Catalogue
India, Mughal, Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161) (A.D.1719-1748), silver round rupee, Ujjain mint Daru-l-fath, year not visible, regnal 9. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
India, Mughal, Shah Alam II, (AH 1174-1221); (AD 1759-1806), as a Local Governor issue by Mahadji Sindhia or Ghulam Qadir, (11.08 g), Hathras mint, with mint name on top line of rev., RY 30, AH [1202], (KM.640, [$150 US]). Extremely fine and rare, with descriptive flip.
Estimate $100
SOLD $1,000
India, Maratha Confederacy, in the name of Shah Alam II, (AH 1174-1221; AD 1759-1806), silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint, with ankus mint mark, (11.67 g), mint name on the bottom line of rev; RY 21, AH [1192-3], (KM.251 [p.182]). Extremely fine, scarce with descriptive ticket.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
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 $100
SOLD $140
India, Independent Kingdom, Mysore, Tipu Sultan (AM 1215-1227, A.D. 1787-1799), silver rupee, Patan mint, AM1216 date reversed, RY 6, (1787), (KM.126). Attractively toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
India, Independent Kingdom, Assam, various rulers, silver rupees, SE 1622 (KM.40); SE 1637 (KM.51); SE 1648 (KM.61) (illustrated); SE 1675 (KM.145) (illustrated); SE 1685 (KM.134); SE 1693 (KM.182); SE 1706 (KM.215); silver half rupees yr.19 (KM.88); yr.27 (KM.110); yr.1 (KM.207); uncertain (KM.205?); (KM.249) scarce; silver quarter rupee SE 1672 (KM.118); 1/32nd rupee (KM.190). Fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $500
SOLD $3,400
India, Sultanates and native states, various issues in silver and copper, from Assam rupees (4) SE 1665/30 (illustrated); 1675, 1703, 1713, (KM.112, 134, 215, 218) [last three holed]; Baroda 1/4 rupee; Cooch Behar, silver rupee and half rupee (KM.36, 91); Bengal, silver tanka AH 860 (G&G B442) (illustrated); Princely States, Hyderabad Feudatories, Gadwal, silver Rupee, (11.08 g), in the name of Shah Alam II (KM.C.20) (illustrated); Ladakh, silver ja'u (KM.7.3) (holed); uncertain silver 1/5 rupee; AE of Bijapur (4) (G&G BJ13, 15, 27, 33) [all Ex Elsen Sale 94 {lot 1858}], Bhopal, anna AH 1289 (KM.6); Gulbarga as Bahmanis (G&G BH 76, 85); Delhi Sultan (G&G D1131); Mysore; others various AE from Nagpur, Vijayanagar, Madura and a few Thailand. Mostly fine - very fine, an interesting group all in packets mostly described. (30)
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
India, Native States, Alwar, Queen Victoria, 1880, silver rupee, (KM.45) (illustrated); Bahawalpur, Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V, AE paisa or quarter anna, 1940, AH 1359 (KM.Y.13); Indore, Yashwant Rao II, half anna VS 1992, 1935 (KM.50); Portuguese India, silver quarter rupee 1881 (KM.310) (illustrated) possibly once mounted; AE 1/8th tanga 1881 (KM.307). Nearly very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
India, Princely States, Awadh, various rulers, silver rupees, year 1235/1, Lucknow mint (KM.165.1) (illustrated); 1241/7 (KM.165/2); 1254/2 (KM.316.1) (illustrated); 1258/1 (KM.336); Awadh State, Saadat Ali, Muhammadabad Banaras Mint, silver rupee, AH 1220/26 RY,In the name of Shah Alam II, with symbols of fish and flag mark, (KM.103.2); uncertain AE (2); Alwar silver rupee 1882 (KM.45) (illustrated); other base metal issues from Arcot, Ahmadnagar and Bahawalpur AH 1315, 1321 (2) (KM.Y.2.1) and 1940 quarter anna (KM.Y.5). Fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $300
SOLD $650
India, Princely States, Baroda, various rulers, silver rupees, year AH 1282 (KM.Y.20); AH 1287 (KM.Y.14.2) (illustrated); Ah 1288 (KM.Y.21); SE1952 (1895) (KM.36a) (illustrated); silver quarter rupee SE 1949 (KM.Y.34); silver two Annas VS1949 (1892) (KM.Y33) scarce; assorted AE mostly milled coins (9). Very good - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
India, Princely States, Bharatpur, silver rupee, under Mohammad Akbar II AH 1216, RY 26 (KM.136); Bindraban, silver quarter rupee, date off flan, portrait of Queen Victoria, (KM.16) (illustrated); Bhopal, year 18 (holed), (KM.C.27); AE anna (KM.Y.18a) uncertain date; half anna (KM.Y.17.1); 1/4 anna (KM.Y.16); Bikanir, silver rupee 1892 (KM.72) (illustrated); Surat Singh, silver rupee AH 1217, RY 42 (KM.17); 1/4 anna 1895 (KM.71); silver rupee VS 1994 (1937) (KM.XM1) (illustrated). Very good - extremely fine, some scarce. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $1,300
India, Princely States, Bharatpur, Jaswant Singh, Brij Indrapur (Bharatpur) Mint, silver rupee, VS 1910, (11.08 g), with the name of Queen Victoria, obv. Persian legend "janab malika-e- muazzama malika queen victoria farman rawai hind-o-inglistan" and the bust of the queen, rev. Persian legend "Jaswant Singh Bahadur, zarb Brij Indrapur Bharatpur" with VS 1910, 11.08g, 21mm, (KM # 157). Superb quality, toned, good very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
India, Independent State, Jaipur, Ram Singh (A.H. 1251-1298, A.D. 1835-1880), in name of Bahadur Shah II (Nazarana silver rupee, AH1268, R.Y. 8, reverse with Year 8 error for 1268, (KM.95). Attractively toned, very fine or better, very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
India, Princely States, Ladakh, silver ja'u, not dated, (2.15 g), in the name of Raja Gulab Singh, obv. 3-line Nagari legend, slightly blundered, rev. katar to right with circle and dots, (cf.KM.7.2). Very fine, toned, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
India, Princely States, Ladakh, silver ja'u, not dated, not dated, (1.90 g), in the name of Gulab Singh, obv. 3-line Nagari legend, rev. katar to right with circle and figure 8, (KM.7.3). Minor hole from striking, good very fine, toned, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
India, Princely States, Ladakh, silver ja'u, not dated, rev. legeend 'Bhutan' and bottom legend zarb Tibet, (Rhodes, Garhwal and Ladakh 15-16, KM.1.1) (6, one holed, one illustrated); others (3) (KM.5.3); (KM.7.2) (1, holed); (KM.7.3) (1, holed); Bhutan (2), silver deb half rupees, (cf.KM. 7-8 , one illustrated). Fine - extremely fine, an interesting group, mostly rare. (13)
Estimate $400
SOLD $340
India, Colonial, Portuguese India, Joao III, (1521-1527), tin dinheiro, 18mm, (4.04 g), obv. cross with I-S/M-A in quarters (=Iohannes Senhor MAalacca), rev. armillary sphere, (Shaw & Ali, Malacca Coins 20). Good very fine, brown surfaces, rare for issue.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
India, Portuguese India, Diu, anonymous issue, A.D. [17]50, silver rupia (600 reis), (11.92 g), obv. crowned arms, rev. cross with border partial date around, 50 visible, (KM.24). Fine - very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
India, Portuguese India, Diu, AE bazaruco, A.D. 1686, (KM.6); AE atia 1768, (KM.38), 1799 (9.19 g) (KM.46) (illustrated); Goa, AE half tanga nd, (c.1826-1834), (KM.249); Colonial Coinage, 1/8th tanga 1881 (KM.307); 1/4 tanga 1901 (KM.15); silver rupee 1903 (KM.17) (illustrated); another 1947, (KM.274), half rupee 1947 (KM.26), AE tanga 1947 (KM.24). Nearly fine - extremely fine, several scarce. (10)
Estimate $150
SOLD $420
India, Portuguese India, Goa, Maria I (1777-1799 AD), silver rupia, AD 1786, (10.76 g), obv. conjoined bust of Maria I and Pedro III, rev: Crowned arms, (KM.191). Very fine with inverted A for V in Rvpia, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
India, Portuguese India, Goa, Maria I (1788-1809 AD), silver rupia (600 reis), AD 180X, (11.01 g), obv. bust of Maria I, rev. crowned arms, (KM.205). Fine - very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
India, Portuguese India, Goa, Maria II (1834-1853), AE 15 reis nd (KM.263), 10 reis 1845 (KM.261), 6 reis 1645 (KM.259), Luiz I, 10 reis 1871 (KM.303) (illustrated); silver rupee 1881 (KM.312); AE half tanga nd. (KM.249). Very good - nearly extremely fine and all scarce. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
India, French India, Mahe, AE biche 1785 (KM.65) (Illustrated); silver 1/5th rupee with P (illustrated), another with word Puducheri written in persian and P off flan (KM.67); Pondichery, AE doudou obv. fleur-de-lis (2) (KM.35), another with rooster c.1836 (KM.52); Danish India, Tranquebar, various rulers 4 cash (1807) (KM.155), 1824 (KM.158), 1844 (KM.161). Fair - very fine, several scarce. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
India, British, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type rupee, Calcutta Mint, (1793), oblique milled edge (Stevens 4.18, Prid. 157, KM.99.4); half rupee (KM.97) (damaged); quarter rupees (2) (KM.96.1, 115); another silver rupee year 45, Farrukhabad mint (KM.69); AE half anna 1195/22 (KM.127), AE pice, with fish symbol, year 34 (cf.KM.15); another year 37 (KM.57); Madras Presidency, one rupee 1172/6 (KM.415.1) mounted on edge; silver five fanams, nd (1805) (KM.351) (illustrated); silver fanam (KM.349); AE 1/48th rupee 1794 (KM.394) (illustrated); 1/96th rupee, 1794, 1797, (KM.392, 397); AE 20 cash 1803 (KM.321). Fair - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
India, British, EIC, Bombay Presidency, 1825 dated silver rupee (Pridmore 276, KM.218.2, Stevens 3.18) (2, one illustrated); AE pice c.1675 (3) (KM.131-136); AE pice 1815 (KM.198); 1/4 pice nd (KM.219); another 1/4 anna 1833/1249 (KM.232). Fair - very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
India, EIC, Bombay Presidency, copper half pice 1821 (KM.225) (illustrated) rare; half anna 1834 (1249 AH) (KM.253) scarce; Madras Presidency all scarce, 5 cash 1803 (KM.316); 10 cash 1808 (KM.319); 20 cash 1808 (KM.321) (illustrated); EIC half anna 1835 (KM.447.1), Queen Victoria, half anna 1862 (KM.468). Fine - good very fine, several scarce. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
India, East India Company, Bombay Presidency, in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, (AH 1221-1253; AD 1806-1837); silver rupee, (11.64 g), Ahmadabad Mint, AH 123X, RY 15, Frozen year type, (KM.260.1, cf.Wilkes 4389). Extremely fine with descriptive ticket.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
India, British, copper quarter annas, various issues including EIC Bombay Presidency 1832 (1246) (illustrated), 1833 (1249) (3), (KM.231.1); 1835 (2) (KM.446); 1876C (KM.467); 1903, 1910C, 1911C, 1920, 1939, 1941B (KM.502, 512, 530.1, 531). Fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $150
Passed in
India, British, copper one pie or 1/12 anna, 1833 (1248) (KM.261); 1862 (KM.466); 1883, 1884, 1887, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1897 (2), 1901 (KM.483); 1904, 1905 (2, one illustrated), 1908, (KM.497); 1919, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1936 (KM.509); 1939 (KM.526); 1941 (KM.527). Fine - uncirculated. (23)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
India, EIC, William IV, quarter rupee 1835, uncertain letter on truncation, (cf.KM.453.3); Queen Victoria 1841 continuous legend (2, one illustrated), (KM.459); divided legend (3, one illustrated), (KM.460). Mostly toned, first coin fine, others nearly extremely fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $420