Catalogue
France, Third Republic, silver fifty centimes, 1903 (KM.854); French Indo-China, silver ten centimes, 1894A (KM.2). The first scarce, extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
France, Third Republic, silver two francs, 1905 (KM.845.1); French Indo-China, bronze one cent, 1906A (KM.8). Nearly uncirculated and scarce; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
French Cochin-China, silver ten centimes 1879A (KM.4), twenty centimes 1884A (KM.5). Toned very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
French Indo-China, silver ten centimes, 1896A fasces (KM.2a), twenty centimes, 1901A (KM.10). Toned good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
French Indo-China, piastres, 1901A, 1902A (KM.5a.1). Fine - good fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
French Indo China, Yunnan or Burma, silver tael, c1943, possibly made in Hanoi, 40mm, (33.10 g), obv. in Burmese and Chinese, 'Genuine silver one tael', rev. stag head in linear circle (Kann 939; KM.A3). Weakly struck as usual, with surface marks and pitting, otherwise fine and very scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,000
Georgia, Ahmad III (1703-1730), copper bisti, Tiflis Mint AH1130 (cf Valentine 49, KM.15.1). Nearly fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
German East Africa, proof bronze one heller 1908J (KM.7). Brilliant gold and brown fields, FDC.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Germany, Prussia, silver five and two mark 1876; Vereins thaler 1859; silver five mark 1898 or two mark 1907; late silver (12, including 1966 five mark), also German East Africa 1/4 rupee 1901 and rupie 1905. Very good - uncirculated. (21)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Germany, Prussia, Frederick III, silver five mark, 1888A (KM.512). A little polished, surface marks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Guatemala, Republic, silver one peso, 1895 (KM.210). Toned with golden highlights, good extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver five cents, 1900H, 1901 (2); ten cents 1901; George VI, ten cents 1937, 1938, 1948-50; fifty cents 1957, in 2x2 holders and priced. Very good - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, fifty cents, 1893 (KM.9.1). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
India, Indo-Greek Kingdom, Menander I Soter, square AE unit, 13mm, (2.04 g), (c.155-130 B.C.), obv. head of elephant to right, rev. club of Herakles, monogram to left, A to right, Kharosthi script around, (Bopearachchi 28E; SNG ANS 923-31) (illustrated); Indo-Skythians, Azes II, (35-12 B.C.), square AE Unit 11mm, (1.29 g), obv. elephant standing right, rev. humped bull standing right, (Senior 109.10); Kushan Empire. Vima Takto (Soter Megas). (c.A.D. 80-100/5), AE tetradrachm, 19 mm, (7.22 g), obv. radiate and diademed bust right, holding sceptre, tamgha behind, rev. Vima Takto on horseback right, holding axe, tamgha to lower right, (Senior B17.1T, MACW 2933-2936); Kushan Empire, Kujula Kadphises, (c.A.D. 30/50-80), AE drachm 18mm, (2.76 g), obv. laureate "Julio-Claudian" style head right, rev. king seated right on curule chair, extending right hand. (Senior B9.1.). Last coin very good, reverse corroded, others fine - very fine, all in flips with descriptive tickets. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
India, Post-Mauryan (Punjab) Kunindas, Amoghabuti (c.150-80 B.C.), silver drachm, 17mm, (2.46 g), obv. legend in Brahmi (Great King Amoghabhuti of the Kunindas), deer standing right with raised head, to right goddess Lakshmi standing facing, holding long-stemmed lotus in her right hand and placing left on hip, rev. same as obverse legend, six-arched hill with triatana above, swastika and split standard (Indra-dhvaja) on the left and tree in railing to right, serpent or wave symbol below, (JONS 218, fig.42, AICR 1144, HGC 12, 850). Toned, good very fine, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
India, Kushan Kings, all copper issues, sorted by ruler in envelopes, Vina Kadphises (107-127) (3); Kavishka (127-150) (3); Huvishka (150-191) (4), Vasu Deva (191-225) (2); Soter Megas (3), later (5). Fair - fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
India, Sultans of Delhi, a selection of silver tankas and AE from various rulers, Mahmud (1246-1266) (G&G D137) (2); Balban (1266-1287) AE paika (3.56 g) (G&G D168); Firuz (1290-1296) (G&G D197), billon jital (G&G 200); Muhammad noted AH 699, 714 (1296-1316) (G&G D226) (4), Billon 2 gani (G&G D233) (2); Mubarak (1316-1320), billon 8 gani AH 718 (G&G D271), billon 4 gani 717 (G&G D275); Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-1351) billon 10 gani AH 726 (G&G D373), tanka (G&G D403); Firuz Shah III Tughluq (1351-1388), billon tanka 780 (G&G D475); Sikandar (1488-1517), tanka AH 918 (G&G D706); Sher Shah (1538-1545), AE paisa 950 (G&G D929); Islam Shah (1545-1552) 1477 type no mint name silver rupees (2) AH 955, 958 (illustrated) (G&G D980); AE paisa AH 952, (G&G D1050). Fine - very fine a few better. (21)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
India, Sultans of Bengal, Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur (AH. 720-724, A.D. 1320-1324), silver tanka, Lakhnauti mint (G&G B108); issue struck in the name of Fakhr al-Din Mulbarak, (A.H. 734-750, A.D. 1334-1349), Sunargaon mint (G&G B136); Shams al-Din Ilyas, (A.H. 743-758, A.D. 1342-1357), silver tanka, Firuzabad mint (G&G B152); Sikandar bin Ilyas, (A.H. 758-792, A.D. 1357-1389), silver tanka, Firuzabad mint, (G&G B199); Ghiyath al-din A'zam (A.H. 792-813, A.D. 1389-1410) Firuzabad mint (G&G cf.B242); Ala al-din Husain (A.H. 899-925, A.D. 1493-1519), tanka, Husainabad year 904 (G&G B765); Nasir al-din Nusrat (A.H. 925-938, A.D. 1519-1531), silver tanka, Husainabad mint 925 AH, (G&G B828) (with schroff marks), Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud (A.H. 939-945, A.D. 1532-1538), tanka, no mint, (G&G B941 [R]); Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur, (A.H 963-968, A.D. 1555-1560), silver tanka no mint but probably struck at Lakhnauti, dated [9]67 (G&G B967) (illustrated). Mostly fine - good very fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
India, Mughal, Humayun, Kabul Mint, (A.H. 937-963, A.D. 1530-1540, 1555-6), silver Shahrukhi (Mithqal), (4.65 g), obv. The Kalima Shahada with yarzaq Allah man tasha bi-ghair hisab in four lines within an ornate angled quadrilobe, titles of Rashidun in outer margin, rev. Muhammad Humayun Badshah Ghazi in ornate quadrangle, 'sultan al azam khaqan al mukarram, khuld allahu ta'ala dhatahu wa mulkahu wa sultanahu' in margin, (Hull 1177). Very fine, slightly bent, very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
India, Mughal, Humayun, Agra Mint, (A.H. 937-963, A.D. 1530-1540, 1555-6), silver Shahrukhi (Mithqal), (4.72 g), obv. The Kalima Shahada with yarzaq Allah man tasha bi-ghair hisab in four lines within an circle, titles of four Caliphs with 'radi allahu an hum' in margin, rev. Arabic legends "al sultan ul azam al khaqan al mukarram, khuld allahu ta'ala dhatahu wa mulkahu wa sultanahu", zarb Agra in the margin & "Muhammad Humayun Ghazi" within a octofoil, (Hull 1173). Nearly very fine, uneven patination, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
India, Mughal, Humayun Nasiru-d-din Muhammad, (AH 937-963; AD 1530-1556), Silver Shahrukhi, Kabul mint, (4.74 g), (cf.Hull 1177, SNA Tubingen 853, Wilkes 4189 [$150US]). Very fine and rare, with descriptive flip.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
India, Mughal, Muhammad Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), silver square rupee, struck at Ahmadabad Mint, AH 992 (1584-5 AD) and 997 (1588-9), (KM.82.1). Very fine or better in collector descriptive flips, both with the mints visible. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
India, Mogul, Muhammad Akbar, (A.H.963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), silver rupee, round issue, (10.96 g), Ahmadabad Mint, IE date 46, (A.H. 1010, A.D. 1601-2), (KM.93.2). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
India, Mughal, Akbar (A.H.963-1014) (A.D.1556-1605), silver round rupee, struck at Ahmadabad mint no date, regnal year 48 (1603-4) (KM.93.2). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
India, Mughal, Akbar (A.H.963-1014) (A.D.1556-1605), silver square rupee, struck at Lahore mint, year A.H.9 or 988 (KM.82.5). Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
India, Mughal, Akbar (A.H.963-1014) (A.D.1556-1605), silver square rupee, struck at Tatta mint, no date, regnal year 45. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
India, Mughal, Akbar (A.H.963-1014) (A.D.1556-1605), silver square rupee, struck at Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, year alef written, meaning year 1000 AH. Good very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
India, Mughal, Muhammad Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), square silver rupees, Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, of crude style, (11.29 g), dated AH 1001 = 1592-3, (KM.82.8); another Lahore mint dated AH 987 =1580 (KM.82.5) another dated 997Ah, uncertain mint, (Ahmadabad ?), (cf.KM.82.1); another round Ahmadabad mint IE 47 = 1602-3, another year 4x, (KM.93.2); together with AE issues including Urdu Zafar Qarin Mint, Copper Dam, AH 1000 (Alf), Obv: falus alf, Rev: Urdu Zafar Qarin, (20.36 g), (KM.34.1) (illustrated); another Ahmadabad AH 983 (20.61 g) (KM.28.2), others AE (3 including Humayun half dams (2) AH 93x, 937, [cf.Hull 1189, 1195]). Mostly fine, interesting group. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
India, Mogul, Muhammad Jahangir (A.H. 1014-1037, 1605-1627 A.D.), silver Zodiacal Rupee, 'Aries' (ram) sign, Agra mint, AH 1030 RY 16, (11.28 g), obv. Sign of Aries (as ramns), with sun behind, rev. Farsi inscription of Jahangir Badshah and Akbar Badshah Zarb Ahmadabad, year 1030 (1620-1621), (KM. 150.1 [VF $7000 US]). Very fine, and extremely rare.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
India, Mughal, Jahangir (A.H.1014-1037) (A.D.1605- 1628), silver round rupee, struck at Ahmedabad mint, year 1027. Very fine. A bull charging to right, behind it the rising sun.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,500