Triton XVII, Lot: 1052. Estimate $500. Sold for $900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Princely States. Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah. AH 1263-1272 / AD 1847-1856. AV Ashrafi (25mm, 12.14 g, 12h). Lucknow mint. Dated AH 1270 (AD 1854). Legend citing Wajid Ali Shah; AH date in lower field / Coat-of-arms supported by "mermen"; mint formula in outer margin. KM 378.3; Friedberg 1023. Near EF, toned, edge bump on reverse at 6 o’clock.