World Gold

Sale 84    28–30 Mar 2007   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 978    Session 4 (4.30pm Wednesday)    World Gold

Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $700

INDIA, East India Company, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.63 grams), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 241, KM. 421). Extremely fine, trace of mount on edge, scarce.

Ex Wreck of the 'Fame', and Glendining's June 16, 1971 (lot 132) and Noble Numismatics Sale 59 (lot 2252). The issue was 1,117,800. The 'Fame' was an English Sailing ship of 629 tons, which was driven onto the rocks at Sea Point, Table Bay, Cape Town, on the 14th June 1822. This wreck were recovered in October 1965.

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