Triton XIX, Lot: 2413. Estimate $7500. Sold for $40000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Independent States. Mysore. Tipu Sultan. AH 1197-1202 / AD 1787-1799. AV Ahmadi – 4 Pagodas (25mm, 13.74 g, 12h). Type 2. Patan (Seringapatan) mint. Triply dated RY 8, cyclic year 44, and AM 1218 (16 March AD 1790 – 3 April AD 1791). Patan sal-e shata sanat 1218 raushan ze fatah Haidar he Ahmadi zarb ast din dar jahan ahmad Muhammad (Patan year shata year 1218 bright the victory of Haidar [he] Ahmadi struck is the faith in the world highly praised Muhammad) in Persian / sivum Bahari 7 sanat jalusi al-adil tarikh-i julus saal sakh al-wahid al-sultan hu (Third of Bahari regnal year 7 the just year sakh of enthronement the only sultan he) in Persian. Edge: wreath. Henderson 5; Moin, p. 21; KM B129; Friedberg 1354. Choice EF. Extremely rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Bowers and Merena (13 September 1993), lot 296.