Auction: 25122 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 41: The Falcon Collection of Islamic Gold and Silver Coins and The Shepherd Collection of Indian States and Presidency Coinage. - e-Auction
Lot: 2583
(g) India, East India Company, Madras Presidency, Five-Rupees or Third-Mohur, (1819), arms of East India Company, rev. legend, edge milled, 3.85g, 12h (Stevens 4.7; Prid. 244; KM 422), tooled to edge and obverse, with lightly water worn surfaces, strict very fine; and, Five-Rupees or Third-Mohur, (1819), arms of East India Company, rev. legend, edge milled, 3.85g, 12h (Stevens 4.7; Prid. 244; KM 422), tooled to edge and bent, with lustre, struck details about very fine (2)
Provenance
With signed ticket which reads: "was recovered in October 1965 from the wreck of the English sailing ship "FAME" (629 tons, Captain, Mr Clark) which was driven onto the rocks at Sea Point, Table Bay on the night of 14th June 1822"
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Estimate
Starting price
£450