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Assam, Chandrakanta Simha (SE 1732-1739, 1741-2, A.D. 1810-1817, 1819-1820), half rupee not dated, (KM. 249). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $20
Assam, Brajanatha Simha (SE 1739-1740, A.D. 1818-1819), rupee SE 1739 (1818), half rupees not dated (2), (KM.264, 265). Very fine - nearly extremely fine, rare. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $70
Assam, Bharatha Simha Rebel Issue (SE 1709-1715, 1718-1719, A.D. 1787-1793, 1796-7), rupee SE 1719 (1797), (KM.405). Good fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan, (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), rupee 1477, (1555), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, dumpy flan, (KM. 34). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan, (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), rupee 1477, (1555), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, broad flan, (KM. 34). Good fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $20
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan, (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), rupee 1477, (1555), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, dumpy flans, (KM. 34). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $70
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan, (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), rupee 1477, (1555), obv. and rev. Bengali script in three lines, broad flan, (KM. 36 variant without star). Piece out of edge, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $20
Cooch Behar, Lakshmi Narayan, (SE 1509-1549, A.D. 1587-1627), rupees 1509, (1587), obv. and rev. Bengali script in three and four lines, broad flan, (KM. 45). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
Cooch Behar, Rupa Narayan, (SE 1617-1637, A.D. 1695-1715), half rupee not dated, obv. and rev. Bengali script in three lines, (KM. 109). Very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $10
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan (SE 1477-1509, A.D.1555-1587), rupees (2), SE 1477, (KM.34), Jaintiapur, Bar Gossain II (SE 1653-1692); A.D.1731-1770), rupee, SE 1653 (1731), (KM.177); Garhwal, Pradip Shah (A.D. 1717-1772), silver timasha, year 11, 16, (KM.10), others (2), Sikh Empire rupees various dates VS 1880, 1885, 1888, (KM.20.1), Kashmir, Srinagar mint, SE 1925, rupees (2), (KM.Y.13). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $60
Garhwal, Pradip Shah (VS1774-1829, A.D. 1717-1772), silver timasha, Srinagar mint, uncertain date, (KM.3), another variant in legend, (cf.KM.3), another in name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), year 4, (KM.10), others of uncertain type but similar style probably from Garhwal. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Jaintiapur, Bar Gossain II, (SE 1653-1692, A.D. 1731-1770), silver rupee dated SE 1653 (1731), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, (KM. 177). Fine and scarce.
Estimate $30
SOLD $10
Ladakh, Gulub Singh as suzerain of Ladakh (VS 1903-1913, A.D. 1846-1856), silver Ja'u, issued from 1842-1850, obv. in Tibetan script, rev. dot on blade of katar, another 8 on side of katar blade, and legend in Arabic script, (KM. 7.1, 7.3). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Ladakh, Ranbir Singh as suzerain of Ladakh (VS 1914-1942, A.D. 1857-1885), silver Ja'u, VS1928 (1871), obv. in Tibetan script, rev. 1928 and legend in Arabic script, (KM. 8). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $75
SOLD $50
Mon Kingdom of Dvaravati, Period of Funanese domination, silver unit of wheel series, c.A.D.300-450/550. obv. Wheel (Dharmachakra), rev. temple with lingam inside, (M. 5208). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Sikh Empire, Ranjit Singh (VS1856-1896, A.D.1799-1839), silver rupees, Amritsar mint, VS1873 (1816), 1881 (1825), 1884 (1827), (KM. 20.1), VS1885 fixed but (18)95 (1838); (18)97 (1840) (KM.22.3, 22.4); Kashmir, silver rupees, Srinagar mint of Ranbir Singh (VS1914-1942, A.D.1857-1885), VS1929 (1872); 1933 (1876), 1948 (1891), 1950 (1893), (KM.16a, 21, 21a). Very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $140
SOLD $40
Tripura, Jaya Manikya, (SE c.1495-1499, A.D. c.1573-1577), silver tanka, SE 1495 (1573), with long legend, (KM. 85). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Tripura, Amara Manikya, (SE c.1499-1508, A.D. c.1577-1586), silver tanka, SE 1499 (1577), with long legend, (KM. 90). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Tripura, Rajadhara Manikya, (SE c.1508-1521, A.D. c.1586-1599), silver tanka, SE 1508 (1586), without dots inside circles on outer border, with date split 150-8, (KM.97). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Tripura, Govinda Manikya, (SE c.1582, 1589-1598, A.D. c.1660, 1667-1676), silver quarter tanka, SE 1582 (1660), (KM. 133). Fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
Tripura, Vira Vikrama Kishore Manikya, (TE 1333-1357, A.D. 1923-1947), silver tankas, TE 1337 (1930), obv. lion rampant, rev. bust of ruler to left, (KM. 406). Nearly extremely fine; fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Tripura, Vira Vikrama Kishore Manikya, (TE 1333-1357, A.D. 1923-1947), silver tanka, TE 1341 (1934), obv. lion rampant, rev. six line legend, (KM. 409). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, various copper issues from c. 1780 - 1833, includes Prinsep coinage (KM. 120, 121, 126, 127 [3]), others, pice year 28 (KM.16), and (KM. 27 (2), 29 (3), 30, 53, 56, 57 (3), 65 (2)), also a few East India Company and India from 1845-1908. Fine - good very fine and a few scarce. (34)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, silver rupees 1793 issue Calcutta mint (2), another Murshidabad mint, all oblique milling, S mint mark 1819-1830, for Calcutta mint (S=Saunders Calcutta mint master), vertical milling, 1830-3 Calcutta mint, plain edge, fractional issues half rupee, plain edge with scratches, quarter rupees (3), eighth rupee, (Pr.150, 151, 157, 159, 166, 176, 177, 180, 183, KM. 81.3, 82.3, 96, 99, 109, 115, 116, 117). Good very fine - uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, silver rupees Banares mint (4), 1203, regal year 30 (1788-9); 1212, regal year 40 (1797-8); 1225, regal year 49 (1810-1); another as a native copy with ring mount and no dates, but with fish symbol, also other copies of Bengal rupees of year 19 type, one with GR in field, with scratches, quarter rupees (3), eighth rupee, (Pr.236, 255, 279, 407, 414, cf.423, KM. 40). Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $30
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, silver rupees Farrukhabad mint (5), 1202, regal year 45 type, edge grained vertically, issued 1820-1831, dot mintmark, (Pr.318) another inverted V mintmark (Pr.320), another no mintmark (Pr.325), another issued 1831-1833 plain edge with crescent mintmark (Pr.326), and another plain 1833-1835 (P.333). quarter rupee inverted V mintmark, issued 1820-1831, (Pr.322), (KM. 70, 74, 77, 78). Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $125
SOLD $80
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Pice, Money of the Company, Christian year 1793 in Persian script within legend ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY incuse on raised rim both sides, plain edge, (Pr.370, KM.15a). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $430
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, copper pice, (copperoons), issued under Charles II, all of 1674 or 1678 type, on dumpy flans and mostly lacking outer legends, (Pr.81-7). Good - fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $30
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, copper pice, various issues, type of 1773, obv. crown, rev. bale mark dates off flan (3), (KM.189), another uncertain date (KM 165), pice 1808, 1810, 1813, 1815, 1816, 1819, 1826, (KM. 198), half pice 1825, 1826 (2), (KM. 197). Good - good fine. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, silver rupees, Calcutta mint machine made, vertical grained edge issued 1823-4, (2), (Pr. 284), plain edge issued 1832-1835, (2), (P. 286), dump issue issued 1800-1823, (Pr.270), fractional issues half rupee (2) (Pr.271), 1825 (Pr.277), quarter rupees (2), (Pr.255, 278), (KM. 210.1, 211.2, 212.2, 216, 217.2, 221, 222, 223). Good fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $200
SOLD $100