Catalogue
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 $80
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 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 One mounted, otherwise fine - extremely fine, scarce, two san 19 with unpublished legends.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 $80
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, New Calcutta Mint, 1830-1833 Fourth Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Standard Silver Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), silver rupee, Regnal Year 19 (fixed), with Privy mark for New Calcutta mint of a crescent, plain edge, (KM.117). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, copper pice, (copperoons), issued under Charles II, all of 1674 or 1678 type, on dumpy flans and mostly lacking outer legends, (Pr.81-7). Good - fine. (9)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
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
Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit mint (on Euphrates River), A.H. 94 = A.D. 712-3, (A.128, M.55, BMC 538). Full flan, extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirhams, Wasit mint (on Euphrates River), A.H. 94, 95 and 96 = A.D. 712-5, (A.128, M.55, BMC 538, 539, 541). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Umayyad Caliphate, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit mint (on Euphrates river), A.H. 124 = A.D. 741-2, (A.137, cf.M.61, BMC 206, W. 576). Full flan, uncirculated, probably the finest example known.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Muwahhids, (Almohades), Abu Mohammad `Abd al-Mu'min, (A.H. 524-558) (A.D. 1130-1163), gold half dinar, no mint stated issued from A.H. 540 to 558 = A.D. 1145-1163, (A.478, Hazard 466, M.399-400, BMC 86-87, Lavoix 715-716). Of fine style, nearly fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
Fatimid Coinage, al-Zahir abu al-Hasan `Ali, (A.H. 411-427) (A.D. 1021-1036), gold quarter dinar, with central one line legends, Siqiliyah mint (Sicily mint), A.H. [41]9 = A.D. 1028, (A.714, cf.M.561). Clipped, good fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
The Mongol Great Khans, Chingiz Khan (Genghis Khan), (A.H. 603-624) (A.D. 1206-1227), gold dinar, Ghazana mint (Ghazni south-eastern Afghanistan), (6.3 grams), [A.H. 618 = A.D. 1221-1222], with partial title and name on reverse 'The Khan of Khans, The Just, The Most Mighty, Genghiz Khan', (A.1964 [RR], M.-, BMC -, Kazan.-, ). Weak and flat on half of the coin, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $0
Ilkanids, Local Coinage, First Period, Baidu (Baydu) ibn Teraghai ibn Hulagu, (A.H. 694) (A.D. 1294), gold dinar, Tabriz mint but off flan, date A.H. 694 = A.D. 1294, (A.2164, cf.M.1588 [silver dirhem]). Off centred, very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $110
Ilkanids, Local Coinage, First Period, Baidu (Baydu) ibn Teraghai ibn Hulagu, (A.H. 694) (A.D. 1294), gold dinar, Tabriz mint, (4.01 grams), but off flan, date A.H. 694 = A.D. 1294, (A.2164, cf.M.1588 [silver dirhem]). Off centred, weak in places, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Afghanistan, Durrani, Ahmad Shah, (A.H. 1160-1186) (A.D. 1747-1772), Ahmadnagar-Farrukhabad mint A.H.[11]74/14, (A.3092, KM.103). Large flan (as a nazarana type), good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Assorted Islamic coins, Abbasid, Al Mahdi, (A.H. 158-169), Madinat al Salam mint, year 160, (A.217, M.159); Hammmudids of Malaga, bronze dirhems, Al Mahdi Mohammad I, (A.H.438-446), billon dirhems, 438 (2), 442, (A.371, M.331); Muwahhid (Almohad), silver square dirhams, anonymous issues (3), c. (A.H. 524-668), (A.496 M.421); Murabitid (Almoravids), silver qirat, (cf.A.475); Mongal Great Khans, Genghiz Khan, billon dirhem (named as 'Khaqan', (A.H 603-624), (A.1969, M.1495); Ilkhanids Abu Said, double dirhem, Tabriz (A.H.725), (A.2210, M.1643) and another uncertain probably a copy. Mostly fine - very fine a few scarce, all in envelopes described. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Islamic coins, a wide assortment, including Abbasid dirhems (3, damaged); Islamic copper (34), other 19th and early 20th century: copper Egypt (15), Sudan (2); Tunis (4); Turkey silver (6), Iran silver (3), others including jetons (12). Poor - fine, only a few better. (79)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
(Adams), Bowers and Ruddy Galleries Inc., The Celebrated John W. Adams Collection of United States Large Cents of the Year 1794, Sale at fixed prices, Los Angeles, 1982, 131 pp., 75 lots, all lots illustrated at actual and enlarged size, with fixed price list as an add in, quarto,.original printed card covers. Fine and scarce.
Estimate $40
SOLD $20
Album, Stephen., A Checklist of Islamic Coins, 2nd edition, January 1998, Santa Rosa Calif., 151 pp. As new.
Estimate $40
SOLD $40