Catalogue
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Pagoda coinage in the Hindu system, silver half pagoda, first issue, 1807, 15 stars each side (Pridmore 153; KM.344). Lightly toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, three dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 169; KM.353). Dark tone, nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,400
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinage, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, two small dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 171; KM.354). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, two dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 717B; KM.353). Double or over struck, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, pagoda coinage, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda (Pridmore 172; KM.354). Uneven toning with dark spots, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $4,600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver quarter pagoda, second issue (1808) (Pridmore 173 (3), 173 var end stop (2), 177; KM.352). The fifth only fair, others very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, pagoda coinage, second issue (1808), silver five fanams (Pridmore 180, 182, 183A; KM.351), silver double fanams (Pridmore 184, 185 (2, one a contemporary copy?); KM.349), silver fanams (Pridmore 188 (2, one a contemporary copy?), 189; KM.349). Toned, nearly very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British style coinage system gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819 struck at Madras Mint (11.64g) (Pridmore 241; KM.421). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,600
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.66 g), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 241, KM. 421). Nearly extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $2,400
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold half mohur or half ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (5.85 g), obv. EIC crest, a lion rapant, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Half ashrafi (half Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 242, KM.420). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $3,200
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold quarter mohur or quarter ashrafi, (2.92 g), issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, obv. EIC crest, a lion rampant, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Quarter ashrafi (quarter Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 243, KM.419). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $4,200
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, 1819 gold coinage, gold five rupees or third muhr (mohur) (Pridmore 244; KM.422). Extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,900
India, British EIC, Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, gold third mohur or five rupees, (3.89 g), issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, obv. EIC arms without suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Five rupees of the Honourable English Company', (Pridmore 244, KM. 422). Nearly extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,500
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver double rupee, AH1172, year 2 (Pridmore 246; KM.404.1). Struck over a Charles IIII Spanish American eight reales or dollar, toned very fine or better and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,800
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Circars coinage, Soho Mint, gilt proof dub (1/48th rupee), 1794 (Pridmore 318, 321; KM.398a, 392a). Brilliant FDC. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $3,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, pattern rupee AH1268, yr 13 of Queen Victoria's reign, (1851) in Persian-Arabic characters, Chinapatan (old name for Madras) mint struck in white metal with straight grained or milled edge. Uncirculated, excessively rare and unpublished.
Estimate $500
SOLD $11,500
India, British , EIC, Bombay Presidency, copper double pice, 1728 (Pridmore 99; KM.166). Even dark brown patina, good very fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $600
SOLD $3,200
India, British , EIC, Bombay Presidency, English minted gilt copper proof six reas or one and a half pice and four reas or one pice 1791 (struck at French Ordinary Court London) (Pridmore 127, 131; KM.195, 193). Nearly FDC. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $2,400
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, proof copper eight reas (two pice), 1791; proof copper four reas, 1794; proof copper two reas, 1791 and 1794 (Pridmore 1119, 133, 136, 139; KM.196, 193, 192). Toned, the last with considerable mint red, FDC. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,000
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, gilt copper proof eight, four and two reas, 1794 (Pridmore 123, 134, 140). Nearly FDC. (3)
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,600
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency; Soho Mint gilt copper proof set, two, one and half pice, 1804 (Pridmore 196, 200, 203; KM.206a, 205a, 204a). FDC and very scarce. (3)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $5,000
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, English minting, Soho Mint mule copper double pice, 1804 (10.92g) (Pridmore 197: KM.-). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, cast tin double pice, 1771 (Pridmore 238; KM.157.1). No wear, virtually as made, extremely fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,800
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, in the name of Shah Alam II, mint name Murshidabad, 1769-1790 gold mohur, (12.32 g), AH 1194, regnal yr 19, (1780 A.D.), (Pridmore 20; KM.94.1). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,700
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, gold mohur (12.36g), second issue of perpetual 19 san sicca series in the name of Shah Alam II (1759-1808), year 19 (1793), pm for Calcutta Mint, oblique edge graining right (Pridmore 62; KM.103). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,600
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type gold mohur, struck at Calcutta (1793) (Pridmore 62; KM.103), edge grained left. Extremely fine or better.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,700
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type mohur, Yr 19 (1793) (KM.103.1). Slightly wavey, otherwise attractive tone, extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidbad type mohur, Yr 19 (1793) (KM.103.1). Rim damage, may have been mounted, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,200
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, perpetual 19 san sicca series gold mohur Murshidabad type struck at Calcutta Mint with straight grained edge (1819) (Pridmore 77; KM.112). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,350
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad, Lucknow or 45 san coinage, silver rupee (1806-1819) (Pridmore 314; KM.70), silver quarter rupee (Pridmore 319; KM.67); (1820-1831), silver rupee Calcutta, another Benares; another Sagar Mint (Pridmore 320, 323, 325; KM.70), 1831-1833, Calcutta Mint, silver rupee, half rupee, quarter rupee (Pridmore 326, 329, 331; KM.77, 76, 75), 1833-1835, Calcutta Mint rupee (Pridmore 333; KM.78). Toned very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $500
SOLD $850