Bombay 1829 1/2 anna
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This specimen was lot 2757 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $144. The catalog description[1] noted, "BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE half anna, 1829, Rahimatpur Mint: balemark // balance scales, single-line cross within the balemark; coarse strike of this mint, crude VF, RR, ex Solar Collection." This type was struck 1828-29 and is rare in collectible condition. Wikipedia notes, "Rahimatpur is a city and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.6 g, copper, 22.5 mm diameter, this specimen 14.23 g.
Catalog reference: KM-229, Prid-329, Stv-6.152.
- 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 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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