Bengal (1777-93)/19 1/8 rupee
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This specimen was lot 46764 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $168. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bengal Presidency. 1/8 Rupee, Year 19 (1777-93). Calcutta Mint. Shah Alam II. PCGS MS-63." This type was struck with a frozen date. While the Mughal Empire lasted, the British in Bengal were careful to strike coinage in the emperor's name. This type has a regnal year but no AH date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.45 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-81.3; Prid-151.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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