Catalogue
Bombay Presidency, Machine struck issue, Surat Mint type, but struck at Calcutta 1823-1824, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Regnal Year 46, with complete impression of die and the date A.H.1215 (A.D. 1800), silver rupee, edge grained vertically, (Pr. 284, KM.222). Extremely fine and rare, with attractive tone.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Bombay Presidency, Machine struck issue, Surat Mint type, but struck at Bombay 1832-1835, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Regnal Year 46, dated A.H.1215 (A.D. 1800), silver quarter, half and rupee, plain edge, (Pr. 286, 288, 290, KM.220, 221, 223). Extremely fine, all with dark tone. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, obv. three standing half figure deities, (representing Vishnu as Venkatesvara and his two wives, Sridevi and Bhudevi), rev. granulated, (Pr.3B, KM. 304). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.4 grams), obv. three standing half figure deities, (representing Vishnu as Venkatesvara and his two wives, Sridevi and Bhudevi), rev. granulated, (Pr.3B, KM. 304). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Madras mint, (3.36 grams), obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr. 9, KM. 303). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
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, small buckled garter below, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', three dots below between legs of Vishnu, (Pr. 171, KM. 354). Traces of Spanish dollar undertype dated 1797 of Mexico City mint, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
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
Sind an Independent Kingdom, under British control, silver rupee, A.H. 1261 (1845), lion to r. on obverse, (KM.11). cuts in edge, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
French India, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), silver rupee, Arcot mint, year 32 (sic should be 23), A.H. [11]98, (KM.15). Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
India, assorted silver issues, including East India Company (9), including Madras Pres. two fanams, (KM.338, 350); Native States etc (23), including Mysore 2/3 pavali, rupee of Shah Jahan, Assam rupee 1648; Arakan silver tanka of Bodawpaya 1782-1819 (M.2562-2563a); Bengal sultan, tanka of Yusuf Shah, year 883 (Rajgor 400); Tibet rupees (3); Nepal rupee (1). Mostly fine - very fine, some scarce. (32)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
India, bronze and copper coinage, mostly assorted native states, East India Company, some Sultanate, Ceylon, copper kahavanu (8) various rulers 12-13th century; a few as duplicates. Mostly fine a few better. (112)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
India, assorted lot of rupees 1835, 1885, 1909; quarter rupees 1840 both types (2); copper EIC (3); Native states including forgery (3), temple token rupee (1); others Mauritius twenty cents 1889H (gVF), two cents 1890H (EF), Ceylon, 1/24 rix dollar 1803 (KM.64); stiver 1815 (KM.81). Mostly extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $70
SOLD $130
India, East India Company, square weight (14.1 grams), engraved with 3 dates 1839, 1846, 1847, W.A. coin. Unusual private (?) issue, fine.
Estimate $20
SOLD $150