Catalogue
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold three swani or Masulipatam pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.424 grams), obv. three standing half figure deities, (representing Vishnu as Venkatesvara and his two wives, Sridevi and Bhudevi), rev. granulated, (Pr.3B, KM.304). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Madras mint, (3.374 grams), obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr.9, KM.303). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Madras mint, (3.398 grams), obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr.9, KM.303). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, First Issue, 1807, silver double fanam, (Pr.160, KM.338); third coinage (1764-1807), silver double and single fanam, (Pr.18-19, KM.307-8); silver rupees (2) in name of Alamgir II (1754-1759), lotus privy mark one with RY 6 other RY off flan (KM.384); milled coinage 1812-1825, sixteenth rupee (2), eighth rupees (2), quarter rupee, half rupee, one rupees (2), (KM.411, 423, 408, 424, 425, 435, 415.1, 436). Very good - extremely fine, some toned, a few scarce. (13)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinages, assorted types in copper, dudu (ten cash), 175[5], (Pr.45, KM.306); one cash 1803 (2); five cash 1803; ten cash 1803, 1808; one, two and four pies 1825; (KM.315, 317, 319, 428, 429, 433). Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Issues, 1808-1815, gold two pagodas, (5.942 grams), obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English, TWO PAGODAS, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, in native text of Tamil and Telugu 'two pagodas', (Pr.146, KM.358). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $580
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Issues, 1808-1815, gold pagoda, (2.970 grams), obv. Gopuram of a temple with 5 stars each side, around in English, PAGODA, top of Pagoda under O, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, in native text of Tamil and Telugu 'pagoda', (Pr.148, KM.356). Good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
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', with three dots between legs of Vishnu, (Pr. 169, KM. 353). Dark tone, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
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', with two dots between legs of Vishnu, (Pr. 171, KM. 353). Double struck, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver quarter pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English QUARTER PAGODA, in letters with stops, large buckled garter below, partly filled, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', without dots continuing under legs of Vishnu, (Pr.176, KM.352.2). Good Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver five fanams, obv. circular garter with legend in English FIVE FANAMS, no stops, oval buckle partly filled, rev. ribbon separated by star, native legend, (Pr.182, KM.351). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver double fanams, (3) obv. circular garter with legend in English DOUBLE FANAM, rev. ribbon separated by star, native legends in Tamil and Teluga, all with buckle variants, (Pr.184, 185, 187, KM.350). Very fine - extremely fine, all attractively toned, some rare. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Madras Presidency, 1803-1808 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof twenty cash in copper, 1803, heavy issue, obv. company arms, 1803 date below, Value in English and Persian, 'Twenty cash make four falus', (Pr. 191, KM. 321). Even brown bronzed proof, FDC and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Madras Presidency, 1807 Madras Minting, copper XL (40) cash, value in English and Persian on obverse, and Tamil and Telugu on reverse, first with dots and star exergue line on obverse and plain reverse, (Pr. 218, KM. 333). Nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Madras Presidency, 1807 Madras Minting, copper XX (20) cash, value in English and Persian on obverse, and Tamil and Telugu on reverse, first with dots and star exergue line on obverse and plain reverse, (Pr. 224, KM. 328). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold mohur or ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (11.644 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.421.1). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold half mohur or half ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (5.828 grams), obv. EIC crest, a lion rapant, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Half ashrafi (half Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr.242, KM.420). Good very fine, rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $480
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold quarter mohur or quarter ashrafi, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (2.904 grams), obv. EIC crest, a lion rapant, around ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY, rev. in Persian 'Quarter ashrafi (quarter Mohur) of the Honourable English Company', (Pr.243, KM.419). Good very fine, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Madras Presidency, British Style Coinage system, Gold third mohur or five rupees, issued 1819, struck at Madras mint, (3.856 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). Has light mount marks on edge, otherwise good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Madras Presidency, 1807, First European Style Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver double rupee, impressed with the mint name Arkat, type as mohur with frozen date, A.H.1172, Regnal Year 2, edge grained to right, (Pr. 246, KM. 404.1). Some uneven wear, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
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). Both with minor edge knocks, otherwise nearly FDC, with even brown tone, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Madras Presidency, 1807-1808 Dub Coinage struck at Madras, 1807, in Persian, Telugu and Tamil on obverse and reverse 'This coin of the Honourable Company and three falus is one small fanam, Christian year 1807', (Pr.336 and pp. 50-51, KM. 329). Good very fine, even brown colour, very sharp and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupee, RY 31 (1748-9); (Pr. 56, KM.163, KM.SAC 436.45-Rare); half rupee Ahmadabad mint 1249 (KM.259, date not listed); another Surat mint RY 2X (cf.KM.211.2); 1825 Bombay issues (2) (KM.217.2); silver rupees Surat mint RY 46 (2) (KM.212.2), 1825 (2) (KM.218.1, 218.2); quarter, half and rupee plain edge milled issues 1832-5, (KM.220-2). Fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Bombay Presidency, Local Minting 1672-1703, Anglina type, copperoon or pice year Ao90 = 1674 (3), other (2) = 1678 expanded MONETA one with clear 78 in legend, (Pr. 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, KM. SAC 81, 87, 88). Small flans as usual, otherwise nearly very fine and some rare. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Bombay Presidency, Local Minting, Balemark type, 1773 Issue, pice, (4), obv. balemark, rev. value and date, 1773 one with partial date, others undated, (Pr.110, KM.110); 1802-1829 local minting balemark type half pice undated, pice 1827 (2) another undated; two pice undated, (KM.197-9); pie 1833, half pice 1791, quarter annas 1832, 1833 (3) (variants), half anna 1834, (KM.262, 192, 231.1, 232, 234, 253); pice and half pice 1803 (Pr.319, 321, KM.202, 203). Fine - good very fine. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
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 $400
SOLD $600
Bombay Presidency, Tin Coinage, 1717-1771, double pice not dated, obv. large crown G R above, BOMB below, rev. EIC motto, (Pr.240, KM.157). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $340
Bombay Presidency, Tin Coinage, 1717-1771, one pice not dated, obv. large crown G R above, BOMB below, rev. EIC motto, (Pr.246, KM.156). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $220
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design, Bombay mint, 1825-1831, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), gold mohur, (11.598 grams), with frozen Regnal Year 46, privy mark No.5 (rosette below three lozenges on left, crown above two lozenges on right), (Pr.266, KM.244). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $750
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). Good extremely fine and rare, with attractive blue and gold tone.
Estimate $120
SOLD $80