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Eygpt, Farouk, one hundred piastres (1938), Royal Wedding (KM.372), struck by British Royal Mint. Uncirculated.
Estimate $600
SOLD $2,400
France, Louis XVIII, twenty francs, 1815R (London) (KM.706.7; Gadoury 1027). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $650
SOLD $1,400
France, Napoleon III, ten francs, 1856A (KM.784.3). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
France, Napoleon III, twenty francs 1855A (KM.781.1), set in ornate surround mount (gross weight 8.5g). Good fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
France, Third Republic, twenty francs, 1907, rooster (KM.857), set in ornate gold frame (7.8g). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $550
Hungary, Franz Joseph, ten korona, 1909KB, 1910KB and 1911KB (KM.485). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $550
Passed in
India, Islamic Sultanates, Dehli, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, (A.H. 720-725, A.D. 1320-1325), gold tanka, 25mm, (10.95 g), Hadrat Dehli mint, dated AH 724 (1324/5), obv. "al-sultan al-ghazi ghiyath al-dunya wa'l din abu'l muzaffar" in three lines across field, rev. "Tughluq shah al-sultan nasir amir al-mu'minin " in three lines across field; "Struck in Hadrat year four and twenty and seven" in outer margin, (G&G, 'Coins of the Indian Sultanates' D301). Good very fine and rare with clear AH date.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,000
India, Islamic Sultanates, Bahmanis of the Deccan, Ala al-Din Ahmad Shah II, (A.H.838-862, A.D.1435-1457), gold tanka (11.14 g), Hadrat Muhammadabad mint, dated AH 858 (1455/6 AD), obv. "al-sultan al-qawi al-islam jami' al'fadl wa'l 'adl wa'l ihsan", rev. "abu'l muzaffar 'ala' al-dunya wa'l din ahmad shah bin ahmad shah al-sultan", all within square, 858 (date) in exergue, (G&G, 'Coins of the Indian Sultanates' BH81). Good very fine and rare with clear AH date.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,300
India, Islamic Sultanate, Bijapur, Muhammad Adil Shah, (A.H.1037-1068, A.D.1627-1656, gold pagoda, (3.41 g), NM, ND, obv. Persian couplet divided between the two sides with finely engraved calligraphy, always without mint and date, (G&G 'Coins of the Indian Sultanates' BJ20 [RR]). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $480
India, Independent States, Vijayanagar, Devaraya I or II, (A.D. 1406-1422 or 1426-1466), gold pagoda 10mm, (3.41 g), Umamahewara type, obv. Siva and Parvati seated facing, rev. ri pra/tapa deva/raya in Devanagari, (Ramesan Type X(a); cf.Mitchiner, South I, 450 (for type); MNI 879 (same); Friedberg 352). Struck with sharp obverse die, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $460
India, Mughal, Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun, (1530-1540 and 1555-1556), gold quarter Ashrafi, 13mm, (0.92 g), Badakhshan mint(?), obv. Kalima in circle, rev. name and titles of Humayun, with five pointed star in cenbtre, (Album A2464, cf.Hull 1172, cf.Mitchiner 3006). Very fine and a very rare variant.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
India, Mughal, Aurangzeb, (A.H. 1068-1118, A.D.1658-1707), round gold mohur, (11.06 g), struck at Allahabad Mint, issued A.H. 1113 (A.D. 1701-1702), regnal year 45, obv. Aurangzeb name at top, rev. mint name at base on reverse, (KM.315.9). As struck, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,800
India, Mughal, various rulers, round gold fanams (each about 0.37 g), (11.06 g), probably struck at Balapur Mint, issued A.H. 1113 (A.D. 1701-1702), (cf.KM.386, C440, B450, A484 etc). Very fine - extremely fine, scarce. (14)
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
India, Mughal, Aziz al-Din Alamgir II, (A.H.1167-1173, A.D.1754-1759), gold pagoda (3.31 g), Imtiyagarh mint, dated AH 1170 (1756/7 AD), obv. legend with poetical couplet, rev. legend with AH date, (KM 468.1, Wright 2179, Hull 2157). Good VF, toned, and very rare with date.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
India, Mughal, Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221), (A.D.1759-1806), round gold mohur, (10.76 g), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 1202 (A.D. 1787-8), Regnal year 29, obv. Shah Alam II name at top, full date on flan centre left, with Imperial umbrella (parasol) mintmark, rev. mint name at top, regnal year below, (KM.720, cf.BMC 1094, cf.Nagpur 1351, cf.Indian Museum Calcutta 2380). Good very fine, rare unpublished date and regnal year.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,900
India, Princely State, Jaipur, in name of Shah Alam II, gold mohur (10.84 g), Sawai Madhopur mint, Uncertain AH date, RY 7 (1765-6), obv. legend with titles and AH date (off flan), rev. legend with regnal year and leaf (cf.KM 63 [rupee]. Very fine and very rare gold issue from the subsidiary mint at Madhopur.
Estimate $700
SOLD $900
India, gold 1/8th mohur (1.37 g), dated 119?, uncertain type, mint and ruler. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $150
India, British Bengal Presidency, EIC, quarter mohur (1793) (KM.100). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
India, British, Madras Presidency, gold pagoda (1810) (KM.356), a modern replica (2.97g). Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841., continuous legend (KM.461.1) dot on truncation, possibly pm for Bombay Mint (Pridmore 18). Considerable original mint bloom, nearly uncirculated and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $21,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841., continuous legend, plain on truncation, Calcutta Mint (KM.461.2); Pridmore 18. Date double entered, good extremely fine with mint bloom.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $14,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841., divided legend sans serif on cross abr of 4 in date, incuse W.W. (dots low) on truncation (KM.462.1) (Pridmore 22 (1)). Obverse hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $7,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., sans serif 4, incuse W.W. on truncation (dots mid way and faint), slight double entering of date (KM.462.1; Pridmore 22 (1)). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $12,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., sans serif 4, incuse W.W. (dots midway and clear) (KM.462.1; Pridmore 22 (1)). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $10,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., sans serif 4, incuse W.W. (no dots visible) (KM.462.1; Pridmore 22 (1)). Extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $6,500
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., sans serif 4, incuse W.W. (KM.462.1; Pridmore 27 (1)) (dots midway) on truncation. Extremely fine/reverse tiny dots, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $7,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., sans serif 4, incuse W.W. (dots faint) (KM.462.1; Pridmore 22 (1)). Double entered 8, surface marks, extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $5,000
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., 4 with serif, incuse W.W. (dots midway to high), clear (KM.462.2; Pridmore 22 (2)). Double entered date, toned nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $11,500
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., 4 cross bar with serif, incuse W.W. (dots midway) clear (KM.462.2; Pridmore 22 (2)). Date double entered, good extremely fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $10,500
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, gold mohur, divided legend, 1841., 4 with serif, incuse W.W. (dots high) clear (KM.462.2; Pridmore 22 (2)). Double entered date, good extremely fine.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $8,000