CNG 111, Lot: 965. Estimate $400. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Colonial. British India. Victoria. Queen of the United Kingdom, 1837-1901; Empress of India, 1876-1901. Proof Restrike AR Quarter Rupee (20mm, 2.89 g, 12h). Calcutta mint. Dated 1901. Crowned bust left; flower to left in bottom panel of jabot / ¼/RUPEE/–/INDIA/11901 in five lines; all within ornate floral border. UCI 6.345; cf. Pridmore 404; KM 491. Proof, uneven toning, reflective fields, a few very light hairlines. An early restrike.