Catalogue
India, collection housed in a small stock book, includes Akbar rupees (5), dated 998, 999 AH (2), (KM.82.7); others worn uncertain dates, temple token rupees imitating Akbar or Sultanate (5); other rupees include year 4x Ahmadabad mint, Isfandarmuz month (KM.93.2); later Moghal issues various rulers (4), Native State rupee issues, Hyderabad (2), Awadh, 1233/26, (KM.103.2); EIC, year 45 (KM.70); various other issues including fractional state (2); Indian copper (12), (noted imitative Cooch Behar 1/2 rupee); Annan AE, Siam, silverr 1/4 Baht (KM.33); Roman, Constantine II, billon centenionalis, Thessalonica mint (S.17196, RIC 128), very fine; Great Britain (2) includes 1890 shilling large head. Poor - very fine. (38)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
India, collection housed in a small stock book and an envelope, mostly includes machine made copper from various Native States including Baroda (14), also silver two annas (KM.33a) (2); Jaora (2), Mewar (2, one a half rupee KM.Y.21), Gwalior (23) mostly 2 types; Hyderabad (11, includes 4 fractional silver); Indore (13); Tonk (1); Pakistan (11);, Portuguese India copper (22) mostly worn; Nepal silver tankas (2), others silver (2), base metal Cu-Ni (9); copper (23). An interesting accumulation, many worn, mostly very good - very fine. (137)
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
India, Princely States, Quth Shahs of Golkonda, AE falus, Haidarabad AH 1068 (G&G Q73); Sultans of Gujarat, Mahmud Shah III (AH 944-961, AD 1537-1553), silver tanka (G&G G418); half falus Ahmad Shah I (AH 1411-1442) AH 830, (G&G G26); Sultans of Gulbarga, (Bahmanis of the Deccan), Taj-ud-din Firuz Shah, (AH 800-825, AD 1397-1422), silver tanka, (11.03 g), year AH 817, (Rajgor 2570, G&G BH63) (illustrated); Muhammad Shah III, (AH 867-887, AD 1463-1482) AE gani (G&G BH114); Gwalior, various rulers, silver rupees, year 34 with scimitar, Ujjain mint (KM.218); another Madho Rao, Lashkar mint (KM.159); silver quarter rupee c.1848-9, Ujjain mint (KM.235); various copper issues 1869-1947 (9). Very good - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
India, various issues of Travencore, Hyderabad, Bengal Presidency, Princely States, Temple tokens etc, five in silver in 2x2 holders with naive descriptions. Fair - extremely fine. (19)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
India, French India, silver rupee, Arcot type mint, dated 1221/45 (KM.15). Toned, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
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); silver rupee 1881 (KM.312); AE half tanga nd. (KM.249). Very good - nearly extremely fine and all scarce. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $260
India, Portuguese, Ludovicas I (Luiz), silver rupias, 1881 (3), 1882 (4, one illustrated) (KM.312); half rupia 1881 (KM.311) (illustrated); 1/8th rupias 1881 (2, one illustrated) (KM.309, cat $300 each fine) rare both fine, copper 1/2 tanga 1901 (KM.16) (illustrated). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $500
SOLD $360
India, British Protectorate Mysore, under British rule from 1831-1843, in the name of Shah Alam II, silver rupee, (11.36 g), Mysore mint, AH [12]27, Regnal year 95, (1810), (KM.C.207, cf.M.1030-1). Attractive patina, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
India, East India Company, Bombay Presidency, in the name of Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173, 1754-1759), silver rupee, (11.46 g), from of the Mumbai mint, but struck in Calcutta for Malabar Coast, RY1, [AD 1754], (KM.-, Stevens 7.18, Pridmore 294, BMC 79). Bright, very fine or better, with collector's descriptive flip.
Estimate $150
Passed in
India, East India Company, Bombay Presidency, in the name of Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173, 1754-1759), silver rupee, (11.51 g), from of the Mumbai mint, with star symbol above mint, RY5 frozen date, [AD 1760], (KM.32). Toned, nearly very fine and rare, with collector's descriptive flip.
Estimate $100
Passed in
India, British, Madras Presidency, silver two and five fanams, c1808 (KM.350, 351); Queen Victoria, Princely State, Dhar, copper quarter anna, 1887 (KM.13). Very fine; good very fine; fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
India, British, copper 1/12 anna 1835 (4), 1903, 1908, 1933; half pice 1853, 1899, 1904, 1909, 1936; one pice 1943 dot; quarter anna 1830 (2), 1833, 1835 (2), 1858, 1862, 1883, 1892, 1903, 1907, 1910, 1936 (2), 1938; half annas 1834 (2), 1835, 1862 (3), 1945, 1946, silver two annas 1841 (both), 1875, 1907, 1914, 1927 dot, 1939, 1942, 1946 (2); one annas 1916, 1936, 1939 (2), 1942, 1946, four annas 1920 dot, eight annas 1919 (both); quarter rupees 1835 (2), 1840 (both), 1862, 1894, 1908, 1936, 1944L, 1946 dot; half rupees, 1835, 1840 (both), 1862, 1896, 1910, 1924B, 1938B, 1940B, 1941B, 1946B, Republic of India 1950 set (KM.1-7), separated into packets. Poor - uncirculated, the eight annas scarce. (85)
Estimate $250
SOLD $950
India, British, East India Company, William IV, silver rupees, 1835, plain truncation, ribbing pattern on bow tying wreath; plain bow (2) (KM.450.1), F incuse (KM.450.3), RS incuse (KM.450.4) (2). Nearly fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $350
Passed in
India, British, East India Company, Queen Victoria, silver rupees, 1840, small diamonds, 19 berries (32mm) (KM.457.3), large diamonds (KM.457.4) (3), divided obverse legend (KM.458.3) (5). Very good - very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
India, Queen Victoria, silver rupees; 1840 divided legend, 27 berris, WW raised, (11.66 g), (KM.458.3) (illustrated); 1862 bust B, reverse II (die beak on reverse), (KM.473.1); 1875 bust A, reverse I (KM.473.2); 1892 C incuse (KM.492); reverse type 1 (KM.473.2). Good very fine - nearly uncirculated, first brilliant. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $440
India, British, Queen Victoria, silver half rupee, 1886C incuse, (KM.491); Edward VII, silver half rupee, 1907B (KM.507) (illustrated); George V, silver half rupee 1936B (KM.522) (illustrated); Queen Victoria, quarter rupee, 1885 C incuse (KM.490). Good very fine - brilliant uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupee 1876 dot (KM.473.2), 1891B incuse and 1892 C incuse (KM.492); Edward VII, rupee 1904 B incuse (KM.508); George V, rupees 1911 (KM.523), 1913; 1913 dot, 1918 (3), 1918 dot (3) (KM.524). Nearly fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
India, George V, copper twelfth annas, 1924 (2, one illustrated) Bombay mint, 1930 (2), 1932 (3), 1933 (2), 1935, 1936 Calcutta mint, these all with mint red. Extremely fine - uncirculated, others (19) very fine - uncirculated, (KM.509) with some duplication of dates. Very fine - uncirculated. (30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
George V, silver rupee, full obverse brockage (1912-1922) (KM.523). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,300
India, British, George V, silver rupee, 1922 (KM.524). Full mint bloom uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
India, Republic, standard coinage, quarter rupee 1954 (KM.5.3), decimal coinage, bronze one paisa, 1957-1964 (KM.8-9a) (20), aluminium 1965-1971 (KM.10.1) (16); two paise, copper-nickel, 1957-1964 (KM.12.1, 2) (20), aluminium, 1965-1970, 1975 (2) (KM..11-13) (15); three paise, 1966-1970 (KM.14) (9); five paise, 1962B (3), 1967 (both sizes), 1974 (5), 1975, 1976, 1977 (KM.18); ten paise, cupro nickel 1957B (2) 1959, 1965B (KM.24-5) (4), aluminium 1972-1979, 1984 (KM.27-33) (19), twenty paise 1969B (KM.41); twenty five paise 1973B - 1987B (KM.49) (16); also mis-strikes two paise 1971 off centre, ten paise 1965B wrong collar (round), twenty five paise 1974 off centre. Fine - uncirculated. (137)
Estimate $280
SOLD $200