Catalogue
Medieval coinage of the Gahadavalas of Kanauj. Govindachandra (or later), c.1114-1154), gold dinar or four and a half masha (4.01 g), obv. Lakshmi seated facing, rev. Srimat-go/ vinda candra/ deva in Devanagari, (Deyell 145, Mitchiner, Non-Islamic 490-496). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D.1605-1628), Zodiacal round Gold Mohur, (10.87 g), Pisces, struck in Agra mint, issued A.H. 1028 (A.D. 1618-9), Regnal Year 13, obv. Persian legend, 'The face of gold was decorated at Agrah by Jahangir Shah, Shah Akbar [son]', also Regnal Year and hijri date, all within dotted circles, rev. Two fish head-to-tail, sun behind. head surrounded by solar rays, within dotted circle, with characteristic die flaw at 2.00 (as known on all genuine examples), (BMC 358 [same obverse die Plate X], KM.180.20 [$100,000 EF], Whitehead Num. Chron. 1931 Pl.IX, 9). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $70,000
SOLD $66,000
Princely States, Awadh, gold ashrafi, AH1267/5 (KM.378.1) with suspension loop fitted at top edge (total wt 10.9g). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Portuguese India, Manuel I (1495-1521), gold half manuel or mea (240 reas), (1.42 g), (cf. Gomes 20.02). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Portuguese India, Goa, gold one pardau Sao Tome, undated. (2.86 g), Joao III, (1521-1557), obv. crowned arms, O/I on left three dots on right, rev. St. Thomas seated to right, S (reversed) on left, T on right, dotted border, (Gomes 17.05, Fr.1451). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Mogul, Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, round issues, 1029/14 Ahmadabad mint (Inayat type), (KM. 149.4). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Native State, Jaipur, Queen Victoria and Madho Singh II, (A.D. 1880-1922), silver nazarana rupee, with obverse A.D. date 1913, and reverse with regnal year 34, (11.41 g), (KM. 147). Toned, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $130
SOLD $230
Native State, Kachar, (in the Assam Valley), Yasho Naryan, (1583-1601), (2.68 g), silver quarter rupee, same dies as Obv.8, rev.6, (Rhodes, 10.3 [same dies]; Num. Chron. 1986, p.171, Plate 17). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
East India Company and British India, William IV - George VI, 1835-1947, one twelfth anna - one rupee, many top quality coins throughout in this carefully selected collection including several uncirculated and with a large number of silver issues including 53 silver rupees. In 2x2 holders in two coin albums, one blue and one green, fine - uncirculated. (417)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $4,000
British, quarter rupees, mostly silver, William IV, 1835 R.S. (Pridmore 87); Queen Victoria, type 1 1840 (3), type II 1840 (Pridmore 102 [3], probably 105), 1862 (3), 1875 A I, 1876 A I, 1882 C II, 1888 C II (Pridmore 372 [2], 376, 406, 381, 387 [2], 393) (7); George V, 1916, 1917, 1918 (3), 1919 (3), 1925 dot, 1936 (Pridmore 445, 446, 447 [3], 448 [3], 458, 453) (10); George VI, 1939, 1940 (6), 1943 (2), 1944 (3), 1944 L, 1945 (4), 1946 dot, 1947 dot (Pridmore 461, 463 [5], 473, 475, 465, 467 [3], 477, 469 [4], 886 [3], 869 [4]) (22). Very good - uncirculated. (52)
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
British, William IV, silver half rupees, 1835 R.S.; F incuse; B (Pridmore 66, 69, 72). Fine - good fine, the first very low mintage. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
British, William IV, silver rupees, 1835 R.S. (2), F. incused bud leaves (10), F. incused two leaves (2), plain (Pridmore 32 [2], 34 [10], 36 [2], 40). Mostly very fine - good very fine, the first two scarce. (17)
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
British, Queen Victoria, silver half rupees, 1840 B (2), S W. W. (2); 1862 Bust C Type II M, A II C; 1876 B II dot; 1887 A II B, A I C; 1899 A I B inverted (2) (Pridmore 76 [2], 82 [2] low mintage, 252 low mintage, 253 low mintage, 287 low mintage, 296 low mintage, 272, 307 [2]) (11); George VI, 1940 dot, 1941 dot (3) (Pridmore 354, 355 [2]) (3). Fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $130
SOLD $680
British, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1840B (Pridmore 51). Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $160
SOLD $220
British, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1862 Bust B type II 0/0 C (2); B/II 0/0 B (4); A/II 0/0 C (2); A/I 0/0 C (4) (KM. 473.1) (Pridmore 55 [2], 58 [4], 62, 63, 66 [4]). Very fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $140
SOLD $300
British, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1840 W.W. (6), W.W. shaded (2) (Pridmore 56 [6], 57 [2]). Fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $140
SOLD $200
British, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1840 (KM.457) and 1862 (KM.473); Portuguese, half rupia, 1936 (KM.23). Extremely fine, the first two toned. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
British, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1862 bust A type II 1/2 A/II 1/2 faint 3rd dot; C/II 1/2; (KM.473.1) (Pridmore 103 (2), 105), all scarce. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
British, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1862 bust B type II (3), 2/0; A/II 0/4 (3); A/II 0/5; A/II 0/6 (3); A/II 0/7 (KM.473.1) (Pridmore 71 [3], 79 [3]. 85, 86 [3], 87). Very fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $160
SOLD $280
British, Queen Victoria - George VI, two annas, 1862, quarter rupee, 1862, one rupee (10), 1862 - 1943. In 2x2 holders in coin page, very good - very fine. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
British, Queen Victoria - George VI, one anna, 1907 (KM.504); two annas, 1841, 1906, 1928 (KM.459.1, 505, 516) (3); quarter rupee, 1840, 1877, 1887, 1928 (K.453.1, 490 [2], 518) (4); half rupee, 1917, 1945 small five (KM.522, 552) (2); rupee, 1862 (KM.473.1); also Ceylon, one cent, 1908 (KM.102) (2). Some with mint bloom, fine - uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
British, Edward VII, silver rupees, 1903 dot, 1904 dot, 1905 dot (5), 1906 dot, 1907 dot, 1908 C, 1908 dot, 1909 dot, 1909 C, 1910 dot (KM.508) (Pridmore 199, 200, 201 [5], 202, 203 [3], 194, 204, 195, 205, 206). Nearly very fine - nearly uncirculated. (16)
Estimate $200
SOLD $480
British, George V, silver rupees, 1912 dot, 1916 dot, 1918 dot, 1919 dot (3), 1920 C (KM. 524) (Pridmore 218, 222, 224, 225 [3], 216). One 1919 with dig marks on obverse above king's crown, a few with dark stains, otherwise very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $130
SOLD $110
British, George V - George VI, silver rupees, 1920, 1938, 1941, 1942 with dot (KM.524, 555, 556, 557.1). The second very fine, the rest mint bloom uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $120
Passed in
British, George VI, rupees, 1938 dot (2), no dot, 1940 dot, 1941 dot, 1942 diamond (2), 1943 dot (2), 1944 dot (2), L, 1945 dot, 1945 L, 1947 dot (3) (KM.555 [3], 556 [2], 557.1 [10], 559 [3]) (Pridmore 233 [2], 234, 237, 238, 240 [2], 243 [2], 244, 245, 246 [2], 247, 248, 865 [3]). Mostly very fine - nearly uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $130
SOLD $180
Portuguese India, Manuel I second issue, one bastardo (sixty reis), 1512-1515, in calain (Asian tin) (35.5mm; 48.2g), obverse, cross with legend, +CRVX.XPI.NOSTRE.SPES.UNICA, reverse, armillary sphere with legend, ODMPR.DE.PV.SOR.DIA.MALA. Fine.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Portuguese India, Diu, bazaruco, (16)70, 1686 (KM.2, 6) (2), half atia, 1787 (KM.41), atia, 1750, 1768, 1778 (KM.34, 38, 42) (3); Goa, fifteen reis, undated (KM.216) (ex S.V.Hagley Collection), tanga, undated (1826-34), (1834-53) (KM.251, 266) (2), Colonial coinage, quarter tanga, 1881, 1884, 1886 (KM.308) (3), Kingdom, half tanga, 1903 (KM.16). In 2x2 holders with details, poor - fine. (13)
Estimate $110
SOLD $70
Portuguese India, silver issues, Luis I, quarter rupia, 1881, half rupia, 1881, 1882, rupia, 1881, 1882 (KM.310, 311 [2], 312 [2]) (5), Carlos I, rupia, 1903 (KM.17). Fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $130
SOLD $100