BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR rupee, Patna, ND, Stv-5.34, in the name of Shah Alam II, with pseudo mint name Murshidabad and year "19"; mint identified by the secret mark (dot in right-hand circle of pellets on the obverse), oblique milling rising to the right, NGC graded AU58, R. Pridmore assigned the silver & gold coins with the secret mark in the right-hand circle to Dacca, but further research by Paul Stevens has correctly reassigned this mark to Patna (in his book, "The Coins of the Bengal Presidency", pp. 217-219).
Estimate: USD 200 - 300
Price realized | 170 USD |
Starting price | 170 USD |
Estimate | 200 USD |