The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Patna (Azimabad) Mint: post-1765 issues, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), early style, 11[—]h, yr 7 [1765-6], sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], rev. zarb azimabad sanah 7 julus maimanat manus [struck at Azimabad in the 7th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], trisul at left, 11.21g/8h (cf. Prid. 104 [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 5.16; KM. 19). Very fine and toned, rare £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (355)
Bt R.C. Senior February 1983.

Owner’s ticket.

The mint at Patna fell under nominal control of the Company in 1765 but in reality operations were controlled by the Nawab and his officials until the early 1770s