India, Victoria (1837-1901)
British East India Company, Mohur, 1841, Bombay or Calcutta mint, young bust left, date below, rev. lion and palm, milled edge, the rarer variety with continuous legend, (Fr.1595, KM 461.1). A very pleasing example with rich lustre and strongly detailed throughout, graded by NGC as MS62+
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3 000 GBP - 5 000 GBP
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Hammer price:
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15 000 GBP |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Note:
There are two varieties of this coin, this being the rarest type A Bust, reeded (straight-grained) edge, continuous legend variety without S on truncation.
This coin has been graded and certified by NGC as MS62*, A truly splendid coin which is popular and collected throughout the world due to the stylist bust of a young Queen Victoria with the reverse design featuring a lion and a palm tree. An impressive numismatic treasure from the Bombay or Calcutta Mint that is not often encountered, especially in this grade, for collectors of British India.
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