366, Lot: 153. Estimate $500. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PRINCELY STATES, Awadh. Amjad Ali Shah. AH 1258-1263 / AD 1842-1847. AV Ashrafi (22mm, 10.72 g, 8h). Lucknow mint. Dually dated AH 1258; RY 3 (AD 1844). Legend citing Amjad Ali Shah; AH date in lower field / Parasol above large crown and fish right; all within curved swords; mint formula in outer margin. KM 342; Friedberg 1019. Good VF, traces of red deposits.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams.