Catalogue
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver half pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English HALF PAGODA, in small letters with end stop, large buckled garter below, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', without dots between legs of Vishnu, others quarter pagoda, five fanams, double fanam and one fanam, (Pr. 171, 173, 180, 184, 188, KM. 349, 350, 351, 352.2, 354). Nearly extremely fine - uncirculated and scarce. (5)
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, ten cash in copper, 1803, five cash 1803 with large lettering, (Pr. 199, 208, KM. 316, 319). Very fine - extremely fine, mostly with attractive tone. (2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.63 grams), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 241, KM. 421). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.63 grams), obv. EIC arms with suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Ashrafi (or Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 241, KM. 421). Fine, has been mounted.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold half mohur or half ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (5.82 grams), obv. EIC crest, a lion rapant, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Half ashrafi (hald Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 242, KM. 420). Extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold third mohur or five rupees, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (3.88 grams), obv. EIC arms without suporters, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Five rupees of the Honourable English Company', (Pr. 244, KM. 422). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, 1817-1835, Third European Style Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), Struck at Madras, closed lotus type, silver rupee, half 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, large flan rupee, (Pr. 258, 259, KM. 414, 415). Toned. very fine. (2)
Estimate $40
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, 1823-1825 Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), Struck at Calcutta, rose mintmark type, silver rupee, half rupee, quarter rupee, eighth rupee, sixteenth rupee, impressed with the mint name Arkat, type as mohur with frozen date, A.H.1172, Regnal Year 6, edge with normal graining, eighth and sixteenth rupee edge grained to right, (Pr. 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, KM. 423-427). Nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $60
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. [1152], Regnal Year 22 (1739-1740); (Pr. -, KM.163, KM.(SAC) 436.45-Rare). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, A.H. 11[69 or 70], Regnal Year 2 (1755-1756); (Pr. 68-9, KM.176). Partial A.H. date and mintmark, good fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, 1791-1794, French Ordinary Court, London, proof 1791 issues of double pice or eight reas, (Pr. 119, KM.196). FDC, with even brown patina, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint Coinage, First period, 1776-1812, silver rupees (2) with fish symbol, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issued in 1203 (1788-9), Regnal Year 17/31, another issued in 1224 (1809-1810), Regnal Year 17/49, (Pr.237, 278, KM.40). Very fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
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 $50
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 $150
SOLD $130
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, 1830 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, Regnal Year 19 (fixed), with crescent Privy mark for the new Calcutta mint and with oblique milling to right, (cf.Pr. 401 (cf.Pr.84), cf.KM. 114). Good very fine, rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
East India Company, Awadh, Allahabad Mint Coinage, issued under EIC control, silver rupees with fish symbol, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issue with Symbol '4' 1205 (1790-1), with fixed Regnal Year 26, (Pr.-, KM.587). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
East India Company, Awadh, Allahabad Mint Coinage, issued under EIC control, silver rupees with fish symbol, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issue with fifteen pointed star year [1206] (1791-2) and Symbol '4' 120[5] (1790-1), both with fixed Regnal Year 26, (Pr.-, KM.585, 587). Good very fine and both scarce. (2)
Estimate $140
SOLD $160
East India Company, Awadh, Bareli Mint Coinage, issued under Henry Wellesley, 1801-1807, silver rupee, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issue of year 1217 (1802-3), with fixed Regnal Year 37, 'Wa' on reverse, (Pr.-, KM.52.3). Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
East India Company, Awadh, Bareli Mint Coinage, issued under Henry Wellesley, 1801-1807, silver rupee, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issue of year 1217 (1802-3) and 1219 (1804-5), with fixed Regal year 37, 'Wa' on reverse, (Pr.-, KM.52.3), and Awadh, Bareli mint issue as State issue similar with swastica on reverse, A.H.121[5], Regal year 37, (KM.51.7). Very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
East India Company, Awadh, Bareli Mint Coinage, issued under Henry Wellesley, 1801-1807, silver rupee, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issue of year 1220 (1805-6), with fixed Regnal Year 37, 'Wa' on reverse, (Pr.-, KM.52.3). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
East India Company, Maratha Confederacy, local coinage, Bagalkot mint, 1819, silver rupee, (Pr.-, KM.271). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
French India, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupee, Arcot mint, year 22, A.H. [1197], (KM.15). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841, Calcutta mint, divided legend, (11.8 grams), rev. lion standing to left in front of palm, normal date 4, (Pr. 22 (1), KM. 462.1). Very fine, has been mounted on the obverse.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1888, Calcutta mint, (11.65 grams), obv. two flower type and V raised in centre of dress, rev. no privy mark, (Pr. 22, KM. 496). Nearly uncirculated and very scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $740
William IV, large copper half annas, 1835 (45), Queen Victoria, similar 1845 (2), 1862 (32), 1877 (2); copper quarter annas various dates to 1940 (18); Madras Presidency, 1808 twenty cash (5), ten cash 1803, 1808; Bombay Presidency, 1834 half annas (6). A small hoard, mostly fine. (110)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
British India from 1840 including rupees (8) and some fractional silver (23), Nepal (8) and Ceylon five cents 1870, all in packets described. Mostly very fine or better. (80)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
India, assorted issues in silver and bronze from delhi Sultanate to late Mughal coinage, together with a temple token rupee, 13th - 19th century. Fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $20
SOLD $10