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Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221) (A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupees, local city issues, Farrukhabad mint [independent city], regnal year 9, A.H.1181 (1767-8), another Burhanpur mint [Maratha Confederacy], regnal year 13, A.H. 1187 (1773-4), (KM. SAC 86.2 [p.90], 58 [p.94]). Good very fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, 1793 Second Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Copy of Standard Gold Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Gold mohur, (12.34 grams), Regnal Year 19 (fixed), with Privy mark for Murshidabad and with oblique milling to right, (Pr. 401, cf.KM. 103). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, 1793 Second Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Copies of Standard Silver Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), rupees struck in silver (3), all Regnal Year 19 (fixed), with Privy mark for Murshidabad and with oblique milling to right rupee vertical graining, and plain milling, (Pr. 407, 408 (This Coin Illustrated), 409, cf.KM. 99, 108, 117). Extremely fine or better and all very scarce. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, 1793 Second Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Copies of Standard Silver Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), rupees struck in good to base silver (4), all Regnal Year 19 (fixed), with Privy mark for Murshidabad and with vertical graining, and plain milling, another plated example of Farrukhabad rupee year 45, straight milling, (cf.P.326, Pr. 408, 409, cf.425 and another variant, cf.KM.70, 108, 117). One mounted, otherwise fine - extremely fine, scarce, two san 19 with unpublished legends. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Bengal Presidency, Princeps Contract Coinage, 1780-1784, madosie or half anna (5), in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Regnal Year 22, A.H. 1195 (1780-1781), struck on flans of various sizes, different dies, (KM.126-127). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, 1817-1835, Third European Style Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), Madras mint, closed lotus type, silver rupee (2) different dies, half rupee (holed), sixteenth rupee, impressed with the mint name Arkat, type as mohur with frozen date, A.H.1172, Regnal Year 6, edge with centre graining to left, Sixteenth rupee edge grained to right, rupee similar Indian style rupee of 'Alamgir II, frozen date RY 6, (holed), (Pr. 140, 251, 253, 255, 257, KM. 384, 402, 408, 409, 410). Holed for two coins, otherwise very fine or better. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Madras Presidency, silver double fanam, c.1720-1763, (Pridmore 18, KM.308); Bombay Presidency, Malabar Coast, silver fanam, Calicut mint 1799-1805, rev. T.99; (Pr. 298, KM. 276); Travancore silver chukrams, c.1600-1860, (5) (KM.1); Hyderabad eighth rupee, A.H. 1301 (KM.Y.14). First two scarce, fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, Local Minting (1672-1703), Anglina type, copperoon or pice year AoDo = 1675, others of same year or earlier with very weak dates, but with MON at start of reverse legend, (Pr.86, cf.KM. SAC 81). Small flans as usual, otherwise fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupee, A.H. 113x, Regnal Year 9 (1727-8); (Pr. 42, KM.163, KM. SAC 436.45-Rare). Partaial dates and good mintmark, very fine and rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $30
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Ahmadabad Mint issue, in the name of Mohammad Akbar II (A.H.1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837), copper paisas, various dates, A.H. 1232, Regnal Year 10 (2); A.H. 1234, Regnal Year 13 (2); A.H. 1235, Regnal Year 1[4]; A.H.1236, another date off flan, last two without Regnal years, (Pr. -; KM. (SAC) 688; Master, JASB XXII, Nos. 47a, 49b, 53c, 53d, 53e). Very fine and all rare. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design, Surat mint, 1800-1815, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Regnal Year 46, rupees (3), one small dumpy flan early issue, another larger round flan date off flan, another a base metal contemporary forgery, similar half rupees (3), two without dates, (Pr. 253, 254, cf.KM.663, 664). Clear dates extremely fine, others very fine, forgery fine. (6)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design, Bombay Mint 1800-1824, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Regnal Year 46, all with Privy Mark of star below three pellets, (Pridmore Privy mark No.6), silver half and rupees (3, with one plated), mostly with some or all of the Regnal Year 46 date, (Pr. 270, 271, KM.211.2, 212.2). Very fine - extremely fine, first with attractive grey tone. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Ahmadabad Mint issue, in the name of Mohammad Akbar II (A.H.1221-1253, A.D. 1806-1837), silver rupees, various dates, A.H. 123[3-4], Regnal Year 12; A.H. 1239; A.H. 1243, another date off flan, last three without Regnal years, (Pr. -, KM.260). Very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
East India Company, Maratha Confederacy, local coinage, Bagalkot mint, 1819, silver rupee, (Pr.-, KM.195). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Portuguese India, Philip III (1621-1640), silver tanga 1631, another Joao as Prince Regent (1799-1816), silver rupee, uncertain date, c.1807-1817), (Vaz F3.37, JR.13-24; KM.210). First has been mounted, but very rare, extremely fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Bhopal, silver rupees, Sikandar Begam (A.H. 1261-1285, A.D. 1844-1868), regal year 7, 1283 (1866-7), year 8, 1284 (1867-8) (2, different varieties); year 8, 1285 (1868-9) (2 different varieties); (KM. Y.10). Mostly very fine or better, some scarce. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Bhopal, silver rupees, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H. 1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1891), regal year 8, 1289 (1872-3) (2 variants); year 8, 1293 (1876-7) (Zarb below Bhopal); year 9, 1294 (1877-8); year 10 1295 (1878), year 11, 1296 (2 different varieties); (KM. Y.10, 14). Very fine or better, some scarce. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bundi, silver rupees, in name of Queen Victoria, under Raghubir Singh (VS 1946-1984, A.D. 1889-1927), small flan with katar obverse and English legend, VS 1944 (1887), VS 1947 (1890), VS 1950 (1893), VS 1953 (1896), VS 1954 (1897), VS 1955 (1898), VS 1956 (1899), copper takka, round flan VS 1935 (1877) another square flan undated, (KM. Y.3, 9). Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Cis-Sutlej States, Ibrahim Ali Khan (A.H. 1288-1326, A.D. 1871-1908), Maler Kotla State, silver rupees (2 one base metal), not dated, Ahmad Ali Khan, (A.H. 1326, 1908), silver rupees (3), all variants of each other on obverse, (KM 6, 9). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Gwalior, Mahadji Rao (A.H. 1175-1209, A.D. 1761-1794), in name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1209, A.D. 1759-1806), Ujjain mint, silver rupees, dated 1198 year 24; 1200 year 26; 1201 year 30; 1204 year 32; 1205 year 34; 1206 year 34; all with characteristic sword on obverse, (KM. 218). Extremely fine, some with mint bloom. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
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 11, 13, 15, 17, and 20 (this with date 122 only), obv. cannon to left, rev. date 1228, (KM. 201). Very fine. (5)
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 13 (4), another 1[X], obv. cannon to left, rev. date 1228, (KM. 201). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Gwalior, Jayaji Rao (A.H. 1259-1304, A.D. 1843-1886), silver half rupee (6, including years 23, 27 [2]); silver quarter rupee (3); silver eighth rupee (2); another uncertain half rupee; Madho Rao, (VS 1943-1982, A.D. 1886-1925), silver quarter rupees (2), all Lashkar mint, (KM. 148-151, 157). - Fine - extremely fine, a few scarce. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Gwalior, Jayaji Rao, (A.H. 1259-1304, A.D. 1843-1886), in name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1209, A.D. 1759-1806), with initial Ji, Lashkar mint, silver rupees, frozen year 23 mostly off flan, minor variants of each other, (Lingen & Wiggins No.19 (5), [p.67], KM. 152). Good very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Gwalior, Madho Rao (A.H. 1304-1344, A.D. 1886-1925), silver rupees, Ujjain mint, date 1310, year 34 (1892-3); 1310 year [34] new type; another with clear dates; 1310 year 35 (1893); 1311 year 35 (2) (1893-4); 1311 year 36 (1894); 1312 year 36 (1894-5); 1313 (2) year 37 and 3X, (1895-6), 1314 year 38 (2) (1896-7); fractionals half rupee 1312 year 36 (1894-5); quarter rupee 1312 (1894-5); eighth and sixteenth rupees without complete dates, (KM. 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 245). Very fine or better. (16)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
India, British & Republic, date set 1835-1971, incomplete covers lower denominations, 1/12 an? to 1/4 rupee. Very good-extremely fine. (617)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
India, rupees 1947 dot (Bombay) (KM.559). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (104)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
India, proof sets 1974 (KM.PS18), 1975(2)(KM.PS20). Nearly FDC - FDC. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
India, mistrikes of various currency coins c.1980's - 1990's, including some spectacular items, double strikes, wrong flans etc. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (33)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
India, mistrikes of various currency coins c.1980's - 1990's, including some spectacular items, double strikes, wrong flans etc. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60