India, British India, East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Pattern Rupee [1824], unsigned, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date AH 1172 above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], open lotus flower privy mark, edge straight grained, 11.44g, 12h (Prid. 339 [Sale, lot 441]; Stevens 4.36; KM. Pn4). A stunning coin, brilliant FDC, most attractively toned, extremely rare. NGC PF65.
NGC Certification 6381360-018
Provenance:
Ex Puddester Collection, Part One, Noonans, 8-9 February 2023, Lot 303
Ex F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 441, ticket [acquired July 1970]