Catalogue
Shamsu-d-din Iltutmish, (607-633 A.H., 1210-1235 A.D.), gold half tanka, (1.6 grams), Shahid Muhammmad bin Sam type, not dated, (Rajgor 850). Polished and gilt, crude and possibily mounted, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Ala-ud-din Masud Shah, (A.H. 639-644, A.D. 1242-1246), silver tanka (11.0 grams), Delhi mint, date off flan, (Wright 188, Rajgor 899); Muizzu-D-Din Kaiqubad, (A.H. 686-689, A.D. 1287-1290 A.D.), silver tankah, (10.7 grams), Delhi mint, uncertain date, (cf.Wright 258, M.2528, Rajgor 954). Very fine off centred; good fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Nasiru-D-Din Mahmud Shah I, (644-664 A.H., 1246-1266 A.D.), silver tankas, mostly Delhi mint, undated, most with three dots in margin a few with loop, (Wright 224, 225, Rajgor 918, 920). Fine or better. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $30
Nasiru-D-Din Mahmud Shah I, (644-664 A.H., 1246-1266 A.D.), silver tankas, mostly Delhi mint, undated, most with three dots in margin a few with loop, (Wright 224, 225, Rajgor 918, 920). Fine or better. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Nasiru-D-Din Mahmud Shah I, (644-664 A.H., 1246-1266 A.D.), silver tankas, mostly Delhi mint, undated, most with three dots in margin a few with loop, (Wright 224, 225, Rajgor 918, 920). Fine or better. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Ghiyasu-D-Din Balban, (664-686 A.H., 1266-1287 A.D.), gold tanka, (10.8 grams), Delhi mint, dated [6X]5, obv. three lines, (The Iman Al Mustansim, the commander of the faithful) around (this coin was struck in the capital Delhi in the year six hundred and seventy? five), (Wright 240, Rajgor 942). Some of outer margins off flan, otherwise very fine, rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Ghiyasu-D-Din Balban, (664-686 A.H., A.D. 1266-1287), silver tanka, (10.7 grams), Delhi mint, date off flan, (Wright 243 (3), Rajgor 935), another Tughluq Shah I, (A.H. 720-725, A.D. 1320-1325), silver tanka, (11.0 grams), Delhi mint, year 724, (Wright 434, Rajgor 1083). Fine; good very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Jalalu-D-Din Firoz Shah II, (689-695 A.H., 1290-1296 A.D.), silver Tankas (3), Delhi mint, some with partial dates, (Wright 282, Rajgor 972). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Alau-D-Din Muhammad Shah II, (695-715 A.H., 1296-1316 A.D.), silver tankas (3), uncertain mints (off flan), one dated 714, others dated of flan, (cf.Hull 205, cf.M.2541, Rajgor 994-6). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Farid-ud-din Sher Shah Suri, (945-952 A.H., 1538-1545 A.D.), silver rupees, Mintless type Sher Shah in three lines (4), another Agra-Gwaliar type mintless type (2), another mintless type circular areas dated 950, Satgaon mint year 950, Shergarh mint year 946, others uncertain 947, (Wright 1036, cf.1041, 1079, 1089, 1103, Rajgor 1672, 1678, 1692, 1693, 1698). One mounted, otherwise very good - very fine. (12)
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Islam Shah Suri, (952-960 A.H., 1545-1552 A.D.), silver rupees, Agra and Gwaliar mint, dated 952 (3), 956 (2), 960, Circular areas type, no mint 952, (Wright 1282B, 1309, 1326, 1330, Rajgor 1771, 1777, 1792, 1795). Very good - very fine. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
Muhammad Adil Suri, (960-964 A.H., 1552-1556 A.D.), silver rupee, (11.2 grams), no mint (Tanda), dated 961, (Wright 1438, Rajgor 1845). Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Baber, (A.H. 932-937, A.D. 1526-1530), silver tanka, (4.6 grams), uncertain mint, A.H. year off flan, (M.3000-1). Weak in places, good fine, very scarce.
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Humayum, (A.H. 937-963, A.D.1530-1556), Gold quarter ashrafi, (0.67 grams), struck in Badakhshan province, issued A.H. 955-963, no hirji or Regnal Year, no mint signature, obv. Kalima, rev. legend, (BMC 8-10, Punjab Museum Cat. 38-9, Lowick No.4 [Num. Chron. 1972], cf.Senior list 2, No.570-1). Weak in places, otherwise very fine, very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Humayan, (A.H. 937-963, A.D. 1530-1556), silver tanka, (4.7 grams), uncertain mint, A.H. year 953 (1546), (cf.M.3008). Attempted punch hole in field, weak in places, good fine, very scarce.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Humayan, (A.H. 937-963, A.D. 1530-1556), Pre-Kamran issue, silver tanka, (3.8 grams), Qandahar mint, c.A.H. 950, issue by Governor Askari?, AH year not visible, (cf.Hull 1181). Weak in places, fine, very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Humayan, (A.H. 937-963, A.D. 1530-1556), Pre-Kamran issue, silver tanka, (3.8 grams), Qandahar mint, c.A.H. 950, issue by Governor Askari?, AH year not visible, (cf.Hull 1181). Weak in places, fine, very rare. (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver half rupees, square issue without mint name (probably Urdu), Regnal year 34, 36, (KM. SAC 64.1). Fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupees, square issues (6) no mint name year 34, year 37 Lahore mint, 1011 Bangala mint, 988 Urdu Zafar Qarin, Tatta year 37, 990 Fathpur, others round issue, 979 Agra mint, 979 uncertain mint, (KM. SAC 80.1, 82.8, 86.1, 88.3, 88.7, 91.1). Very fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupee, square issue without mint name (probably Urdu), Regnal year probably 32, (KM. SAC 91.1). Good very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupee, round issue Lahore mint, Regnal year 43, month Amardad (KM. SAC 93.11), another square issue, Ahmadabad mint, Regnal month Di, year 30, (KM. SAC 88.1). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), Gold quarter ashrafi, or tenth mohur, (0.925 grams), struck in Badakhshan province, issued A.H. 963-971, no hirji or Regnal Year, no mint signature, obv. Kalima, rev. Akbar's name and legend, (BMC 26-9, Punjab Museum Cat. 157, KM. SAC 100.2., cf.Senior list 2, No.583). Weak in places on edge and on kalina, otherwise very fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), Gold mohur of native workmanship, (11.025 grams), Agra mint reading, date reading A.H. 973 (A.D. 1565-6), legends all reversed, obv. Kalima, rev. Akbar's name, date and mint signature, (cf.KM. SAC 105.1). Slightly short on flan on obverse, nearly full on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, interesting and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), Gold mohur of native workmanship, (10.74 grams), Agra mint reading?, date reading A.H. 975? (A.D. 1567-8), legends all barbarous, obv. Kalima, rev. Akbar's name, poor date and uncertain mint signature, (cf.KM. SAC 105.1). Nearly full flan on obverse and reverse, otherwise very fine, interesting and rare.
Estimate $240
SOLD $160
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), Gold mohur, (10.695 grams), struck in Ahmadabad mint, issued A.H. 986 (A.D. 1578-9), mint signature off flan, attribution on style, obv. Kalima, rev. Akbar's name, date and mint signature, (BMC -, Punjab Museum Cat. -, Nagpur 26, Indian Museum Calcutta 81, KM. SAC 108.2). Short on flan as usual, otherwise very fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), heavy Gold mohur on square flan, (12.205 grams), struck in Lahore mint, issued Regnal Year 47 (A.D. 1601), Tir month, Lahore mint signature, obv. Jalalahu. rev. month, Regnal year and mint signature, all within ornate borders on square flan, (not in any known collection, cf.Punjab Museum Cat. 159, cf.KM. SAC. 114.6). Full flan, yellow gold, good fine, excessively rare, an unpublished type.
Estimate $750
SOLD $620
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), square Gold mohur, (10.87 grams), struck in Urdu Zafar Qarim mint, issued A.H. 1000 (A.D. 1591-2), Urdu Zafar Qarim mint signature, obv. Kalima, rev. Akbar's name, date and mint signature, (cf.BMC 73-7, cf.Punjab Museum Cat. 124, Nagpur -, Indian Museum Calcutta 101, KM. SAC 119.4). Short on flan on obverse, nearly full on reverse, otherwise very fine, rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver eighth rupees, (1.3 grams), uncertain mint, not dated, (KM. -). Very fine, very rare. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupees, round issues, 1026/12 Lahore mint; 1023/9 agra mint; Elichpur? mint, 1015; (KM. 141.5, 145.1, 145.11). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $30
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupees, round issues, Kashmir mint, year 1022, Regnal year 7, (KM.145.10), another, A.H. 1033, Regnal year 19, Inayat type Ahmadabad mint, (KM. 149.4). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40