Lot 2052

Description

Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, fifth rupee in the name of Shah Jahan II (A.H.1131, June-July 1719), year Regnal Year 1, issued June-July 1719, (Pr. 34, KM. SAC P.34). Round flan with subdued blue and gold tone, and an exceptional strike, extremely fine and very rare.

Ex. Glendining's 1964. $$ This piece was not in the Pridmore collection and has a much better mint reading than the Pridmore illustrated piece. To the cataloguer's knowledge this is the first piece of this very rare EIC issue of this ruler ever to be auctioned.