Catalogue
Bhopal, Sikandar Begam (A.H. 1261-1285, A.D. 1844-1868), and Shah Jahan Begam (A.H. 1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), silver half rupees, regal year 8, 1285 (1868-9) (unlisted date combination); year 9, 1294 (1877-8); year 17, 13[06] (1888-9); another 130X; quarter rupee, regal year 7, 1284, (1867-8); year 8 1287 (1870-1); another year 8 128X; year X, 1294 (1877-8); silver eighth rupee, year X, 1294 (1877-8); another year 8 [12XX]; year 15, [1303]; (KM. Y.7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13). Mostly very fine or better, some scarce. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Bhopal, Sikandar Begam (A.H. 1261-1285, A.D. 1844-1868), silver rupees, regal year 5, 1271 (1854-5) (2 one small another large flan); no regal year, 1275 (1858-9) (3 different varieties); year 5, 1279 (1862-3); year 8, 1282 (1865-6); (KM. Y.10). Mostly very fine or better, some scarce. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Bhopal, Sikandar Begam (A.H. 1261-1285, A.D. 1844-1868), silver rupees, regal year 7, 1283 (1866-7), year 8, 1284 (1867-8) (2, different varieties); year 8, 1285 (1868-9) (2 different varieties); (KM. Y.10). Mostly very fine or better, some scarce. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H.1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), copper half annas (4), A.H. 1289 (1872-3), 130[2-4] (1884-7), others undated (2), quarter annas 1278 (1861-2), 1287 (1870-1), year `28', year `3', another 1305 (1887-8), another date off flan, (KM. Y.1, 4.2, 5, 16, 17.1). Very fine the 1278 quarter anna unpublished and rare. (10)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H. 1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1891), silver rupees, regal year 8, 1289 (1872-3) (2 variants); year 8, 1293 (1876-7) (Zarb below Bhopal); year 9, 1294 (1877-8); year 10 1295 (1878), year 11, 1296 (2 different varieties); (KM. Y.10, 14). Very fine or better, some scarce. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H. 1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1891), silver rupees, regal year 15, 1302 (1884-5) (real year unpublished); year 15, 1304 (1886-7) (3, different variants); year 17, 1306 (1888-9); year 14 1308 (1890-1); (KM. Y.14). Very fine or better, some scarce. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H.1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), copper annas (3) A.H. 1303 others uncertain dates, half annas (5), some with part dates, quarter annas (11), (KM. Y.16, 17.1, 18). Fine - very fine, annas scarce, a good study group. (19)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H.1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), copper anna, 29.9 grams, A.H. 1303 (1885-6), (KM. Y.18). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H.1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), copper anna, 31.2 grams, A.H. 1303 (1885-6), over struck on 1302 dated issue. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Bhutan, Various rulers, base metal, deb half rupees (8), c.1875-1930, Period III issues, (cf.KM. 7-15), others milled issues, pice 1928, (KM.23), another struck 1951-5, (KM.27), half rupee issued 1951-5, (KM.26). Fine - extremely fine, the 1928 pice scarce. (11)
Estimate $70
SOLD $70
Bikanir, Gaj Singh (A.H. 1159-1202, A.D. 1746-1787), as a Mogul issue in the name of Alamgir II (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), Bikanir mint, silver rupee, year 5 (not dated = A.H. 1172, 1759), (KM.10). Good very fine, rare, this date unpublished.
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Bikanir, Surat Singh (A.H. 1202-1244, A.D. 1787-1828), as a Mogul issue in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Bikanir mint, silver rupee, date 1229, year 52, (1813-1814), (KM.17). Slightly off centre, otherwise good very fine, and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Bikanir, Ratan Singh (A.H. 1244-1268, A.D. 1821-1851), in the name of Mohammad Akbar II (A.H. 1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837), all Bikanir mint issues, silver rupee, year 31 (dated A.H. [122]9 fictional and fixed date), (A.D. 1829), (KM. 32), another copper paisa not dated (KM.23), Sadar Singh (A.H. 1268-1289, A.D. 1851-1872), silver rupees, these with distinctive symbols, year 21 (fixed year [12]29), under Bahadur Shah II (KM.37), another two under Queen Victoria, 1859 (VS 1916), both dates present, other with one date and larger letters, (KM.45), another as Local issue under Dungar Singh (A.H. 1289-1305, A.D. 1872-1887), this with fixed dates, VS 1916 and 1859, (KM.54). Mostly very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Bikanir, Ganga Singh (VS 1944-1999, A.D. 1887-1942), milled coinage issued in the name of Queen Victoria, Bikanir mint, silver rupees, 1892, 1897, another 50th anniversary of reign 1937, copper half anna 1895, and half pice 1894, (KM. 70-73). Silver extremely fine or better, copper fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Bikanir, Ganga Singh (VS 1944-1999, A.D. 1887-1942), Bikanir mint, gold Nazarana mohur original striking, portrait facing type, 50th Annivarsary of reign, VS1994 (1937), (KM. 75). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $800
Bindraban, as a Mogul issue in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Bindraban mint, silver rupees (2), year 44, A.H. 12XX, with Scimitar and dagger, another with larger script (KM.10.5), silver half rupees year 44 (4), with different symbols, (cf.KM.9a), silver quarter rupees (5), mostly with scimitar and dagger with variations of symbols, all year 44, (KM. 8a). Fine - good very fine, the fractions rare, those with symbol variants unpublished. (11)
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Bindraban, under Queen Victoria as a local issue, silver quarter rupee 186[7], bust of Queen Victoria to left, katar in front of bust, symbls of comb and unbrella on reverse, (KM.16). Off centre with small dumpy flan as usual, otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $75
SOLD $70
Broach, as an East India Company issue, silver rupee, year 5, another year 32, A.H. dates off flan, with cross crosslet mint mark also off flan, (KM. C.36), silver half rupee withou year date, with distinctive cross crosslet mint mark, (KM. C.A36). Very fine, the rupee year dates unpublished. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Bundi, in name of Mohammad Akbar II (A.H. 1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837) silver rupee year 11 (KM. C.30), Ram Singh (VS 1878-1946, A.D. 1824-1889), Bundi mint, silver round rupees in name of Queen Victoria, large flan, year VS 1915, A.D. 1858, others under Raghubir Singh (VS 1946-1984, A.D. 1889-1927), small flan with katar obverse, dated VS 1950 (1893) and VS 1954 (1897), (KM. Y.6, 9). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Bundi, Ram Singh (VS 1878-1946, A.D. 1824-1889), Bundi mint, silver square Nazarana rupee, large flan with English obverse legend, dated VS 1930, 1873, (appearing as 1878), (KM. Y.6a), With gash and corner damage, otherwise very fine and very rare being an unpublished date.
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Bundi, in name of Queen Victoria, under Raghubir Singh (VS 1946-1984, A.D. 1889-1927), small flan with katar obverse and English legend, VS 1944 (1887), VS 1947 (1890), VS 1950 (1893), VS 1953 (1896), VS 1954 (1897), VS 1955 (1898), VS 1956 (1899), copper takka, round flan VS 1935 (1877) another square flan undated, (KM. Y.3, 9). Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Bundi, Raghubir Singh (VS 1946-1984, A.D. 1889-1927), Bundi mint, silver rupee in name of Edward VII with standing figure on obverse, large flan, year VS 1958, (1901); another VS 1959 (1902), (KM. Y.11), Fine - very fine and scarce.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Bundi, in name of Edward VII, under Raghubir Singh small flan (VS 1946-1984, A.D. 1889-1927), silver rupees, with katar and English legend on obverse, years VS 1963 (1906); VS 1964 (1907); VS 1965 (1908); VS 1966 (1909); (KM. Y.14). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Bundi, in name of George V, under Raghubir Singh small flan (VS 1946-1984, A.D. 1889-1927), silver rupees, with katar and English legend on obverse, years VS 1979 (1922); VS 1980 (1923); VS 1981 (1924); VS 1982 (1925) (2); (KM. Y.18.2). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Cambay, Hussain Yafar Khan, (A.H. 1257-1297, A.D. 1841-1880), in the name of Shah Alam II, silver rupee, regal year 3, 11.44 grams, this issue probably struck in 1844, (KM. Y.1). Very fine and an unpublished date.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Cannanore, Various rulers known as Ali Rajas, (Lord of the Deep), (A.H. 1122-1231, A.D. 1710-1815), silver fifth rupees, various dates, 1168 (1754-5), 1631 (error date 1231 = 1815-6), 8711 (error date for 1178 = 1764-5), (KM 5). Extremely fine, the 1168 date unpublished. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Cannanore, Various rulers known as Ali Rajas, (Lord of the Deep), (A.H. 1122-1231, A.D. 1710-1815), silver fifth rupees, various dates, 1131 (1718-9), 1181 (1767-8), 1194 (1780), 1199 (1784-5), 8711 (error date for 1178) (1764-5), (4), (KM 5). Nearly extremely fine, the 1131 date unpublished. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Cannanore, Various rulers known as Ali Rajas, (Lord of the Deep), (A.H. 1122-1231, A.D. 1710-1815), silver fifth rupees, various dates, 1181 (1767-8), 1188 (1774-5), 1194 (1780) (2), 121 (die engravers error missing last number), 8711 (error date for 1178) (1764-5), (2), (KM 5). Nearly extremely fine, die error unpublished. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Chhatarpur, in the name of Shah Alam II (AH 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupee, regal year 8, 11.3 grams, this issue with triscul as well as flower symbols on obverse, probably struck in early 19th century A.D., (KM. 15). Very fine and an unpublished date.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Chhatarpur, in the name of Shah Alam II (AH 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupee, regal year 17, 11.1 grams, this issue with circle with three dots as well as flower symbols on obverse, probably struck in early 19th century A.D., (KM. 15). Very fine and an unpublished symbol.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30