Bengal AH 1200(19) 1/2 mohur Fr-1538

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CNG sale Triton XXVII, lot 1149
Bengal in 1942, from Hammond's atlas

This specimen was lot 1149 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $3,062.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Half Mohur. In the name of Shah ‘Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad (Calcutta) mint. Dually dated AH 1200 and RY 19 (1785/6). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus. In NGC encapsulation 6382528-018, graded AU Details, bent. Very minor bend to flan. Toned with underlying luster. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection. Ex Sir John Wheeler Collection (Baldwin’s 22, London, 2 May 2000), lot 131; A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining, 3 October 1988), lot 487." While the Mughal Empire lasted, the British in Bengal were careful to strike coinage in the emperor's name. Only the coppers showed the arms of the East India Company. The EIC made several issues of half mohurs (Fr-1529, Fr-1536a (year 32), Fr-1538 (6.18 g), Fr-1541 (6.63 g)), some hammered, some milled. This one is rare because it is dated AH 1200, not AH 1202.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.18 g, 0.996 fine gold, 11 mm diameter, this specimen 19 mm diameter, 6.16 g, 11 h axis.

Catalog reference: CEEIC 2.36 (this coin referenced); Pridmore –; KM 101 (AH 1202, year 19), Fr-1538.

Source:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023.

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