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India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European minting, 1803-1808, Soho Mint bronzed copper proof twenty cash 1803 (Pridmore 191; KM.321) and bronzed proof copper ten cash 1808 (Pridmore 203; KM.319). Nearly FDC. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages 1803-1808, bronzed copper proof twenty cash, 1808 (Pridmore 198; KM.321). FDC.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1803-1808, copper ten cash, heavy issue 1803, light issue 1808, five cash 1803, one cash 1803, also modern fantasies (1.25g each) (2) (Pridmore 199, 206, 208, 212; KM.319, 316, 315). Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1803-1808, bronzed copper proof ten cash, 1808 (Pridmore 207; KM.319). FDC.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1803-1808, gilt copper proof one cash, 1803, by Soho Mint (Pridmore 214; KM.315b). FDC.
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Madras Mint, copper coinages, 1807; copper forty cash (Pridmore 216, 219; KM.331.1, .3), copper twenty cash (Pridmore 224, 224 var; KM.328), copper ten cash (Pridmore 230, 231, 232; KM.326), copper five cash (Pridmore 234; KM.324), copper two and a half cash (Pridmore 236; KM.309). Fair - very fine. (9)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,100
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Madras Mint copper forty cash, value in English and Persian (Pridmore 218; KM.333). Nearly very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $300
SOLD $480
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, 1807 Madras Minting, copper XX (20) cash (4), value in English and Persian on obverse, and Tamil and Telugu on reverse, all different with variants in Tamil letter form and dots and stars on reverse, (Pr. 221, 222, 224, 224 var., cf.KM. 328). Nearly fine - very fine, some rare. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Madras Mint copper twenty cash (1807) (Pridmore 222; KM.328). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
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, second European style issue, 1812-17, silver rupee, half, quarter (2) and eighth rupee (Pridmore 251, 253, 255, 256, 257; KM.403, 401, 400, 399). Toned very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $400
SOLD $340
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, milled silver issues, rupees 1812-17 (Alamigir 1172), edge centre grained left (11.66g) (Pridmore 258; edge straight grained, 1823-5, Calcutta (Pridmore 263); 1830-35 (Pridmore 268); edge straight grained half rupees, similar (Pridmore 253, 259 (5.82g), 264 (5.81g)); eight rupees (Pridmore 261 (2), 266); sixteenth rupee (Pridmore 267). Fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $220
SOLD $220
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, third European style coinage, 1817-1835 Madras Mint, rupee, half, eighth and sixteenth rupees (Pridmore 258, 259, 261, 262; KM.415.1, 414, 412, 411). Mostly toned, very fine - nearly extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, third European style coinage, Calcutta Mint issues, 1823-35; silver rupee, half (2), quarter (2), eighth (2), and sixteenth (3) rupees (Pridmore 263-7; KM.427, 426, 425, 424), 1830-1835, silver rupee (Pridmore 268; KM.436). Second holed, otherwise fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, copper four pice, 1825, two pice, 1825 and one pice, 1825 (2) (Pridmore 278, 280, 282, 284); Circars copper dub, 1794, 1797, half dub, 1797 (Pridmore 310, 316, 323; KM.394, 398, 397). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $520
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, European style coinages, 1794-7, struck at the Soho Mint Birmingham, bronzed copper proof, dub or 1/48 rupee 1794, lettered edge, (Pridmore 311, KM.394). Nearly FDC.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Circars coinage, bronzed copper proof dub (1/48th rupee), 1797 and bronzed copper proof half dub (1/90th rupee), 1797 (Pridmore 317, 324; KM.397, 398). FDC. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $2,600
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, Northern Circars, copper dub coinages, 1807-1808, 1807 copper fulus or dub, half fulus or half dub (2), quarter dub; 1808 dub (6) (Pridmore 328-331, 333, 334, 335 (4 different varieties); KM.326, 327, 346). Very good - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $300
SOLD $8,000
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, Dub coinage (1807-1808), Madras Mint copper three falus (1807) (Pridmore 336; KM.329). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $2,200
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, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of Shah Jahan II (A.H.1131, A.D. June-July 1719), silver rupee, [A.H. 1131], Regnal Year 1; (1719), (Pridmore 32, KM.160, KM.SAC 415.20-Rare). Schrof mark in reverse field, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, India design, Bombay Mint, silver rupee in the name of Shah Alam II AH1131, yr 1 (1719) (Pridmore 32; KM.160). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, fifth rupee in the name of Shah Jahan II (A.H. 1131, June-July 1719), year Regnal Year 1, issued June-July 1719, (Pridmore 34, KM. SAC P.34). Round flan with subdued blue and gold tone, and an exceptional strike, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320