar badshah bahar wa bar farrukh-siyar [Struck money of gold and silver by the grace of God Emperor of sea and land Farrukh-Siyar], rev. zarb chinapatan sanat 2 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 2nd year of tranquil prosperity], 11.57g/6h (Prid. 126 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.22; KM. E302). About extremely fine with vestiges of mint bloom, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £150-£200 --- Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1185h, yr 11 [1771-2 inferred], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 11th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], privy mark arrangement 4/3, 5.76g/9h (cf. Prid. 119 [Sale, lot 595]; cf. Stevens 2.139; KM. 83.2). Numerous shroff marks on the edge, good fine and toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC VF Details: Shroff Marked Edge] £300-£400 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 595, date given as 1184, ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 152, date given as 1184. Owner’s ticket. What remains of the last digit of the hegira date suggests a figure 5, rather than a 4; perhaps a die-sinker’s error as a year 11 coin would normally be dated 1183 or 1184h

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 12 [1770-1], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 12 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 12th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 2.87g/9h (Prid. 124 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 2.147; KM. 82.2). Numerous shroff marks on the edge, otherwise very fine, rare [certified and graded NGC VF Details: Shroff Marked Edge] £120-£150 --- Provenance: A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal, Glendining Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 506 (part) Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 155 (part). Owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 12 [1770-1], 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], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 12 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 12th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 2.77g/7h (Prid. 124 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 2.147; KM. 82.2); silver Eighth-Rupees (2) in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 12 [1770-1], similar, 1.43g/3h (Prid. 128 [Sale, lot 597]; cf. Stevens 2.152-2.153; KM. 81.2), 118[–]h, yr 15 [1773-4], similar, 1.39g/3h (Prid. 129 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.154; KM. 81.2) [3]. First about fine, others about very fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1005 (part). First with owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupees (3), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 12 [1770-1], 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], crescent at left, revs. zarb murshidabad sanah 12 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 12th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.73g/2h, 0.71g/11h, 0.70g/2h (Prid. 132 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.159; KM. 80.2) [3]. Fine to very fine, first and last toned £80-£100 --- Provenance: First two Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1005 (part). One owner’s ticket

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta and Murshidabad mints: post-1771 issues, silver Sixteenth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 118[–]h, yr 15 [1773-4], 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], crescent at left, revs. zarb murshidabad sanah 15 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 15th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.74g/2h (Prid. 133 [Sale, lot 598]; Stevens 2.160; KM. 80.2). Lightly scratched on both sides, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 598, ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 154. Owner’s ticket

An exceptional group of silver coins from Dacca (Jahangirnagar) East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Dacca (Jahangirnagar) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1182h, yr 10 [August 1768-May 1769], 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], rev. zarb jahangirnagar sanah 10 sicca mubarak julus maimanat manus [the auspicious coin struck at Jahangirnagar in the 10th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], large sun to left of date, 11.55g/11h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.41, this coin cited; Stevens website 1501, this coin illustrated; KM. –). Good fine and well-struck with full dates, extremely rare, very few early Rupees of this mint known £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 31 (London), 14-15 October 2002, lot 710 Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1007. Owner’s ticket, label and envelope