Bengal AH1195(22) 1/8 anna KM-123
This specimen was lot 2369 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $211.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AE 1/8 anna, Pulta, AH1195 year 22 (frozen). Prinsep series, struck 1780-1786, bold strike, very slightly double-struck on reverse, choice EF." These were struck by the British East India Company at the Bengal Presidency (Calcutta) in the name of the Mughal emperor. They were accompanied by 1/16, 1/4 and half annas, all struck with the same frozen date. Numerous varieties exist (KM 122, A122, 123). This specimen realized fourteen times the catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.64 g, copper, 18.3 mm diameter, this specimen 3.02 g.
Catalog reference: Stv-3.25. Prid-198. KM-123.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.
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