Catalogue
Kanishka I, (c.A.D. 232-260), gold stater, (7.7 grams), obv. king standing, head turned left, holding tall standard in left hand, sacrificing with right hand over cylindrical altar, flames (?) emanate from his coat, legend around, rev. Miiro (Mithra) nimbate and radiate, standing to left, wearing diaphanous dhoti and holding short sword, behind legend downwards MIIPO, (Gobl 31, M.3061). Has been mounted, nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Kushan Empire, Kanishka I, (A.D. 232-260), Jammu-Kashmir series, copper quarter unit, obv. king standing facing, head to left, sacrificing over altar, legend in Greek around, rev. Nana with modified letters hAhA (h reversed), standing to right, (M.3180, Gobl 806). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Kushan coinage, Kanishka I, (A.D. 232-260), Jammu-Kashmir series, copper quarter units, obv. king standing facing, head to left, sacrificing over altar, legend in Greek around, rev. sun god Mithra MIIPO, Siva with two arms OhpO, Nana various types NANA, standing to right (4), wind god Vado AODO, moon god Mao, in old packets described, (M.3158, 3168, 3175, 3180, 3182, 3188, Gobl 797, 802, 806, 813, 817). Very good - good fine. (8)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Kushan coinage, Huvishka, (A.D. 260-292), copper units, Kapisa mint, king on couch second series, obv. king half reclining on couch, with one arm on ground the other on couch, rev. sun-god Mithra two arms (4, HIOPO, NIIPO [3]), luna god Mao, metals god Athsho (2), (M.3225, 3236, 3303, 3304, Gobl 822, 824, 833, 836), a few in packets described. Very good - nearly very fine, some scarce. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Kushan Empire, Huvishka, (A.D. 260-292), copper units, Balkh mint, king seated facing, cross legged, with sceptre, rev. sun-god Mithra two arms (5), luna god Mao (2), metals god Athsho, (M.3246, 3247, 3252, 3310, 3328, Gobl 822, 825, 834, 837), a few in packets described. Very good - nearly very fine, some scarce. (8)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Kushan, Vasudeva I (c.A.D. 290-310), gold stater, (7.9 grams), obv. standing king facing with head to left, holding trident and right hand lowered to altar, another trident above altar, legend around, rev. Siva standing facing holding trident, bull to left behind, legend OhPO upwards to right, (Gobl 509 type, M.3388). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Kushan Empire, Vasudeva II (c.A.D. 312-350), gold stater, (7.96 grams), obv. standing king facing with head to left, holding trident and right hand lowered to altar, another trident above altar, legend around, rev. Siva standing facing holding trident, bull to left behind, legend OHPO, to right upwards, (cf.M.3395 [Vasudeva I], Gobl 680). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Post Kushan Empire, Vasudeva III, (c.A.D. 360-365), gold stater, (7.73 grams), obv. king standing, head turned left, holding sceptre in left hand, sacrificing with right hand over altar, trident above altar, legend around, rev. goddess Ardoksho seated facing on throne, holding cornucopiae, symbol to left, to right traces of degenerate legend APDOXPO, (M.3579, Gobl 556). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $290
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.75 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend Sri Vikramah, (Altekar cf.plate IV, 13, cf.BMC 71 [Pl.VI, 13] from very similar dies, cf.M.4797-9). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.93 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend Sri Vikramah, (Altekar cf.plate IV, 13, cf.BMC 71 [Pl.VI, 13] from very similar dies, cf.M.4797-9). Trace of mounting on edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.5 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend Sri Vikramah, (Altekar cf.plate IV, 15, BMC 71 [Pl.VII, 12] from very similar dies, cf.M.4799). Flat on the head of Lakshmi, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Kumaragupta I, (A.D. 414-455), gold stater, (8.05 grams), horseman type, BMC Class IIa, obv. king nimbate, with long locks, mounted on horse, prancing to right, Bahmi script around, 'The unconquered Mahendra, invincible, the moon in the sky of the Gupta line, the victorious', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated on wicker stool, to left, holding a lotus and feeding a peacock from a bunch of fruit, to right, the Brahmi legend 'Ajitavikramah (he whose prowess is unsurpassed)', (Altekar cf.plate XI, 3-4, BMC 219 [Pl.XIII, 11] from very similar dies, cf.M.4839-4840). Heavy scratches across obverse, small dumpy flan, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $210
India, Gupta and other Western satrap issues, silver drachms, Kumaragupta I (A.D. 414-455) (BMC 380), Svami-Rudrasena III (A.D. 348-378), (cf.BMC 848-9) (2), Indo-Sassanian, Gadhaiya paisa (c.800-950), (cf.M.419-422), Mostly very fine but crude as usual. (4)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Jammu and Kashmir, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue for king Tarapra (c. 5th century A.D.), base gold stater, (7.4 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (M.3637). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Jammu and Kashmir, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue for king Namvihakya (c. 5th century A.D.), billon stater, (8.2 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (M.3655). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Jammu and Kashmir, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue for king Vinayaditya (c. 5th century A.D.), base gold stater, (7.1 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (M.3659). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Madhya Pradesh, Kalachuris of Tripuri, Gangeyadeva (c.1015-1041) and his successors to 1211, gold stater, (4.0 grams), obv. four-armed Lakshmi seated cross-legged facing, rev. three lined Brahmi legend 'Srimad Ga / ngeya deva, (M.410-413). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Ganges Valley, Gahadavales (Rathors) of Kanauj and Banares, Govindachandra (1114-1154) and his successors to 1193, base gold stater, (4.0 grams), obv. four-armed Lakshmi seated cross-legged facing, rev. three lined Brahmi legend 'Srimad Go / vinda chandra / deva, (M.490-496). Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
Western Ganges (Ganges of Talkad), anonymous gold pagoda, (c.1080-1138 or later), (3.8 grams), obv. highly ornamented and fully caparisoned elephant to right, rev. complex floral design filling the entire coin, (M.702). Stuck on small flan, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $140
Western Ganges (Ganges of Talkad), anonymous gold pagoda, (c.1080-1138 or later), (3.8 grams), obv. highly ornamented and fully caparisoned elephant to right, rev. complex floral design filling the entire coin, (M.702). Stuck on small flan, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Western Mysore, The Hoysalas of Dorasamudra, Vishnuvardhana (Bittiga), (c.1106-1152), gold pagoda, (4.1 grams), obv. lion standing to right with goddess above it, rev. three lined Brahmi legend 'The Lord who conquered Nolambavadi', (M.704). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $270
Gulbarga Sultanate (Bahmanis of the Deccan), Taj-ud-din Firuz Shah, (A.H. 800-825, A.D. 1397-1422), gold tanka, (11.1 grams), year A.H. 805, (cf.Rajgor 2575). Nearly uncirculated and excessively rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,750
Gulbarga Sultanate (Bahmanis of the Deccan), Shams-ud-din Muhammad Shah III, (A.H. 867-887, A.D. 1463-1482), gold tanka, Muhammadabad mint, (11.0 grams), year A.H. 878 = A.D. 1473, (Rajgor 2655). Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
Nizam Shahs of Ahmadnagar, Burhan Nizam Shah II, (A.H. 1000 - 1004, A.D. 1591-1595), gold hun, (3.4 grams), Burhanabad mint, date A.H. 1001, (Not in Rajgor, cf. similar examples Spink, Singapore Sale March 4, 1997 [lots 516 & 517]). Green spot on edge, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $0
Sultans of Delhi, Muhammad Shah V bin Farid Shah, (837-849 A.H., 1434-1445 A.D.), gold tanka, (10.6 grams), no mint named, date off flan, (cf.Wright 897, Hull 463, Rajgor 1481 [RRR]). Very fine, with clear reading of Farid's name, the type very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,750
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver half rupee, Lahore mint, Regnal year 49 (1604), month Di, (KM. SAC 67.1). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint, Regnal year 47 (1602), month Mihr, (KM. SAC 94.2). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $40
SOLD $45
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupee, Lahore mint, Regnal year 47 (1602), month Tir, (KM. SAC 94.3). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $55
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupee, Lahore mint, Regnal year 49, month Farwardin (KM. SAC 94.3). Good fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), round silver half rupee, struck at Qandahar mint, Regnal year 12, hijri date 1026, (KM SAC 135.2). Probably has been mounted, otherwise very fine and very rare, the date unpublished.
Estimate $170
SOLD $0