View source for Bengal AH 1202(19) rupee KM-98

[[Image:SB824-42387o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 42387]]
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[[Image:Bengal 1942.jpg|450px|thumb|Bengal in 1942, from Hammond's atlas]]

This specimen was lot 42387 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA. [[India, Bengal Presidency|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. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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:''
* [[Bengal (1793-1818) rupee KM-99.1|(1793-1818) year 19 rupee, Calcutta mint]]
* [[Bengal (1793-1818)/19 rupee|(1793-1818) year 19 rupee, Calcutta mint]]
* [[Bengal AH 1200(19) 1/2 mohur Fr-1538|AH 1200(19) half mohur, Murshidabad (Calcutta) mint]]
* [[Bengal AH 1200(19) mohur Fr-1528|AH 1200(19) mohur]]
* [[Bengal AH 1202(19) rupee KM-106|AH 1202(19) rupee, wide border]]
* [[Bengal AH 1202(19) 1/4 mohur Fr-1530|AH 1202(19) quarter mohur]]
* [[Bengal AH 1202(19) 1/2 mohur Fr-1538|AH 1202(19) half mohur]]
* [[Bengal AH 1202(19) mohur Fr-1537|AH 1202(19) mohur]]
* [[Bengal AH 1204(19) rupee KM-109]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1787]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale]]