Bengal AH 1202(19) rupee KM-98
This specimen was lot 42387 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bengal Presidency. Rupee, "AH 1202 Year 19" (1793-94). Calcutta (as "Murshidabad") Mint. in the name of Shah Alam. NGC AU-58. First Milled type, with narrow border. A pleasing nearly Mint example of this example type, with much retained Mint brilliance and refined eye appeal. A captivating Rupee, and examples of this type this nice seldom surface." These quarter rupees, half rupees and rupees were struck 1793-1818 at Calcutta and Murshidabad in the name of the Mogul emperor Shah Alam II.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.59 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-98; Prid-154; Stevens-4.11.
- 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.
Link to:
- (1793-1818) year 19 rupee, Calcutta mint
- (1793-1818) year 19 rupee, Calcutta mint
- AH 1200(19) half mohur, Murshidabad (Calcutta) mint
- AH 1200(19) mohur
- AH 1202(19) rupee, wide border
- AH 1202(19) quarter mohur
- AH 1202(19) half mohur
- AH 1202(19) mohur
- Bengal AH 1204(19) rupee KM-109
- Coins and currency dated 1787