Catalogue
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint type, gold mohur, in name of Shah Alam II, (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), (10.87 grams), regnal year 30, AH 1201-2, (Pr. -, KM. 31). Brilliant, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $550
Bengal Presidency, silver rupees Banares mint (4), 1203, regal year 30 (1788-9); 1212, regnal year 40 (1797-8); 1225, regnal year 49 (1810-1); another as a native copy with ring mount attached at top, regnal 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 $100
SOLD $100
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint, new mint opened 1815, silver rupee AH 1229 (1815) edge grained right (Pr.289). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Bengal Presidency, machine struck broad flan, oblique milling silver rupee, year 17/49, A.H. 1229 = 1813-4, Banares mint, (Pr.289, KM.42). Good very fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint, machine issue rupee on broad flan, AH 1229, year 17/49 (1815 issue), oblique milling to right, (Pr.289, KM.42). Bright, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint, copper trisul pice 1821-7, large flan (Pr.309; KM.29). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $20
Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint Coinage, second period, 1820-1831, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issued with frozen regnal year 45, silver rupee with privy mark for Farrukhabad, silver rupee and quarter rupee with privy marks for Calcutta, silver rupee and quarter rupee with privy marks for Benares and silver rupee without privy mark for Sagar mint, all with edges grained vertically, (Pr.318, 320, 322, 323, 324A, 325, KM.70, 73). First with edge cut, otherwise very fine - extremely fine, some scarce, last rare. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Bengal Presidency, silver rupees, Farrukhabad mint (5), 1202, regnal year 45 type, edge grained vertically, issued 1820-1831, dot mintmark, (Pr.318) another inverted V mintmark (Pr.320), another no mintmark (Pr.325), another issued 1831-1833 plain edge with crescent mintmark (Pr.326), and another plain 1833-1835 (P.333), quarter rupee inverted V mintmark, issued 1820-1831, (Pr.322), (KM. 70, 74, 77, 78). Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint Coinage, third period, 1831-1833, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issued with frozen regnal year 45, silver quarter rupee, half rupee and rupee with privy marks (a crescent) for Calcutta, another fourth period 1833-1835, silver rupee without privy mark (crescent) issued for Calcutta mint, all with plain edges, (Pr.326, 329, 331, 333, KM.75-78). Very fine - extremely fine, first with attractive blue and gold tone. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad mint, 45 san copper coinage, 1816, single pice, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), with frozen regnal year 45, from dies prepared at Calcutta, rev. value in Bengali, Persian and Hindi, (Pr. 335A, KM.64 unpriced). Very fine with even brown colour, extremely rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad mint, single pice, 1816, (Pridmore 335A, Pridmore specimen lot 666, realised 120 pounds in VF). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad mint, 45 san copper coinage, 1820-1824, single Trisuli pice, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), with frozen regnal year 45, from dies prepared at Farrukhabad (8), good native copies (2), another crude native copy, Sagar mint issues 1826-1833, first issue, another second issue 1833, with trisul replaced on obverse by six pointed star, (Pr. 336, 337, 338, KM.65, 70-71). Very fine - nearly uncirculated, most with even brown colour, all as different die variants, some scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Bengal Presidency, Postal ticket issued by the Patna Postmaster, 1774, two annas in copper (26.4 mm; 137.9 grains) (Pr.363). Fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,100
Bengal Presidency, patterns struck in England for the Malabar Coast factories, in copper, hexagonal, 1792 (weight 22.3 and 5.6 grains (Pr.365 and 368; KM Pn.11,12). Toned good extremely fine and extremely rare. (2)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,900
Bengal Presidency, pattern pice (1793) in copper with plain edge, English East India Company incuse on raised rim, struck in England (Boulton's Soho Mint) (Pr.370; KM.15a). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,500
Bengal Presidency, miscellaneous issues struck in England, bronzed copper pattern pice, 1809 (Pr.384; KM.Pn23). Even chocolate brown patina, FDC and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Bengal Presidency, pattern copper pice, 1809, value in Bengali, Persian and Hindi, (Pr.384). Dark brown and grey patina, nearly FDC and very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Bengal Presidency, 1809 pattern half pice, reads half pie, bronzed proof (Pr.395 KM Pn22). Nearly FDC and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Bengal Presidency, pattern coinage struck in England, 1809, one half pice, obv. arms of the company, 1809 below, rev. value in Bengali, Persian and Hindi, (4.0 grams), (Pr. 395, KM.57). About mint state but with minor surface blemishes on the obverse, reverse with some mint bloom, rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400