Catalogue
Seljuqs of Rum, Ghiyath al din Kaykhusraw II ibn Kayqubad, (A.H. 634-644) (A.D. 1236-1245), silver dirham, Konya mint A.H. 639 = A.D. 1241-2, obv. lion to r. sun above, rev.. three lined inscription, (A.1218, M.978, BMC 203). Attractive dark tone, good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Seljuqs of Rum, Ghiyath al din Kaykhusraw II ibn Kayqubad, (A.H. 634-644) (A.D. 1236-1245), silver dirham, Sivas mint A.H. 639 = A.D. 1241-2, obv. lion to r. sun above, rev.. three lined inscription, in name of Caliph Al-Mustansir, (A.1218, M.983, BMC 197d [Vol.IX]). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificant), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.1252, [£85]). Slightly crinkled, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $110
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificent), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), (3.436 grams), Halab mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.-). Good very fine and a rare mint.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Suleiman I ibn Selim (The Great and The Magnificant), (A.H. 926-974, A.D. 1520-1566), gold sultani (dinar), Misr (Egypt) mint, year 926, (A.1317, M.1252, [£85]). Fine - very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $0
Turkey, Ottoman Empire, Murad III ibn Selim, (A.H. 982-1003, A.D. 1574-1595), gold sultani (dinar), Damascus (Syria) mint, year 982, (3.438 grams), (A.1332, cf.M.1259, [£85], cf.Artuk 1618). Slightly off centred, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Samanid coinage, Ahmad II ibn Isma'il, (A.H. 295-301) (A.D. 907-913), silver dirham, Al Shash mint (Tashkent), A.H. 295 = A.D. 907-908, (A.1446, cf.M.667). Large flan, bright, nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Buwayhid (Buyid) Coinage, `Imad-al-Dawla 'ali b. Buwayh`, (A.H. 322-338) (A.D. 934-949), silver dirham, Shiraz mint, A.H. 324 = A.D. 936-7, (A.1538). Full round flan, with nearly complete legends, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Ilkanids, (Mongols of Persia), Local Coinage, First Period, Arinchen Turji Gay Khatu ibn Abaga, (A.H. 690-694) (A.D. 1291-1294), gold dinar, Tabriz mint, (4.24 grams), date A.H. 691 = A.D. 1291-2, (A.2158, cf.M.1583 [silver dirhem]). Well centred, very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Post Reform Coinage, Second Period, Ghazan Mahmud ibn Arghun, (A.H. 694-703) (A.D. 1295-1304), silver two dirhams, Isfahan mint, A.H. 699 = A.D. 1299-1200, all with Arabic legends only, but with Ghazan Mahmud name in Mongol (Uighur) script and repeated in Arabic, (A.2173, cf.M.1597). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
Ilkanids (Mongols of Persia), Post Reform Coinage, Second Period, Abu Sa`id Bahadur ibn Uljaitu, (A.H. 716-736) (A.D. 1316-1335), silver two dirhems, Bazar mint (mobile government mint), A.H. 730 = A.D. 1329-1330, another Kashan mint, A.H. 730 = A.D. 1329-1330, both looped octagon type, type G, (A.2214, M.1652, 1657). Very fine or better. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
The Walids, Amir of Astarabad, Amir Wali, (A.H. 757-788) (A.D. 1356-1386), silver four dirhams, Astarabad mint A.H. 775 = A.D. 1383-4, (A.2344, M.-). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Timurid coinage, Shah Rukh ibn Timur, (A.H. 807-850) (A.D. 1405-1447), fifth coinage (A.H. 827-850), reform type, silver tankas, Sebzawar mint, A.H. 833 = A.D. 1429-1430, (A.2405, M.-) (mint name in rectangle in centre); another Samarkand mint, A.H. 830 = A.D. 1426-7, (A.2405, cf.M.1922-3). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Timurid coinage, Abu al Ghazi Hosayn (Husein) Baiqara (Bayqara), (A.H. 873-911) (A.D. 1469-1506), silver tanka, First Reform type, Astarabad mint, dated A.H. 896 = A.D. 1490-1491, (A.2432, cf.M.1970). Weak in places, off centred, otherwise fine - very fine, and scarce. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $0
Magadha Empire, (500-303 B.C.), Taxila and Gandhara, punch marked bent bar, silver satamana, septa radiate symbol stamped at each end of the bar, (11.30 grams), (cf.M.4071-4074, £90). Weak in places, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $140
SOLD $210
Kushan Empire, Kanishka I, (A.D. 232-260), copper units, obv. king standing facing, rev. various standing dieties, (20), Huvishka, (A.D. 260-292), copper units, various types, obv. king seated facing, rev. various dieties, (12), obv. king on elephant to right, rev. various standing dieties, (14), (cf.M.3074-3127, 3139-3157, 3202-3258, 3275-3313). A study group, all professionally cleaned, condition very worn and poorer than the Mitchiner and Gobl plates, poor - nearly fine. (46)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Kadambas of Hangal, anonymous type but citing Nakaresvara the patron deity of Bankapura, (c.A.D. 1075-1190), gold pagoda, (4.228 grams), obv. Hanuman seated cross-legged to right with Chowry and sankh on either side, in exergue 'Nakara', rev. ornamental scrollwork and border, (M.666, Spink-Taisei Sale 9 [lot 206 realised $425US]. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Kadambas of Hangal, ruler Toyimadeva, (c.A.D. 1065), gold pagoda, (4.242 grams), obv. lion walking right with head reverted, rev. ornamental scrollwork, (M.664, Spink-Taisei Sale 9 [lot 204 realised $325US]. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Western Ganges (Ganges of Talkad) anonymous gold pagoda (c.1080-1138 or later), (3.9 grams), obverse highly ornamented and fully comparisoned elephant to right, reverse complex floral design filling the entire coin (M.702). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Sultans of Bengal, silver tankas (4), Mubarak Shah (A.H.739-750, A.D. 1338-1349), Sonargaon mint, years A.H. 744, 746, 747 and 748, (M.2713-7); Sultans of Delhi, assorted bronzes, Balban (A.H. 664-686) (8); Firuz II (A.H. 689-695) (6); Firuz III (A.H. 752-790) (7); Islam Shah (A.H. 952-960) (1); assorted Native States, mostly silver Hyderabad quarter rupees (3), Kuchawan rupees 1863 (3); Saurashtra in the West, kingdom of the Maitrakas of Valabhi, silver drachms (3) (M.4892-6), others of Elichpur, Mysore. All in packets described and mostly priced, mostly fine - very fine. (37)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), small square silver half rupee, 991 AH, Ahmadabad mint, (KM.SAC 61.1); another round silver half rupee, Ahmadabad mint, year 4X, (KM.SAC 66.1). First fine, second coin toned very fine, both scarce denominations. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), round dump silver rupee, year 41, Berar mint, Bahman month, (KM. SAC 93.6); another Lahore mint, year 4X, Isfandarmuz month, (KM.93.11); another Sitpur mint, year 49, Mihr month; (KM.93.18). Fine - very fine, last scarce. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), round silver rupee, Allahabad mint, not dated, (KM. SAC 97.1). Good very fine.
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, Akbarnagar mint, RY 18, (KM. 145.4); another Kashmir mint, 1029 AH, RY 14, (KM.145.10). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Jahangir, (A.H. 1014-1037, A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint, reading Inayat on the reverse, 1029 AH, RY 15, (KM. 149.4); another Lahore mint, RY 8, (KM.145.11). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Shah Jahan I, (A.H. 1037-1068, A.D.1628-1658), round Gold mohur, (10.950 grams), struck in Surat mint, issued A.H. [1038] (A.D. 1628-9), Regnal Year 2, Azar month, Surat mint signature, obv. around dots within circles, Kalima, Regnal Year, month and mint signature, rev. Persian legend, (Mitchiner 3211, KM.255.6). Full bold strike as struck, FDC.
Estimate $700
SOLD $560
Shah Jahan I, (A.H. 1037-1068), (A.D. 1628-1658), round silver half rupees (2), Surat mint, year [1038], (KM. 213.2); another Surat mint not dated (KM.218.8). First with corrosion, second off centred, both nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $30
SOLD $20
Baroda, Khande Rao (A.H. 1273-1287, A.D. 1856-1870), in the name of Commander of the Sovereign Band, Baroda mint, silver Nazarana rupee, scimitar turning right below, year 1287 (1870), upset dies, (KM. Y.14.1). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Bijapur, Adilshahi kingdom, Muhammad (A.H. 1037-1068, A.D. 1627-1657), gold pagoda, (3.386 grams), with Persian inscriptions both sides forming a rhymed couplet, (Rajgor 657, Spink-Taisai sale No.9 lot 316 [realised $1300 US]). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
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 $120
SOLD $100