Catalogue
India, Kushan Empire, Vasu Deva III (c.A.D.360-365), gold stater, (7.68 g), obv. King standing, head to left, sceptre in left hand, sacrificing with right hand on altar, trident above altar, rev. goddess Ardoksho seated on throne, holding cornucopiae, to left degenerate legend APDOXPO (Gobl 593, M.3549). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $620
India, Sultanates, Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq, (A.H. 725-752, A.D. 1325-1351), gold tanka, in the name of his father Ghiyath al-din Tughluq, Baldat Qutbabad Mint, (11.04 g), A.H.725 (1325-1326), (G&G D321). Good very fine, and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,000
India, Sultanates, Sultans of Bengal, Shams al-din Iltutmish struck in his name as Sultan of Delhi by his governor Ghiyath al-Din 'Iwad. first series (A.H. 614-616, A.D. 1217-1220), silver tanka, mint no name, horseman type, (10.86 g), AH 614 (1217-8 A.D.), (G&G B16 R). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200
India, Native State, Awadh, in the name of Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver broad Nazarana rupee, Banaras Mint AH 1183/11 (1769-1770), (KM.37, cat $5000 VF). Grey and red patina, good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,000
India, Native State, Baroda, silver rupees, Anand Rao (A.H. 1215-1235, A.D. 1800 -1819), silver rupees (2), Ahmadabad mint, years 3x and 11 (KM.C19, C28), half rupee 1224/4 (KM.C26) unlisted date; Khande Rao (A.H.1273-1287, A.D. 1856-1870), rupees AH 1283, 1285 (KM.Y12), milled half rupee A H 1287 (KM.Y13, cat $1200 VF), very rare (illustrated), another [12]82 (KM.Y11); Malhar Rao (A.H. 1287-1292, A.D.1870-1875), rupee 1290 (KM.Y21) unlisted date; Sayaji Rao III (A.H.1292-1357, A.D. 1875-1938), silver half rupee 1298, (KM.Y28), 2 annas VS 1952 (1895) (KM.Y33a), illustrated and scarce; Nawanagar, silver kori (2), half kori (KM.4, 5 and 10); Junagadh, silver kori, AH 1245/VS1886 (KM.15), another AH1293/VS1933 (KM.30). Mostly fine - very fine, several better. (18)
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.80 g), Jaunpur mint, dated AH 974 (1567), (KM.105.4). Extremely fine, almost full flan.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,900
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.89 g), Dar-ul-Khilafat Lahore mint, dated AH 977 (1570), (KM.106.4). Extremely fine, almost full flan.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,900
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.86 g), Dar-ul-Khilafat Lahore mint, dated AH 976 (1569), (KM.106.4). Extremely fine, short on flan as usual.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,800
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.89 g), possibly Agra mint, dated AH [9]78 (1570-1), (KM.106.1). Extremely fine, short on flan, but full weight.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,800
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.87 g), possibly Agra mint, dated AH 982 (1574), (KM.108.1). Very fine, short on flan, but full weight.
Estimate $900
SOLD $920
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), gold mohur, (10.90 g), Fathpur mint, dated AH 986 (1579), (KM.110.1). Extremely fine, short on flan, but full weight.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,900
India, Mogul, Aurangzeb, (A.H. 1068-1118, A.D.1658-1707), round gold mohur, (10.84 g), struck at Akabarabad mint, issued A.H. 1072 (A.D. 1661-1662), regnal year 4, obv. Aurangzeb name at top, rev. mint name above on the reverse, (KM.315.5). Nearly uncirculated, scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
India, Mogul, Aurangzeb, (A.H. 1068-1118, A.D.1658-1707), round gold mohur, (10.94 g), struck at Khanbayat mint, issued A.H. 1068 (A.D. 1661-1662), regnal year 1, obv. Aurangzeb name at top, rev. mint name above on the reverse, (KM.315.26). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $950
India, Mogul, Aurangzeb, (A.H. 1068-1118, A.D.1658-1707), round gold mohur, (10.92 g), struck at Dar-ul-Khilafat Shahjahanabad mint, issued A.H. 1097 (A.D. 1685-6), Regnal year 30, obv. Aurangzeb name and date at top, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (KM. 315.42). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
India, Mogul, Muhammad Jahangir (A.H. 1014-1037), (A.D. 1605-1628), square gold mohur, heavy issue (13.93 g), Lahore mint, A.H. year 1016, Regnal year 3, (KM. 184.1, BMC 294). Extremely fine and very rare, probably the finest known example.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $58,000
India, Mogul, Azam Shah (A.H. 1118-1119, A.D. 1707), silver rupee, (11.39 g), Burhanpur mint, dated AH 1119, RY 1, (KM.334.5). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
India, Mogul, Azam Shah (A.H. 1118-1119, A.D. 1707), silver rupee, (11.31 g), Surat mint, dated AH 1119, RY 1, (KM.332.5). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $740
India, Mogul, Azam Shah (A.H. 1118-1119, A.D. 1707), silver rupee, (11.46 g), Surat mint, dated AH 1119, RY 1, (KM.332.5). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
India, Mogul, Kam Bakhsh (A.H. 1119-1120, A.D. 1707-1708), silver rupee, (11.12 g), Bijapur mint, dated AH 1119, RY 1, (KM.336.2). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
India, Mogul, Shah Alam Bahadur, (A.H. 1119-1124, A.D.1707-1712), round gold mohur, (11.05 g), struck at Surat Mint, issued in an uncertain A.H. date regnal year 2-4 (only down stroke of numeral visible), obv. Shah Alam Bahadur name at top and centre, rev. mint name at bottom on reverse, (KM.356.14). As struck, nearly uncirculated, rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,200
India, Mogul, Muhammad Ibrahim, (A.H. 1132-1133, A.D. 1720), silver rupee, Shahjahanabad mint, 1133/1 (KM.426.1). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $520
India, Mogul, Muhammad Ibrahim, (A.H. 1132-1133, A.D. 1720), silver rupee, Shahjahanabad mint, 1133/1 (KM.426.1). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $690
India, Mogul, Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupees, Akbarabad mint, 11xx/18 (KM.436.3); Shahjahanabad mint, 1131/1 (2), 1132/2 (4), 1133/2 (2), 1133/3, 1134/3, 1135/5, 1136/5 (2), 1137/7 (2), 1138/7, 1138/8, 1139/9, 1140/10, 1141/10 (2), 111x/10 (sic), 1143/13 (2), 1144/14, 114x/15, 1146/16 (2), 114x/16 (2), 1147/17, 1148/18 (2), 1151/18, 1149/19 (2), 11xx/19, xxxx/21 (2), 1152/22 (3), 1153/24, 1157/27 (2), 1158/28, 1xxx/28, 115x/29, (KM.437.4); Bareli mint, 1151/21, 1152/21, 1160/30, (KM.436.18); Kambayat mint, 1133/3, (KM.436.34); Itawa mint, 11xx/2, 1133/3 (2), 11xx/3 (2), 1134/4, 11xx/5, xxxx/6, 114x/11, 1144/4 (2, one illustrated), 114x/18, 114x/19, 115x/19, (KM.436.29). Mostly fine - good very fine, several with hoard patination. (66)
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
India, Mogul, Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver broad Nazarana rupee, (11.14 g), Shahjahanabad Mint, AH 1168, year 2, (KM.455.2). Uneven patination, with several minor test marks on field, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,100
India, Mogul, Mohammad Akbar II, (A.H. 1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837), silver broad Nazarana rupee, Shahjahanabad Mint AH 1252/32 (1836-1837), (KM.779.2, cat $5000 EF). Golden red patina, good extremely fine, very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
India, Jaipur, Bahadur Shah II, issued by Ram Singh (A.H. 1251-1298, A.D. 1835-1880), gold mohur, from the Sawai Jaipur Mint, year AH 125[4-6], regnal year 14 (1850-1851), (10.78 g), (F.1186, KM.102). Good fine, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750
India, Jaipur, Queen Victoria, issued by Madho Singh (A.H. 1251-1298, A.D. 1880-1922), gold mohur, from the Sawai Jaipur Mint, year 1904, regnal year 25, (10.85 g), (F.1195, KM.150). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $750