Bombay (1754-57) 2 pice
This specimen was lot 998 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: tutenag 2 pice, ND, East India Company, issued 1717-71, date unclear, 'GR' divided by orb and cross of crown, BOMB (for Bombay) below // AUSPICIO / REGIS ET / SENATUS / ANGLIAE which translates as "by the authority of the King and Parliament of England", environmental damage, bold details, PCGS graded About Unc details." While the EIC issues of the 1790's made by the Soho mint are familiar to collectors, the earlier local issues are seldom seen. This undated tin con was accompanied by a one pice, also struck in tin. Dated examples are known for 1717-18, 1732-33, 1741-48, 1761, 1771.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 27.21 g, tin, 32-34 mm diameter, this specimen 32.66 g.
Catalog reference: KM-157.1.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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