Catalogue
Ahmad Shah Bahadur, (A.H. 1161-1167, A.D.1748-1754), silver rupee, struck at Narwar mint, Regnal year 5, (cf.KM.446, Hull -, Lucknow 4341). Nearly extremely fine and a very rare mint.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
India, mogul, various rupees in packets described, Shah Jahan (A.D. 1628-1658), Surat 1066, Aurangzeb (1658-1707) Itawa mint, 1110/42, Farrukhsiyar (1713-1719), Akbarabad mint, 1130/7, Muhammad Shah (1719-1748) Kora mint, year 11 (AH 1141), (KM. 235.23, 300.39, 377.5, 436.39). Very fine, some scarce. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Assorted Mogul copper, Akbar (19), Jahangir (6), Aurangzeb (11), unsorted selection, mostly Mogul issues (59). Mostly fine, some better. (95)
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Madras Presidency, English East India Company, five rupees not dated, (Pr.244, KM.422). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, twenty cash in copper, 1803, heavy issue, 1808 light weight issue, ten cash, 1803, five cash 1803 with small and large lettering, (Pr. 190, 197, 199, 208, 208A, KM. 316, 317, 319, 321, 322). Very fine - extremely fine, mostly with attractive tone. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $70
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof ten cash in copper, 1808, obv. company arms, 1808 date below, rev. Value in English and Persian, (Pr. 203, KM. 319). FDC, even brown tone, very sharp with a light die crack on the obverse, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, ten cash in copper, 1808, light weight issue, obv. company arms, 1808 date below, rev. Value in English and Persian, (Pr. 206, KM. 320). Brilliant, uncirculated with some attractive red and blue colour, very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof one cash in copper, 1803, obv. company crest, rampant lion, date below, rev. 'cash' in Persian, (Pr. 213, KM. 315). Die crack on reverse (9 o'clock), attractive, uneven light tone, very rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof one cash in silver, 1803, obv. company crest, rampant lion, date below, rev. 'cash' in Persian, (Pr. 215, KM. 315a). Die crack on reverse (9 o'clock), attractive, uneven light tone, very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Madras Presidency, 1794-1797 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof dub and half dub in copper, 1794, obv. company arms, 48 or 96 below, rev. Balemark, and date 1794 below, (Pr. 311, 320, KM. 392, 394). The half dub with minor edge knocks, otherwise nearly FDC, with even brown tone, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Madras Presidency, 1794-1797 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof dub and half dub in copper, 1797, obv. company arms, 48 or 96 below, rev. Balemark, and date 1797 below, (Pr. 316, 324, KM. 397, 398). FDC, with even dark and light brown tones, scarce. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Madras Presidency, 1803 Madras Minting, copper V (five) cash, small lettering, (KM.317); Indonesia, Sumatra, East India Company, copper keping 1787, (KM.257.1); Ceylon, copper 1/48 rix dollar, (KM. 75). Good extremely fine with some mint bloom for the first coin, nearly very fine for last two coins. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Bombay Presidency, 1791-1794, Proof set of the English minting, (struck at French Ordinary Court, London), 1791 issues of double pice or eight reas, one and a half pice or six reas, pice or four reas, half pice or two reas, (Pr. 119, 126, 130, 136, KM. 192, 193, 195, 196). FDC, all with even brown patina and rare. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Bombay Presidency, 1791-1794, partial proof set of the English minting, (struck at French Ordinary Court, London), 1791 issues of pice or four reas and half pice or two reas, (Pr. 130, 136, KM. 192, 193). Nearly FDC, with even brown patina, both rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Bombay Presidency, 1804, English minting struck at Soho, Birmingham, 1804 double pice, pice (2), half pice, obv. EIC arms with date below, rev. scales with date 1219 below, (Pr. 194, 198, 201, KM. 204-206). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Bombay Presidency copper (16), Bengal Presidency copper (6), Madras Presidency copper (5), Portuguese India in base metal (28), other East India Company coins c.1835 (35), modern crude copies or recent manufacture, interesting (43). Mostly fine, some better. (133)
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1769-1790 issue, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Silver eighth rupees, Regnal Year 6, sixteenth rupees Regnal Year 12 (5), 15, 27, others undated (2), probably Murshidabad mint but off flan, no milling, (cf.Pr. 98 (year 6 unlisted), 132, 133, year 27 unlisted, KM. 80.2, 81.1). Fine - extremely fine and very scarce. (10)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Bengal Presidency, pattern coinage struck in England, 1809, one half pice, obv. arms of the company, 1809 below, rev. value in three languages, (4.0 grams), (Pr. 395, KM.57). About mint state but with minor surface blemishes on the obverse, reverse with some mint bloom, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
East India Company control, 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 35 in name of Shah Alam II, issued 1792-1793, (KM. 624). As struck, porous obverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Dutch India, Masulipatan, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold three swami pagoda, c.1646-1747, Struck at Pulicat mint under Dutch control, (3.4 grams), obv. three standing deities, all crowned, representing Venkateswara and his two wives, rev. convex and granulated, (Scholten 1247 [p.142, Plate XV]). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Awadh, Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Lucknow mint, rupees, obverse A.H. dates, 1217 (1802-3), 1218 (1803-4), 1220 (1805-6), 1221 (1806-7), all with regal year 26, (KM. 103.2, C.6). Very fine or better. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $65
Banswarra, Shambhu Singh (A.D. 1906-1914) and Sir Pirthi Singh (A.D. 1914-1947), issues c.1905-1920, Nazarana issues, silver rupees thick flan, another broad thin flan, half rupee, quarter rupee, eighth rupee, (KM.20-23), copper paisa on square flan with obverse of solar symbols and reverse traces of nagari inscription, (KM.-, IMC 1 p.218 Pl.XIII,5). Some with mint bloom, extremely fine - uncirculated, paisa very fine, all scarce. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bikanir, Ganga Singh (VS 1944-1999, A.D. 1887-1942), milled coinage issued in the name of Queen Victoria, Bikanir mint, silver rupees, 1892 (8), 1897, (KM. 72, Y.18). Very good - fine a few better. (9)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
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 $80
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 $50
SOLD $30
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 $60
SOLD $30
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 $80
SOLD $60
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 $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 $80
Gwalior, Daulat Rao, (A.H. 1209-1243, A.D. 1794-1827), in name of Mohammad Akbar II (A.H.1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837), Sheopur mint, silver rupees, all with date 1228, regal years 15, 17, and 27, obv. cannon to left, rev. date 1228, (KM. 201). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60