Catalogue
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint issues, 1776-1812, silver rupee, regnal years 17/23, issued 1780/1 (Pridmore 225; KM.40.1), another issued 1783-5, another issued 1813-4 (Pridmore 228, 286). Toned very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Benares coinage rupee (1793/4), another (1803/4), another (1807/8), another (1810/11) (Pridmore 246, 268, 276, 279), period 1812-19, (Pridmore 285); copper trisuli pice (Pridmore 309 (2), 310, 312; KM.40.1, 29). Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, hammered silver rupee AH1217 17/44, another AH1217 17/45, (KM.40.1), another AH1229 17/49 (KM.41) (illustrated). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, machine mintwed silver rupee AH1229 17/49 (KM.42). Toned, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, 1776-1806, copper pice (Pridmore 294; KM.27.1); Benares coinage, 1809, copper half pice, Calcutta Mint (Pridmore 307; KM.54). Good fine; good very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad coinage, silver rupee and quarter rupee (Pridmore 314, 316; KM.69, 66). Toned, good very fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
India, British EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad type, Calcutta Mint, all with fixed year 45, hammered silver rupee year 45, oblique milling, corroded (KM.69); machine made plain edge silver rupees (3) (KM.77), half rupee (KM.76); quarter rupee (KM.75); Bombay Presidency, Plain edge, silver rupee 1215/46 (KM.224) (illustrated), one fifth rupee (KM.273). First fine, others very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
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
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad mint, 45 san copper coinage, 1816, single pice, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), with frozen regnal year 45, from dies prepared at Calcutta, rev. value in Bengali, Persian and Hindi, (Pr. 335A, KM.64 unpriced). Very fine with even brown colour, extremely rare.
Estimate $200
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad mint, single pice, 1816, (Pridmore 335A, Pridmore specimen lot 666, realised 120 pounds in VF). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad 45 san copper coins, 1820-1824 Trisuli pice (Pridmore 336 (2); KM.65), 1833 Sagar Mint Trisuli pice (Pridmore 338; KM.72), pattern copper one pie, 1809 (8.38g) (Pridmore 339; KM.Pn24a), Recruiting ticket c1840 (Pridmore 398 and medal Major General Claude Martin in copper (35mm) (1796/7) by McKenzie (Pridmore 400A). Very fine - FDC. (6)
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Major General Claude Martin, in copper (26mm), bust left C.L.M. below rev. Persian inscription; in copper (35mm), by McKenzie, yr AH 1211 (1796/7) (Pridmore ; 400A). Proof-like uncirculated; nearly fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $800
India, British, East India Company, William IV, gold one mohur 1835, incuse R S on truncation, Calcutta Mint (KM.451.2)(11.54g). Top edge roughly filed after mount removed, surface marked, otherwise fine or better.
Estimate $750
SOLD $2,600
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841, W.W. incuse on truncation (KM.462.1). Rim bruise at 9 o'clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,000
India, British, Queen Victoria, gold ten rupees, 1870 (KM.479)(7.65g). Mount removed from top edge in five places and milling recut, even wear, nearly good fine/very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,600
India, British, Queen Victoria, mohur, 1862 (KM.480). Surface marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,300
India, British, George V, gold fifteen rupees, 1918 (KM.525). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,300
India, George V, sovereign, 1918I (Bombay) (KM.525A). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
India, British, EIC, William IV, rupees, 1835 plain on truncation (KM.450.1), F incuse (KM.450.3) (2), R.S. incuse (KM.450.4)(2); half rupees, 1835, plain (KM.449.1), F incuse (KM.449.3)(2); quarter rupees, 1835, R.S. incuse (KM.448.1), F incuse, 18 berries (KM.448.5), F in relief (KM.448.6). Fine - very fine. (11)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
India, British , EIC, William IV, rupees 1835 (2), half rupees 1835 (3, two with F incuse), quarter rupees, 1835 (2, one with F incuse) (KM.450.1, .3; 449.1, .3, 448.5, .6). Very good - very fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, first type or continuous legend, rupees 1840, S incuse, 19 berries (KM.457.5)(2), plain, 35 berries (KM.457.9), crescent on left ribbon bow, 35 berries (KM.457.10), half rupees 1840 (KM.455.1)(2); quarter rupees 1840 (KM.455.1)(2); quarter rupees, 1840 (KM.453.1)(3); two annas 1841 (KM.459.1)(2). Very good - good extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $350
SOLD $480
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, first type or continuous legend, rupees, 1840 (KM.457.3 (5, one with small reverse die break), 457.10 (4)). Very fine or better. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $230
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, first type, continuous legend, half rupee 1840 (KM.455.1), quarter rupees, 1840, 20 berries (KM.453.1)(5), two annas, 1841 (KM.459.1)(3); second type, divided legend, half rupees, 1840 W.W. incuse (KM.456.1)(4), S incuse W.W. raised on truncation (KM.456.2) quarter rupees, 1840 W.W. raised, plain 4 (KM.454.2) (5), W.W.B. raised (KM.454.3), W.W.S. raised (KM.454.4); two annas, 1841 W.W. raised (KM.460.2) (7) S incuse W.W. raised (KM.460.4) (very fine). Poor - very fine. (29)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, divided legend rupees, 1840, W.W.B. raised on truncation (KM.458.4, .5), Madras Mint. Very fine; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, divided legend, rupee, 1840 W.W.S. in relief (KM.458.7), half rupees, 1840, W.W. incuse (KM.456.1)(2); quarter rupees, 1840, WWB raised on truncation (KM.454.3) WWS raised on truncation (KM.454.4); two annas, 1841 W.W. raised (KM.460.2)(2), S incuse WW raised (KM.460.4)(2). Very good - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, divided legend rupees, 1840, raised WW on truncation (KM.458.3). Very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $400
SOLD $270
India, British, EIC, Queen Victoria, rupees 1840, divided legend, W.W. raised on truncation (KM.458.2,.3)(2); continuous legend, 1840, plain on truncation (KM.457.3); Imperial, rupee 1885 (KM.492); Madras Presidency, Arcot rupee yr (KM.415.1)(2). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
India, British, Bombay Mint, a silver rupee blank neatly engraved on one side 'First blank/New Mint/Jan 21st/1864/J.A.Ballard MM', roughly scratched on the other side 'New Bombay' (Pridmore 1043). Nearly extremely fine and unique.
Estimate $500
SOLD $17,000
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupees, 1862, flower type I and type II, 1862 four beads (bust B), 1862 five beads (bust A) (KM.473.1); 1874 type I, 1875 dot type II reverse; 1876 type I (bust B), 1876 dot type II, (bust A) (KM.473.2), 1877 dot (bust A) type I, 1877 dot (bust B) type II, 1878 dot (bust A) type I and type II; 1879 dot (bust A) types I and II (KM.492). Fine - good very fine. (14)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupees, 1862 A/IIa 0/4, another A/IIa 1/2 (KM.473.1) (2), 1875 A/I (2), 1876 dot (B) A/II (KM.473.2), 1882 A/1 (2), 1884 A/II, 1885 A/I, 1886 B incuse A/I, 1888 A/I, 1892 B incuse A/I, 1900 B incuse A/I (2), 1901 B incuse A/I (KM.492); half rupees, 1899 (both) (KM.491); quarter rupees, 1887, 1889 (KM.488); two annas, 1862 (both), 1874 (C), 1876 (C) (KM.469), 1886 C incuse, 1887 C incuse, 1888, 1889 (both), 1890 C incuse (2) plain, 1891 C incuse (2), 1894, 1896, 1897 C incuse, 1901 (KM.488). Fair - extremely fine. (41)
Estimate $250
SOLD $600