CNG 103, Lot: 1040. Estimate $5000. Sold for $19000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. George V. King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India, 1910-1936. Restrike Proof AV Rupee (31mm, 19.90 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1911. GEORGE V KING EMPEROR, crowned bust left / ONE/RUPEE/INDIA/1911 in five lines; all within ornate floral border; no pellet below lotus. UIC 8.14; Pridmore –; Friedberg –. Proof, deep mirror fields, light hairlines. Off-metal restrike in gold.

Ex Dr. Lawrence A. Adams Collection (Triton XIX, 5 January 2016), lot 2481 (hammer $27,500, but not paid).