Catalogue
Ancient India, Magadha and other Empires, (400-100 B.C.), Taxila and Gandhara punch marked bent bar, (11.342 grams), silver satamana, other punch marked square and round shaped issues (3), silver karshapana, sets of five punch marked symbols on the obverse, a few with additional marks on the reverse, others Western Ksatraps, Indo-Sassanian, posthumous degraded issue; Kabul, Spalpati Deva and later issues, silver units (5), (cf.M.106-130, 419-422, 2722-2741, 4036-4068, 4075). First coin with encrustation, others fine - very fine. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.90 grams), archer type degraded style, cf.BMC Class IIa, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, raising arms, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right trace of Brahmi legend, (M.-, cf.Altekar plate X, 13 but later; cf.BMC 74-76 [Pl.VI, 16-18] from very similar dies). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
Chandragupta II, (c.A.D. 375-414), gold stater, (7.940 grams), archer type, BMC Class IIb, obv. king nimbate, standing to left, wearing Kushan style coat and trousers, holding a bow in his left hand, and an arrow in his right hand, the Garuda-topped standard to left, Chandra in Brahmi letters to his immediate right, around 'Maharajah Chandragupta', rev. goddess Lakshmi nimbate seated cross-legged facing on lotus, holding a lotus and a noose, symbol to upper left, to right the Brahmi legend 'Sri Vikramah', (M.4805, Altekar cf.plate XII, 1, BMC 88 [Pl.VII, 8] from very similar dies). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Sultans of Bengal, silver tankas (6), Firoz Shah, (A.H. 700-722, A.D.1300-1322)), AH 716, Lakhnauti mint, (Rajgor 151, unpublished date); Bughra Shah, (A.H. 717-718, A.D. 1317-8), AH 718, Lakhnauti mint, (Rajgor 158, very rare ruler); Bahadur Shah, (A.H. 710-723, A.D. 1310-1323), AH 7xx, Lakhnauti mint, (Rajgor 165); Mubarak Shah, (A.H. 739-750 A.D. 1338-1349), AH 741, Sonargaon mint, (Rajgor 178, scarce ruler); Ali Shah, (A.H. 742-746, A.D. 1341-1345), AH 744, Firozabad mint (Rajgor 185); Ilyas Shah, (A.H. 743-758, A.D.1342-1347), Satgaon mint, AH date off flan, (Rajgor 193). Fourth with usual test punch and file marks, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $400
SOLD $430
Sultans of Bengal, (House of Raja Ganesh), Jalal-ud-din Fath Shah, (A.H. 886-893, A.D. 1481-1487), gold tanka, (10.386 grams), Khazana mint, dated 887, (Rajgor 435 [p.31], IMC 152 [p.169]). Two minor test marks in field, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $1,850
Sultans of Bengal, (Habshi Sultans), Saif-ud-din Firuz Shah, (A.H. 892-895, A.D. 1486-1489), gold tanka, (10.444 grams), Fathabad mint, dated 893, (cf.Rajgor 444 [p.32], IMC -). Unpublished in gold for this ruler, good very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,400
Sultans of Delhi, Farid-ud-din Sher Shah Suri, (945-952 A.H., 1538-1545 A.D.), silver rupee, (11.24 grams), Agra Mint, dated 946, obv. three lines, (the Kalina), around, (the successors and titles the truth, justice, modesty, wisdom), rev. five lines (Sher Shah Sultan, ...) the date 946 spaced across the top, (cf. Wright 1031A, cf.Rajgor 1651). Very fine and very rare, the date apparently unpublished.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Sultans of Delhi, Farid-ud-din Sher Shah Suri, (945-952 A.H., 1538-1545 A.D.), silver rupee, (11.14 grams), Agra Mint, dated 948. another dated 949 (10.71 grams), obv. three lines, (the Kalina), around, (the successors and titles the truth, justice, modesty, wisdom), rev. five lines (Sher Shah Sultan, ...), first with date across the top, the second with date vertically to left, (Wright 1031A, 1031B, Rajgor 1651). Very fine or better, the second illustrated. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Sultans of Delhi, Farid-ud-din Sher Shah Suri, (945-952 A.H., 1538-1545 A.D.), silver rupees, (10.36 grams), no mint type but struck in Jahanpanah mint, Wright Type C, dated 946, another 948, (10.965 grams), another Type D, Agra- Gwalior mint, dated 947, (10.61 grams), obv. three lines, (the Kalina), around (the four successors), rev. four lines (Sher Shah Sultan, May God Perpetuate his dominion ..), (Wright 1086, 1088, 1089, Rajgor 1692, 1693). Fine - very fine, scarce. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
South India, Vijayanagar, Hari Hara II, (1377-1404), gold half pagoda, obv. Lord Siva and consort Uma seated together, sun and moon symbols, rev. legend in Nagari in three lines 'Sri Pra ta pa Hari Hara', (M.877, Ramesan type IV, p.57 and Pl.VII-VIII). Good very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Jahangir (A.H. 1014-1037), (A.D. 1605-1628), square silver rupee, heavy issue (13.036 grams), Lahore mint, A.H. year 1015, (KM. 157.1). Surface porosity, good fine
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
Shah Jahan I, (A.H. 1037-1068, A.D.1628-1658), square gold mohur, (10.800 grams), struck at Surat mint, not dated, no Regnal Year, obv. Kalima within a square line border, margins around, rev. Shah Jahan within square line border, mint name on left hand side, (KM.236.3). Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $370
Muhammad Murad Bakhsh, (A.H. 1068, A.D. 1658), gold mohur, Ahmadabad mint, year 1, A.H.1068, (KM.273.1). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,500
Mughal, assorted silver rupees of Shah Jahan, Lahore mint, year 7/1043, (KM.235.17); Aurangzeb, Surat mint, year 49/1113, (KM.300.86); Muhammad Shah, Surat mint, year 16/-, another year 30/-, (KM.436.60); Ahmad Shah, year 5/-, Katak mint, (KM.446.29); Mohammad Akbar II, Ahmadabad mint, year 12/-, as part of Bombay Presidency (KM.260); Nawab of Surat, rupee, year 3, (cf.M.3782), fractional anonymous silver mostly as Surat mint type, half rupees (3), quarter rupee; East India Company (4), Benghal Presidency, rupee, half rupee, (KM.97, 99); Madras Presidency, sixteenth rupee (2), (KM.423). Fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, silver rupees Banares mint (4), 1203, regal year 30 (1788-9); 1212, regal year 40 (1797-8); 1225, regal year 49 (1810-1); another as a native copy with ring mount attached at top, regal year 9 most unusual style, but with fish and star symbol, also other copies (3) of Bengal rupees of year 19 type, one with GR in field, two in good silver one in base metal, (Pr.236, 255, 279, 407, 414, cf.423, KM. 40). Very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, 1773 - 1853, assorted dates, one twelfth anna - one rupee, all coins with annotated tickets. Good - nearly uncirculated. (66)
Estimate $140
SOLD $440
East India Company, Madras Presidency, native style coinage, in the name of Alamgir II (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, Arcot mint, probably with frozen year 6 (issued to 1809), (Pr.140, KM.384). Very fine - good very fine without a date reading. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, proof half pice, 1794 (KM.192). With annotated ticket. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, proof one and a half pice, 1794 (KM.196). With annotated ticket. FDC.
Estimate $100
SOLD $190
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, proof two pice, 1804 (KM.206). With annotated ticket. Toned, nearly FDC.
Estimate $120
SOLD $340
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, 1773 - 1834, quarter pice - one rupee, all coins with annotated tickets. Good - good extremely fine. (64)
Estimate $120
SOLD $190
East India Company, British, Madras Presidency, proof five, ten and twenty cash, 1803 (KM.318, 319, 321). FDC. (3)
Estimate $350
SOLD $520
Assam, Rajesvara Simha Suprempha (SE 1673-1691, A.D. 1751-1769), struck at Rangapur, octagonal rupee with Persian legend, SE 1685 (1763), (KM. 156). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Awadh, Sa'adat Ali, (A.H. 1213-1230, A.D. 1798-1814), silver rupees 1226/26 another 1228/26 both Lucknow mint, (KM.103.2), Ghazi-ud-din Haidar (A.H.1234-1243, A.D. 1819-1827), silver rupees (2) 1235 both Regnal year 1, copper falus (2) 1235, regnal year 1, another 12[37], regnal year 3, (KM.155.1, 155.2, 165.1). Silver very fine - extremely fine, copper fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), silver rupees (2, large and small flans) SE 1477 (1555), varieties, obv. and rev. Bengali script in four and three lines, (KM. 34, 36). Good very fine or better. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Indore, Tukoji Rao II (SE1766-1808, A.D. 1844-1886), silver muhra (rupee), SE1780, (1858), obv. Sun facing, (KM.15). Cut in edge, otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Indore, various rupees (7) dated 1191, 1202, [127]3, [12]76, 1281, VS1950 (1893), half rupee (1) dated [12]71, from Mulharnagar and Chandor mints, various dates, copper (10), including half anna 1935 with original mint bloom (KM.50). Mostly very fine a few better. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Jaipur, Ram Singh, (A.H. 1251-1298, A.D. 1835-1880), Jaipur mint, gold mohur, in name of Queen Victoria, Regnal year 41 = 1876, (KM.125 an unlisted date); silver rupees (2), one a year 1 of uncertain ruler, possibly Surat mint; another Moghul, Aurangzeb, year 47/1114, Akbarabad mint, (KM.300.6). Nearly very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Jaipur, Mahdo Singh (1880-1922), Nazarana copper paisa, 1897 Regnal year 18, (KM.8a) (2), Man Singh II (1922-1949) silver Nazarana rupee 1939, Regnal year 18, (KM.21a). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Mysore, Haidar Ali, (A.H. 1174-1197, A.D. 1761-1782, gold pagoda, obv. God and Godess seated facing, rev. letter 'He' in dotted field, (KM. 15). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $130