CNG 85, Lot: 1374. Estimate $250. Sold for $155. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. 1837-1901. AR Rupee (32mm, 11.64 g, 12h). East India Company Type I, ‘Indian’ head issue. Calcutta mint. George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, Governor-General of India. Dated 1840. Young ‘Indian’ head left; continuous legend / Value in English and Persian in three lines; all within wreath; crescent in relief on left ribbon tie; small M on left ribbon end; date followed by period and flanked by pelleted crosses containing lanceate leaves in angles; 34 berries (19 on left, 15 on right) with tiny berry opposite the O of ONE partially removed. Pridmore 53; KM 457.12. Choice EF, a few light marks.