Bombay AH 1133/3 1/5 rupee
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This specimen was lot 71525 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bombay Presidency. 1/5 Rupee, Year 3 AH 1133 (1721/23). Muhammad Shah. NGC MS-62. Offering an attractive glossy surface and charming details, this handsome fractional displays uncirculated beauty and should attract the attention of a specialist on this account." This type was struck years 1-5, 8-13, 21, 24-25 and is priced slightly higher than the contemporary rupee.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.32 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM 271; Prid-60.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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