Catalogue
Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161), (A.D.1719-1748), round Gold mohur, (10.88 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 1155 (A.D. 1742-3), Regnal year 25, obv. Muhammad Shah name at top, date all on flan upper right, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (cf.BMC 975, cf.Nagpur 625, cf.Panjab Museum Lahore 2327, cf.Indian Museum calcutta 1851, cf.Lucknow 3793, KM. SAC 439.4). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $560
Ahmad Shah Bahadur, (A.H. 1161-1167), (A.D.1748-1754), round Gold mohur, (10.87 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [11]63 (A.D. 1749-1750), Regnal year 3, obv. Ahmad Shah Bahadur name at top, partial date on flan centre left, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (cf.BMC 1039, Nagpur 1134, cf.Panjab Museum Lahore 2638, cf.Lucknow 4220, KM. SAC 449.12). Uncirculated and a rare date.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Ahmad Shah Bahadur, (A.H. 1161-1167), (A.D.1748-1754), round Gold mohur, (10.87 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [116]5 (A.D. 1751-2), Regnal year 4, obv. Ahmad Shah Bahadur name at top, partial date on flan centre left, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower centre, (cf.BMC 1039, cf.Nagpur 1134, cf.Panjab Museum Lahore 2638, Lucknow 4221 (for Regnal year), KM. SAC 449.12). Extremely fine and a rare date.
Estimate $350
SOLD $560
Ahmad Shah Bahadur, (A.H. 1161-1167), (A.D.1748-1754), round Gold mohur, (10.785 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [11]67 (A.D. 1753-4), Regnal year 6, obv. Ahmad Shah Bahadur name at top, partial date on flan centre left, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (BMC 1041-2, cf.Nagpur 1134, Panjab Museum Lahore 2638, cf.Lucknow 4222, KM. SAC 449.12). Broad flan, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $640
Ahmad Shah Bahadur, (A.H. 1161-1167), (A.D.1748-1754), round Gold mohur, (10.91 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [1167] (A.D. 1753-1754), Regnal year 7, obv. Ahmad Shah Bahadur name at top, hijri date off flan, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year centre left, (BMC 1043, cf.Nagpur 1134, cf.Panjab Museum Lahore 2638, Lucknow 4223, KM. SAC 449.12). Different design to earlier years, extremely fine and a rare date.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Ahmad Shah Bahadur / 'Alamgir II mule, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.835 grams), struck at probably Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [11]72 (A.D. 1758-9), No Regnal year, obv. Ahmad Shah Bahadur name at top, partial date on flan upper right 116X, rev. 'Alamgir name at top, partial date [11]72 on centre left, (cf.BMC 1043/1082, cf.Nagpur 1134/1246, cf.Lucknow 4223/4358, KM. SAC 449.12/466.1). Of excellent style and correct weight, good very fine, and unpublished as a mule of two rulers.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.90 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 1168 (A.D. 1754-5), Regnal year 2, obv. within looped square the Kalima, hijri date 1168, in centre, rev. Alamgir's name within looped square, mint name and Regnal year in lower marginal pane, (BMC 1060, Punjab Museum Lahore 2733, Lucknow 4354, KM. SAC 464.1). Broad full flan, good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,600
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.395 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [1169] (A.D. 1755-6), Regnal year 2, obv. Alamgir II name at top, date on flan upper left, rev. mint name in centre, Regnal year centre left, (BMC 1061, Punjab Museum Lahore 2734, Lucknow 4355, KM. SAC 466.1). Holed, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.88 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. [1]170 (A.D. 1756-7), Regnal year 4, obv. Alamgir II name at top, partial date on flan upper left, rev. mint name in centre, Regnal year lower left, (BMC 1063-4, cf.Nagpur 1246, cf.Indian Museum Calcutta 2186, cf.Punjab Museum Lahore 2734, Lucknow 4356, KM. SAC 466.1). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $460
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.875 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 1171 (A.D. 1757-8), Regnal year 5, obv. Alamgir II name at top, full date on flan centre left, rev. mint name in centre, Regnal year lower left, (cf.BMC 1063-4, cf.Nagpur 1246, cf.Punjab Museum Lahore 2737, Lucknow 4357 (same Regnal year), KM. SAC 466.1). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $460
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.915 grams), struck at Sahrind mint, issued A.H. 117[0-1] (A.D. 1756-7), Regnal year 4, obv. Alamgir II name at top, partial date on flan upper right, rev. mint name at base, Regnal year centre right, (Mint not present in any major published collection, KM. SAC 467.9, only known not dated). Good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $760
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold mohur, (10.80 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 116[7] (A.D. 1754-5), Regnal year 1, obv. Alamgir II name at top, partial date on flan upper right, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (BMC 1059, Nagpur 1244-5, Lucknow 4352-3, KM. SAC 467.10). Broad flan, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D.1754-1759), round Gold third mohur or pagoda, (3.31 grams), struck at Imtiyazgarh (Adoni) mint (South India), issued A.H. [117]0 (A.D. 1756-7), No Regnal year, obv. Alamgir II name at top, part date on lower left, rev. mint name, (BMC 1068-1070a, Indian Museum Calcutta 2179-2181, Lucknow 4347-8, not in KM. SAC). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221), (A.D.1759-1806), round Gold mohur, (10.75 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 1203 (A.D. 1788-9), Regnal year 30, obv. Shah Alam II name at top, full date on flan centre right, with Imperial umbrella mintmark, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (cf.BMC 1094, cf.Nagpur 1351, cf.Indian Museum Calcutta 2380, cf.Lucknow 4494, KM. SAC 719). Good very fine, rare and an unpublished date and Regnal year.
Estimate $350
SOLD $580
Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221), (A.D.1759-1806), round Nazarana Gold mohur, (10.65 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 1218 (A.D. 1803-4), Regnal year 46, obv. within dotted and double circular border on both sides, obv. Shah Alam II name at top, full date on flan centre right, with Imperial umbrella and five petal flower mintmark, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, on flowered field, (BMC 1104, cf.Punjab Museum Lahore 2861 (RY 45), cf.Indian Museum Calcutta 2281 (RY 45), Lucknow 4495, KM. SAC 721). Maybe a trace of mount on edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine, and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $6,900
Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221), (A.D.1759-1806), round Gold mohur, (10.81 grams), struck at Ahmadnagar Farrukhabad mint, issued A.H. [11]92 (A.D. 1778-9), Regnal year 19, obv. Shah Alam II name at top, partial date on flan centre left, rev. mint name at base, Regnal year centre right, [cf.BMC 1170 (1194, RY21), cf.Indian Museum Calcutta 2270 (RY31), cf.Nagpur 1356 (same date and RY for rupee), cf.Lucknow 4497, cf.KM. SAC 97.2 (under Farrukhabad)]. Crude attempted milling on edge, extremely fine, extremely rare and an unpublished date and Regnal year.
Estimate $750
SOLD $980
Kam Bakhsh, (A.H. 1119-1120), (A.D. 1707-1708), round Gold cast mohur, (10.81 grams), struck at Gulbarga mint, issued A.H. 1120 (A.D. 1749-1750), Regnal year 2, obv. Kam Bakhsh name at top, hijri date on centre right, rev. mint name at base, Regnal year centre right, (cf.KM. SAC 336.3 [silver rupee]). A good copy, in pure gold, edge filed with evidence of casting, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), round Gold imitation fractional mohur of native workmanship, maybe a temple token, (2.14 grams), style of Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, obv. Kalima, within diamond, rev. Akbar's name, and mint signature, (cf.BMC 79-80 [illustrated on round flans] cf.KM. SAC 118.1). Has been mounted, generally of crude style, otherwise nearly very fine, interesting and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
East India Company, General Trade coinage issue or 'Portcullis Coinage', Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver two testerns (two reales), mintmark O, (1600), obv. crowned arms, around O: ELIZABETH. D;G; AN; FR; ET. HIBER; REGINA., crowned E R at sides, rev. O: POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM., around crowned portcullis, (Pr. 3b). Very fine or better, toned and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,100
East India Company, General Trade coinage issue or 'Portcullis Coinage', Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver four testerns (four reales), mintmark O, (1600), obv. crowned arms, around O: ELIZABETH. D;G; ANG; FRA; ET. HIBER; REGINA., crowned E R at sides, rev. O: POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM., around crowned portcullis, (Pr. 2). weak in places, otherwise good fine, toned and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
East India Company, General Trade coinage issue or 'Portcullis Coinage', Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver eight testerns (eight reales), mintmark O, (1600), obv. crowned arms, around O: ELIZABETH. D;G; ANG; FR; ET. HIB; REGINA, crowned E R at sides, rev. O: POSVI. DEVM. ADIVTOREM. MEVM., around crowned portcullis, (Pr. 1, M.2137 This Coin, Mitchiner; Non Islamic States and western Colonies AD 600-1979). Has been carefully plugged and reworked in the centre otherwise, fine, toned and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1643-1677, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.36 grams), obv. figure of a deity (probably Hanuman the monkey god of Vijayanagar), rev. plain, (Pr. 1, KM. -). Good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1643-1677, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.35 grams), obv. very crude figure of a deity (probably Hanuman the monkey god of Vijayanagar), rev. plain, (Pr. 1 var., KM. -). Good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1678-1740, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.405 grams), obv. single standing deity, (probably Vishnu?), rev. granulated, (Pr.2 var., KM. 288). Good extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $290
Negapatam - Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1781, Struck at Negapatam mint for district of Tanjore, (3.39 grams), obv. single standing deity, (probably Vishnu?), rev. granulated, (cf.Pr. 2, KM. -, Scholten p.139, the discussion under type No. 1228). Uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $950
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.445 grams), obv. three standing half figure deities, (representing Vishnu as Venkatesvara and his two wives, Sridevi and Bhudevi), rev. granulated, (Pr.3B, KM. 304). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Madras Presidency, Masulipatan (Macchlipattan) Mint Coinage, issued c.1680-1690, copper half dudu (five cash), obv. balemark CC/E, rev. mint name, (Pr.-, KM.SAC 4 unpriced). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $300
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Madras mint, (3.31 grams), obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr. 9, KM. 303). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
Madras Presidency, Third coinage, 1764-1807, silver double (3) and single fanam, obv. single standing deity (Vishnu), rev. C's interlocked, (Pr. 18, 19, KM. 307, 308). Fanam very fine, others fine and and scarce. (4)
Estimate $75
SOLD $30
Madras Presidency, copper dudu or ten cash, obv. balemark, rev. date between wavy lines within dotted circle, First issue, 1705, Second issue 1777, (Pr. 26, 52, KM. 291, 306). Very good; very fine, both rare. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90