366, Lot: 159. Estimate $400. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PRINCELY STATES, Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah. AH 1263-1272 / AD 1847-1856. AV Quarter Ashrafi (14mm, 3.01 g, 4h). Lucknow mint. Dated AH 1271 (AD 1854/5). Legend citing Wajid Ali Shah; AH date in lower field / Coat-of-arms supported by "mermen"; mint formula in outer margin. KM 374; Friedberg 1025. EF, struck with slightly worn dies.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 1981.