Triton XIX, Lot: 2467. Estimate $1000.
Sold for $13000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1651-1835. Proof AV Pattern ‘Pice’ (27mm, 3h). Calcutta mint. Dated
1809. ONE PIE, Coat-of-arms of the East India Company with lion supporters; 1809 (date) below banner /
Ek pāī sikka (
one pice coin) in Bengali above,
Ek pāī sikkā (
one pice coin) in Hindi below,
1 yek pāī sikka (
1 pice coin) in Persian; small eight-rayed stars separating Bengali and Hindi legends. Pridmore 386; KM Pn24e; Friedberg –. In NGC encapsulation graded PF 64. Off-metal strike in gold.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.
