Catalogue
India, Mogul, Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupees, Shahjahanabad mint; 1134/4, 11xx/5 (3), 1139/9, 114x/10, 114x/16, /25, 1156/26, (KM.437.4); Surat Mint /2, 113x/3 (2), 1134/4 (2), /5, /9 (KM.436.60); other mints various dates include Allahabad (KM.436.6); Arkat (3) (KM.436.7) (year 1 illustrated); Burhanpur (2) (KM.436.21); Ahmadabad (KM.436.1); Kambayat (2) (KM.436.34); Lahore (3) (KM.436.40); other mints (8). Several toned, nearly fine - nearly extremely fine. (36)
Estimate $300
SOLD $450
India, Mogul, Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupees, Lahore mint, various dates 113x2/2 (KM.436.65) (illustrated); others RY 6, 11, 15, 1151/21 (3, one illustrated), 1153/23 (3), 24, 26, 27, 28, 30 (2), (KM.436.40); uncertain mints (3), year 11 (2), 15. Mostly very fine, several better. (19)
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
India, Mogul, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, (A.H. 1161-1167, A.D. 1748-1754), silver rupee, Shahjahanabad mint, 1167/7 (KM.446.17). Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
India, Mogul, Aziz-ud-Din Alamgir II (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupees, Gwalior Mint, 116x/2, (KM.460.28); Jodhpur Mint as Ajmir Mint silver rupee under the Maratha Confederacy, 1167/1, with additional Dar-ul-Khair (KM.144 Maratha, unlisted date). First as struck, uncirculated, second nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
India, Mogul, Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173, 1754-1759), silver rupee, (10.30 g), Gwalior Mint, 1168/1 (1754-5), unpublished type with central obverse legend 'sahibqiran 'aziz al-din' as on Shahjahanabad mint, (KM.459.x, cf.Stephen Album Coins Auction 25 19 May 2016 for a similar example that realised $200US). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
India, Mogul, Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173, 1754-1759), silver rupee, (11.28 g), uncertain mint (off flan) as an issue of the Maratha Confederacy, similar style to Balwantnagar (Jhansi) mint, xxxx/6 (1759), unpublished type with central obverse legend 'sahib-e-qiran Alamgir sani, (cf.KM.229 Maratha Confederacy). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
India, Mogul, Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1174-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupees, Muzaffargarh mint, 1214/42, (KM.669); Rohilkhand in the name of Shah Alam II, Qasbah Panipat mint, 1109/35 (illustrated), (KM.116); French India, in the name of Shah Alam II, Arcot mint, xx89/15 (KM.15) (illustrated). Mostly toned, fine - nearly extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
India, Mogul, Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1174-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupees, Shahjahanabad mint, with parasol, 1197/25 (2), xxxx/29, 1204/31, 1205/32, 1205/33 (2), 1206/34, (KM.709.1); Native States, silver rupees, Bharatpur, Braj Indrapur mint 121x/39 (2) (KM.26); Awadh, Muhammadabad Banaras mint 128/37, 1219/37 (illustrated) (KM.52.3); Farrukhabad 1205/31, 1211/31 (KM.28); other states silver rupees (9) all in the name of Shah Alam II, Ahmad Shah Bahadur (A.H. 1161-1167, A.D. 1748-1754), Shahjahanabad mint, 1164/4, (KM.446.17). Mostly toned, fine - nearly extremely fine. (24)
Estimate $120
SOLD $420
India, Mogul, Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1174-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupees, Shahjahanabad mint; 1184/11, 1184/12 (2, one illustrated), 1185/12, 1186/13, 1202/28, (KM.709.1, 709.2); Muhammad Akbar II (A.H. 1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837), 122x/2 (KM.777). Mostly toned, fine - nearly extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
India, Independent Kingdom of Rohilkhand in the name of the Mogul, Ahmad Alam II, (A.H. 1174-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupee, Mustafabad mint, (11.04 g), with 10 pointed star, 1184/12, (KM.126.1). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, second issue (1690) silver double fanam (2.13g) (Pridmore 15; KM.296). Off centre, toned very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver rupee, Chinapattan (Madras) Mint, struck in the name of Aurangzeb, xxxx/39, (KM.A289). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, silver rupees, Chinapattan (Madras) Mint, struck in the name of Aurangzeb, xxxx/5x, (KM.A289). Very fine - nearly extremely fine, one with hoard patination, all rare. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, third issue, silver double fanam (1.81g) (1764-1807), another double fanam (1.83g), silver fanam (0.84g) (Pridmore 18 (2), 19; KM.296, 298). Toned very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
Passed in
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, second issue (1808), silver half pagoda, two dots between legs of Vishnu (Pridmore 171B; KM.353). Double or over struck, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,300
India, British, EIC, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, 1808-1815, gold pagoda (2.98g) (Pridmore 148; KM.356). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,400
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 $1,000
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 $80
SOLD $80
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, local minting copper issues, 1802-1829, four pice 1803, 1804; double pice, 1803, 1804 (2), 1813, 1816, 1818, 1829; one pice, 1802, 1803, 1808, 1809, 1810, 1813, 1815, 1816, 1819, 1825 (2), 1826, 1827, 1828; half pice, 1825, 1826, 1827, 1829 (2); quarter pice 1816, 1821 or 5 (Pridmore 142, 143, 145, 146 (2), 152, 150y, 154, 160, 161, 162, 164-9, 171, 172 (2), 173, 174, 175, 187-192; KM.201, 199, 200, 202, 197, 219). Very good - very fine. (30)
Estimate $360
SOLD $950
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 $90
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 $40
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 $120
SOLD $80
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 $100
SOLD $70
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 $100
SOLD $150
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 $180
SOLD $140
India, British, EIG, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type mohur, Yr 19 (1793) jewellers' copy crescent mark and not dated on obverse. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
India, British, EIC, as Colony, copper half annas, 1835B, 1835M (illustrated), 1845C (KM.447.1); copper quarter annas, 1835 various varieties (6), (KM.446.2), (also includes an unpublished type with 26 berries etc, not in Pr., cf.KM.144.6, illustrated), 1857, 1858 (illustrated), (KM.463.1), together with 1858 trial by J.W. and Co, (KM.-, Pr.158, (illustrated); half pice 1853C (KM.464); 1/12 anna 1835B and C, 1848C, (KM.445). Several with brilliant full mint red, otherwise very good to uncirculated, several very rare. (16)
Estimate $300
SOLD $4,000
India, British, EIC, William IV, silver proof restrike quarter rupee, 1835, milled edge, F raised, (2.91 g), Calcutta mint, (KM.446.6). Toned, with additional multi-coloured patination, FDC and very scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,200
India, British, EIC, William IV, silver quarter rupees, 1835, milled edge, no initial (Bombay), other F raised (Calcutta), F incuse (Calcutta), RS incuse (Calcutta), (illustration), (KM.448.1, 448.3, 448.4, 448.6); Queen Victoria, continuous legend, 1840, no initial, another S incuse, (KM.453.1, 453.30); divided legend, 1840, dot after date, (illustration), others WW raised and, WWB raised, (KM.454.2, 454.3, 454.4). Many toned, mostly extremely fine or better, in packets described. (9)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,600
India, British, EIC, William IV, silver half rupees, 1835, milled edge, no initial (Bombay mint), other F incuse (Calcutta mint), RS incuse, another with initial truncation illegible (probably F raised), (KM.449.1, 449.3, 449.4). Toned, good very fine - extremely fine, all scarce - rare in this condition. (4)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,800