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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
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, half rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), Regnal Year 2, (Pridmore - cf.57, cf.KM. SAC P.57), with clear date and partial mint name visible. Flan flaw near edge on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and an unpublished date.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, copperoons or pice, (16)74 (Pridmore 81; KM.136), a study collection of nineteen pieces. Fair - fine. (19)
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, copperoons or pice, (16)74 (Pridmore 82 (7), 83 (4), 84; KM.136), another study group of twelve pieces. Fair - good fine. (12)
Estimate $240
SOLD $500
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, copperoons or pice, (16)78 (Pridmore 86 (7), 87 (10); KM.141, A143). Fair - fine. (17)
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, copperoons or pice (1678) (Pridmore 89 (3)), (1692) (Pridmore 92 or 93 (2); KM.142, 146). Fair - nearly fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
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, 1728-1749 copper double pice (17.62g) date off flan; (17.29g) 173( ); another 1730; another 1733 (overstruck) (18.74), two other dates (KM.166); half pice undated (4.48g), 4.44 (4.51g) (KM.165); pice (1749), (5.95g, 6.02g) (Pridmore 100, 101-3?, 101, 105 (3), 106 (2); KM.150), another double pice 'REGISE/MITA(S)/(A)NGL' (13.32g) (Pridmore -; KM.165). Fair - good fine. (12)
Estimate $200
SOLD $1,100
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, Balemark type copper, double pice 177(3) (5), pice 1773 (3) (Pridmore 107 (5), 110 (3); KM.189, 188). Very good - good fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, bronzed proof half, one (contact mark lower right field) and two pice, 1791 (KM.192, 193, 196). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
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, English minted bronzed copper proof four reas or one pice, 1791 (struck at French Ordinary Court London) (Pridmore 130; KM.193). Nearly FDC.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, English minted copper reas coinage, 1791-1794, copper eight reas, 1791, 1794, four reas, 1791, 1794, two reas, 1791 (2, one struck off centre), 1794 (Pridmore 118, 121, 129, 132, 135 (2), 138; KM.196, 193, 192). Very good - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $340