366, Lot: 223. Estimate $500. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PRINCELY STATES, Kotah. temp. Umed Singh II. VS 1946-1992 / AD 1889-1935. AV Half Mohur (19mm, 5.46 g, 7h). In the name of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Empress of India. Kotah urf Nandgaon mint. Dated RY 42 of Victoria as successor to Bahadur Shah II (AD 1898/9). Urdu legend citing Victoria / Mint formula and RY date; flower and leaf symbols flanking RY; cross to right of sanat. KM (C) 99; Friedberg 1274. EF. Extremely rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Dr. Lawrence Brilliant. Ex Skanda Collection (Spink-Taisei 9, 20 February 1991), lot 541.