Triton XIX, Lot: 2483. Estimate $7500. Sold for $14000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Colonial. British India. George V. King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, 1910-1936. Restrike Proof AV ‘8 Annas’ (26mm, 14.69 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated
1919. GEORGE V KING EMPEROR, crowned bust left / Large 8 with • INDIA 1919 • ANNAS around; all within octolobe and double linear quadrate border; in outer margins, values in Urdu, Telegu, Nagari, and Bengali; no pellet in exergue. UIC 8.130; Pridmore –; Friedberg –. Proof, toned, light finger marks on obverse. A superb off-metal restrike in gold.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex David Fore Collection (Baldwin’s 78, 7 May 2013), lot 573 (where it realized £9000).