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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, Murshidabad type perpetual 19 san sicca series, gold half mohur (6.17g), struck at Calcutta Mint, oblique milling to right (Pridmore 63; KM.101). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,200
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, perpetual 19 san sicca series, gold quarter mohur, Calcutta Mint, issue of 1793-1818. edge grained left (Pridmore 64; KM.100). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, perpetual 19 san sicca series gold quarter mohur, yr 19 (1204 AH) (1793), Murshidabad Mint, edge grained left (Pridmore 73; KM.100). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
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, Murshidabad type, Calcutta Mint, hammered silver rupee fixed date year 19, (KM.86). Bright, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Patna Mint silver rupee AH1179 regal yr 7 (Pridmore 104; KM.19); Calcutta Mint hammered rupee, yr 19 (Pridmore 135/146; KM.84.2), quarter rupees yr 19 (Pridmore 150 (7); KM.82.3), eighth rupees (Pridmore 151; KM.81.3). Very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type, Calcutta Mint, all with fixed year 19, hammered silver quarter rupee (KM.82.3); machine made silver half rupee plain edge (KM.116); quarter rupees oblique milled edge (2), (KM.96); with vertical milling (KM.104) (illustrated). Very fine or better. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type, Calcutta Mint, silver quarter, half (2), and rupee (1793) (Year 19) (Pridmore 159, 158 (2), 157). Very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $220
SOLD $240
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type rupee, Shah Alam II Yr 19 (1793), edge grained right (KM.99; Pridmore 157); Rajah of Benares rupee, Yr 17 (KM.41; Pridmore 272); copper half anna (Pridmore 213)(2), copper pie (Pridmore 215)(2). Fine - good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $220
SOLD $140
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type rupee (1793), oblique milled edge (KM.99.4). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $160
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, 1793, Calcutta Mint, silver rupee, half rupees (2), quarter rupee (Pridmore 1.57-9, 164; KM.99, 97.1, .2, 96.1). Toned nearly uncirculated - bright full mint bloom uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type, Calcutta Mint, proof plain edge silver quarter rupee (1793) (Year 19) issued 1793-1818, (KM.96.1). FDC and brilliant.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad (or Calcutta) Mint type, silver rupee, second milled issue, perpetual 19 san Sicca series in the name of Shah Alam II (1759-1806), oblique milling to the right (Pridmore 166; KM.99). Struck on broad flan larger than the dies, blue peripheral tone, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, 1819 silver, rupee, quarter rupees (2), rupee with S privy mark (Pridmore 172, 174, 175, 176; KM.108, 104 (2), 109), 1830-1833, New Calcutta Mint, half and quarter rupees plain edges (Pridmore 180, 183; KM.116, 115). Nearly very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, copper issues; 1780-1784 Princeps contract coinage, half annas (4), quarter anna, eighth anna, sixteenth annas (2) (Pridmore 191, 192 (3), 194, 195, 197, 198, 200, 201; KM.126, 127, 124, 123, 121), Sicca pice coinage, pice 1795, 1796, 1817 (2), 1829, 1831, half pice (2), one pie (Pridmore 203 (2), 204, 206 (2), 207 (2), 209, 212 (2), 213, 215 (2); KM.52, 53, 122, 121, 57, 59, 58). Fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $300
SOLD $460
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint, Sikka pice, appears to be in white metal or pewter (8.37g) (cf Pridmore 204), possibly plated. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Benares silver rupees AH 1194, yr 17/22; another AH 1209, yr 17/36; another AH 1223, yr 17/49 (Pridmore 224, 248, 277; KM.40.1); Bombay Presidency, Malabar Coast, copper pice 1803 (Pridmore 319); EIC, Maratha Confederacy, local coinage, rupee 1819, Bangalkot Mint (Pridmore -; KM.271). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
Passed in
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