Catalogue
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
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), with pre-accession name Salim, silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint, Regnal year 50 of Akbar, (1604), (KM.140.1). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), with names of Jahangir and Akbar, silver rupee, Qandahar mint, date 1029, no regnal year, (issued 1619-1620), (KM.142.2). Good very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, round issues, [1032]/18 Akbarnagar mint; (KM. 145.4). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, heavy issue (13.7 grams), Ahmadabad mint, no regnal year, AH 1017 = 1608-1609, (KM. 152.2). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, heavy issue (13.5 grams), Qandahar mint, Regnal year 7, AH 1020 = 1611-1612, (KM. 152.6). Very fine, toned, scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, heavy issue (14.2 grams), Ahmadabad mint, Regnal year 4, AH [1017 = 1608-1609] date off flan, rev. Inayat, (KM. 158.3). Good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Nur Jahan by 'authority of Emperor Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, Patna mint, Regnal year 22, year 1037, (1627-1628), (KM.168.5). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Shah Jahan I, (A.H. 1037-1068, A.D. 1628-1658), silver rupee, round issues, Junagadh mint, A.H. 1067, (KM. 235.12), Aurangzeb, (A.H.1068-1118, A.D. 1658-1707), silver rupee, Zafarpur mint, A.H. 1097, RY 30, (KM.300.94), Shah Alam Bahadur I (A.H. 1119-1124, A.D. 1707-1712), silver rupee, Shahjahanabad mint, A.H. 1120, RY 3, (KM.347.18). Fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Shah Alam Bahadur, (A.H. 1119-1124, A.D. 1707-1712), gold mohur, Allahabad mint, Regnal year 4, A.H. [11]22, (cf.KM.347.3). Very fine and unpublished in gold for this mint.
Estimate $600
SOLD $560
Farrukhsiyar, (A.H. 1124-1131, A.D. 1713-1719), silver rupees, Ahmadabad mint, Regnal year 6, A.H. 1130 (KM.377.1), another Azimabad mint, A.H.1129, Regnal year 6, (KM.377.14). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Rafi-u-Darjat, (A.H. 1131, A.D. 1719), gold mohur, Shahjahanabad Dar-ul khilafat mint, Regnal year 1, year 1131 (1719), (KM.408.2). On a nazarana size flan, has been mounted, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,050
Shah Jahan II, (A.H. 1131, A.D. 11719), silver rupee, Surat mint, year 1, A.H. 1131; (KM. 415.24). Obverse porosity, otherwise, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Mogul, Aziz-ud-din 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173), (A.D. 1754-1759), round Gold third mohur or pagoda, (3.4 grams), struck at Imtiyazgarh (Adoni) mint (South India), no date or Regnal year, obv. Alamgir II name at top, rev. mint name, (BMC 1068-1070a, Indian Museum Calcutta 2179-2181, Lucknow 4347-8, KM 468.1). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Mogul, Shah Jahan III, (A.H. 1173-4, A.D. 1759-1760), gold mohur, Mahindrapur mint (Indrapur), year 1, [A.H. 1174]; (Hull 2221, Panjab Museum 2852, cf.KM.478.4). Good very fine and a very rare mint.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221) (A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupee, Gokulgarh mint, Local Sindhia Governor Issue as Raja of Rewari as Rohilla Governor, year [1]204, Regnal Year 32 in name of Shah Alam II, issued 1789-1790, (KM. 624). As struck, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60