Catalogue
India, ancient punched mark silver various dynasties mostly described in packets. Very fine, several scarce. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Vasu Deva III, (c.A.D. 360-365), gold stater, (7.700 grams), obv. king standing, head turned left, holding sceptre in left hand, sacrificing with right hand over altar, trident above altar, legend around, rev. goddess Ardoksho seated facing on throne, holding cornucopiae, symbol to left, to right traces of degenerate legend APDOXPO, (Gobl 593, M.3579). Nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $290
Sultans of Delhi, Jalalu-D-Din Firoz Shah II, (689-695 A.H., 1290-1296 A.D.), gold tanka, (10.968 grams), Hadrat Delhi mint, dated 695, obv. ruler's titles, date etc., rev. al-iman legend with caliph al-Must'asim, (cf.Goron & Goenka D196). Extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
Sultans of Delhi, Fakhr-D-Din Muhammad III bin Tughluq, (725-752 A.H., 1325-1351 A.D.), gold tankah, (11.0 grams), Delhi mint, dated 742, Fi zamin al-Iman type, (Rajgor 1218, Wright 491A). Goofd fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Shah Jahan, (A.H. 1037-1068, A.D. 1628-1658), round silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint, AH 1038, RY1, (11.42 grams), (KM. SAC 222.2, IMC 876, Nagpur 532, Lucknow 1833-4). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Nasir al-din Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint AH 1159, RY 29, (11.348 grams), (KM. 436.1, cf.IMC 1861-2, date not listed). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Mogul rulers, a small range of issues from various rulers, mostly silver rupees (18), issued in the 16th to early 19th century all housed in old packets poorly described many from the 1930's; includes, Akbar, Shah Jahan, copy of half rupee zodiacal of Jahangir (Cancer), and others too Shah Alam II, also Gujarat silver (2), and EIC copper (11). Mostly good - fine, several better. (31)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Hyderabad, Mir Mahmud Ali Khan II, (A.H. 1285-1329) (A.H. 1868-1911), gold ashrafi, A.H.1295 = 1878, Regal year 10, (KM.Y22), gold quarter ashrafi, A.H. 1314 = 1896-7, Regal year -, (KM.Y20) (2); Mir Usman Ali Khan (A.H. 1329-1367), (A.D.1911, 1948), gold eighth ashrafi, A.H. 1344 = 1925, (KM.Y54.2). Last has been mounted on reverse, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
India, Kutch, Pragmalji II, gold twenty five kori, VS 1912 (1855), (KM.C67); Vijayanagar, gold pagodas (2), c.1400-1600, (F.752, 754); Morocco, gold benduqi AH 1237 (1821 an unlisted date), (KM.115). Fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $220
SOLD $190
Mysore State, Krishna Raja Wodeyar, (A.H. 1225-1285, A.D. 1810-1868), silver rupee, fixed year 96, A.H. 1229, A.D.1813-4, (KM.C.207). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Orissa, gold pagoda, c.1200-1400, obv. elephant, rev. scroll work, (F.699); South India, gold tanka, 6-7th century, obv. various symbols and letters, rev. blank, (Elliot 16, F.312). Veryt fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
India, gold fanams several from Travancore, Coorg, Mysore, South India. Some are modern copies and fantasy issues. Extremely fine. (57)
Estimate $220
SOLD $400
India, gold fanams several from Travancore, Mysore, South India. Many are modern copies and fantasy issues. Extremely fine. (100)
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
India, gold fanams several from Travancore, Mysore, South India. Many are modern copies and fantasy issues. Extremely fine. (122)
Estimate $450
SOLD $500
India, gold fanams several from Travancore, Coorg, Mysore, South India. Some are modern copies and fantasy issues. Extremely fine. (159)
Estimate $650
SOLD $800
Native states, a range of issues from various states, mostly silver rupees and fractions, issued in the 19th and early 20th century all housed in old packets described many from the 1930's; includes, Assam, Indore, Barada, Hyderabad, Kotah, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikh and Kashmir etc. Generally toned, mostly fine, several better. (77)
Estimate $300
SOLD $780
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, Struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.445 grams), 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 or better and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold 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). Extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
East India Company, Madras Presidency, British style coinage system, gilt proof five cash 1803, (KM.318b). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, perpetual 19 san sicca series, Copy of Standard Gold Currency, (11.614 grams) in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), Gold mohur, Regnal Year 19 (fixed), (cf.KM. 113). Good very fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $220
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Indian Design, Bombay mint, 1800-1815, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), gold rupee or fifteenth mohur, with frozen Regnal Year 46, privy mark No.1 (3 lozenges 1 over 2), anothers with privy mark No.8 (star over 2 lozenges), (KM.213, 237.1); another under Diwan Mulraj (April 1848-January 1849), Multan mint gold rupee VS 1905 (1848), (KM.87). Very fine - extremely fine, all scarce. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
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 $50
India and Iran, assorted rupees from Delhi sultans - late 19th century, includes fractions and temple rupee in style of Akbar mohur. Mostly fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Temple token in style of a Sher Shah Sari, Sultan of Delhi gold mohur or Tanka, round Gold temple token as an imitation of the issues of Sher Shar Suri, (11.526 grams), (cf.Mitchiner 543-4, M.4752). Full flan, otherwise good very fine, rare.
Estimate $220
SOLD $180
Temple token in style of Akbar mohur, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D.1556-1605), square Gold temple token as an imitation of the heavy mohur of akbar, (12.362 grams), style of Urdu Zafar Qarim mint, year A.H. 1000 (A.D. 1591-2), (cf.BMC 73-7, cf.Punjab Museum Cat. 124, cf.KM SAC 119.4). Full flan, otherwise good very fine, rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
India, Emergency Issue, Amritar Ordinance Factory, food token, bronze, (32mm), officially holed at top, incuse number on reverse, scarce. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0