Catalogue
Ancient India, Magadha and other Empires, (400-100 B.C.), punch marked square and round shaped issues), silver karshapana, sets of five punch marked symbols on the obverse, a few with additional marks on the reverse, some duplication, mostly from Mauryan and Sunga Empire. Fine - very fine, several scarcer types. (38)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Post Gupta, Paramaras of Malwa, Udayaditya, c.1070-1086 A.D., base gold stater, 4.1 grams, obv. goddess Lakshmi seated facing, rev. legend, (Deyell 164). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $220
Post Gupta, Sarabhapuriya Dynasty of Mahokosola, Prasannamatra, 5th - 6th century A.D., bracteate gold unit, 1.3 grams, obv. garuda bird facing between sun and moon, wheel and shell, inscription below, rev. similar type incuse. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $250
Jammu and Kashmir, Late imitative of Kushan, Kidara issue for king Pratapaditya II (c.5th century A.D.), base gold stater, (average 7 grams), obv. debased standing king facing with head to left, rev. crude representation of Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, (cf.M.3646). Fine - very fine and scarce. (6)
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Ganges Valley, Gahadavales (Rathors) of Kanauj and Banares, Govindachandra (1114-1154) and his successors to 1193, base gold stater, (c.4.0 grams), obv. four-armed Lakshmi seated cross-legged facing, rev. three lined Brahmi legend 'Srimad Go / vinda chandra / deva, (M.490-496). Fine - very fine or better. (10)
Estimate $600
SOLD $540
Kadambas of Goa, Sivachitta, (c.1147-1187), gold pagoda, (4.2 grams), obv. lion to left, rev. five line Nagari legend, (M.654-656). Nearly very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $270
Yadavas of Devagiri, Singhana, (1200-1247), gold stater, (3.65 grams), obv. punchmarks, rev. plain, (cf.M.641). Good very fine, scyphate shape, rare.
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Sultans of Kashmir, Haidar Shah, (A.H. 874-876, A.D. 1470-1472), silver sasnu, year 874, (G&G K21). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Sultans of Delhi, Jalal al-Din Firuz, (A.H. 689-695, A.D. 1290-1296); gold tanka, Delhi mint, (10.964 grams), dated A.H. 695 = A.D. 1296 (G&G. D 196, R.975). Struck on small flan, extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $420
Humayun (A.H. 937-963), (A.D. 1530-1556), silver shahrukhi, Agra mint uncertain date, obv. kalima within circle, rev. in flattened mihrabi area name, mint below, (M.3011-3013). Off centred and flat in places, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Jahangir (A.H. 1014-1037), (A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupees, Patna mint with Nur Jahan, 1037 RY 22; (KM.168.5). Fine-very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Jahangir (A.H. 1014-1037), (A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupees, Patna mint with Nur Jahan, 1037 RY 22; (KM.168.5). Fine-very fine and scarce. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Mogul, Farrukhsiyar (A.H.1124-1131), (A.D.1713-1719), silver rupee, Murshidabad mint, 1130, RY 7; (KM. 377.49). Delightful blue and gold tone, full flan, as struck uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Shah Jahan II, (A.H. 1131, A.D. 1719), silver rupee, Gwailor Fort, year 1131, RY 1 (KM.415.9); another same mint Rafi-ud-Darjat, (A.H. 1131, A.D. 1719), 11XX, RY 1, (KM. 405.7). Very fine - extremely finer. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161), (A.D.1719-1748), round Gold mohur, (10.87 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad Dar-ul-Khilafat (Delhi), mint, issued A.H. 113[2] (A.D. 1729-1730), Regnal year 2, obv. Muhammad Shah name at top, date upper right, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (KM. 439.4). Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupee, Ahmadabad mint, 11XX/14, (KM.436.1); EIC, Bengal Presidency, two pice, c.1807-1810 (KM.A55), two annas 1841, (KM.480.2), others Travancore gold fanam, Navanager and Burma. Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $140
SOLD $0
Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161), (A.D.1719-1748), silver half rupee (2), mint off flan (Surat?), years 2X, 29; Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), another similar year 3; Shah Jahan III, (A.H. 1173-1174, A.D. 1759-1760), similar year 1. Very fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Muhammad Akbar II, (A.H. 1203), (A.D.1788) first reign, silver rupee, struck at Saharanpur mint, issued A.H. 1203 (A.D. 1788), Regnal year 1, obv. Muhammad Akbar name at top, date centre left, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (KM. 760). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $700
Assam, Lakshmi Simha (Sunyeopha), (SE 1691-1702, A.D. 1769-1780), gold mohur, 1694, (KM.187). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Assam, Gaurinatha Simha (Suhitpanpha), (SE 1702-1718, A.D. 1780-1796), gold eighth mohur, (KM.226); gold quarter mohur with additional date 24 below on reverse, (cf.KM.227). Good fine - very fine, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Awadh, Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Lucknow mint, rupee, without obverse A.H. date, but with regnal year 26, (KM. 103.3, C.-). Good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $60
Bhopal, Shah Jahan Begam (A.H.1285-1319, A.D. 1868-1901), silver two Nazarana rupee, 21.8 grams, A.H. 1286 (1869-1870), (KM. Y.C14). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $480
Bhopal, copper coins (43), mainly of Shah Jahan Begam (AH 1285-1319), but some earlier, one annas (7), half annas (7), quarter annas (28), and a uniface paisa with fly-whisk and sword, various dates and varieties (KM.Y.6, 18, 5, 17, 1, 4, 16). Fine-very fine. (43)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Indore, Jaswant Rao and in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, (A.H. 1212-1226, A.D. 1797-1811), nazarana rupee, (14.7 grams) with obverse date A.H. 1222 (1807-8), and reverse with regal year 2 of Muhammad Akbar II, (KM. 8, C.58). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Indore, Jaswant Rao, (1797-1811), Nazarana rupee in Nagari script, SE 1728 (1806), (KM.6); Awadh, rupee of Ghazi al-din Haidar AH 1236 year 2, (KM.165.2); Bikanir, Queen Victoria, rupee 1892, (KM.72). Fine-very fine for first two, first scarce, last extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Jaipur, gold mohur in name of 'Alamgir II, Sawai Jaipur, AH 117X, year 6, (10.88 grams), (KM.25). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Jaipur, George V and Madho Singh II, (various regnal years 1-37, A.D. 1880-1922), nazarana rupee, with obverse A.D. date 1913, and reverse with regnal year 34, (KM. 147). Brilliant and extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Maratha Independent Kingdom, silver rupees from the mints of Athani (9) and Bagalkot (1) in the name of Shah Alam II, mostly dated AH 1181, one dated AH 1189, (cf.illustration to KM.84), (KM.71, 84). Good very fine or better. (10)
Estimate $130
SOLD $110
Maratha Independent Kingdom, silver rupees from the mints of Athani (4) and Bagalkot (5) in the name of Shah Alam II, mostly dated AH 1181, 1189, (cf.illustration to KM.84), (KM.71, 84). Good very fine or better. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Mysore, Haidar Ali, (A.H.1174-1197, A.D. 1761-1782), gold mohur, year 14 (A.H. 1191 = 1776), Patan mint in the name of Bahadurpatan, letter `He' in obverse field, (KM.6). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,200