Catalogue
Madras Presidency, 1823-1825 Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), Struck at Calcutta, rose mintmark type, silver rupee (2, small and large S on reverse at 10 o'clock), half rupee, quarter rupee, eighth rupee, sixteenth rupee (2), impressed with the mint name Arkat, type as mohur with frozen date, A.H.1172, Regnal Year 6, edge with normal graining, eighth and sixteenth rupee edge grained to right, (Pr. 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, KM. 423-427). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $160
Madras Presidency, third European style issue, Calcutta Mint (rose 1823-25, silver half rupee, edge grained vertically (Pr.264). Bombay Presidency, Indian design, in the name of Muhammad Shah (1719-48) silver rupee, A.H.113 (?) (Pr.40?) half rupee similar A.H.. Extremely fine; good very fine; very fine. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $140
Madras Presidency, Fort St. David or Tegnapatam, copper cash, c. 1740, inscribed in Tamil either side, 'Honourable' on obverse and 'Company' on reverse, (Pr. 289, KM. 378). Very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Madras Presidency, silver rupee, date off flan of year 6 type, Arcot mint, mm. lotus, (KM.384), two fanams of c.1765-1807 (KM.308), fanam of c.1700-1735 (KM.298). Good fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $300
Madras Presidency, Pattern silver two annas, 1808, struck at Madras, European Style Coinage, with English in unusual script, oblique milled, (Pr.309, not in KM). Extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,200
Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, copper dub or 1/48 rupee 1794, struck at Soho Mint Birmingham (Pr. 310). Bombay Presidency, copper half pice or 2 reas, 1794 struck at French Ordinary Court London (Pr.138). Nearly uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, European style coinages, 1794-97, copper struck at the Soho Mint, Birmingham, dub (1/48 rupee) and half dub (1/96 rupee) 1794 and 1797 (illustrated) (Pr.310, 313 error with plain edge, 319, 316, 323 (2, one muled with 1794 obverse). The plain edge piece pitted, otherwise very fine - good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, European style coinages, 1794-7, struck at the Soho Mint Birmingham, bronzed copper proof, dub or 1/48 rupee 1794 (Pr.311), copper proof 1797 (Pr.317), bronzed copper proof half dub or 1/96 rupee, 1794 (Pr.322, mule with 1797 obverse). Nearly FDC. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $700
Madras Presidency, 1794-1797 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof dub and half dub in copper, 1794, obv. company arms, 48 or 96 below, rev. Balemark, and date 1794 below, (Pr. 311, 320, KM. 392, 394). Both with minor edge knocks, otherwise nearly FDC, with even brown tone, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $650
Madras Presidency, 1794-1797 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof dub and half dub in copper, 1794, obv. company arms, 48 or 96 below, rev. Balemark, and date 1794 below, both with lettered edges, (Pr. 311, 320, KM. 392, 394). FDC, with even brown tone, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Madras Presidency, 1794-1797 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof dub and half dub in copper, 1794, obv. company arms, 48 or 96 below, rev. Balemark, and date 1794 below, (Pr. 311, 320, KM. 392, 394). The half dub with minor edge knocks, otherwise nearly FDC, with even brown tone, both scarce. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Madras Presidency, 1794-1797 European Minting, Soho mint Birmingham, proof dub and half dub in copper, 1797, obv. company arms, 48 or 96 below, rev. Balemark, and date 1797 below, (Pr. 316, 324, KM. 397, 398). FDC, with even dark and light brown tones, scarce. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Madras Presidency, copper half dub (ten cash), Masulipatam mint, Northern Circars issue, 1807, obverse in Arabic and reverse in Telugu and Tamil, (KM.327, Pr.329). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, European style coinage (1807) copper regulating dub, the value "this and three new dubs are one small fanam" in all three scripts (Pr.336) Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Madras Presidency, ten cash 1803, one cash 1803 (red uncirculated), Northern Circars, half dub or 1/96 rupee 1797 EIC, copper half anna 1845 (serif) quarter anna 1835, 1858 (red uncirculated) halfpice 1853 (2, one red uncirculated) half pice 1853 (2, one red uncirculated) twelfth anna 1848; Imperial, copper quarter annas 1874, 1897, 1901, 1906 all red 1907, bronze-half pice 1914 (red), twelfth anna 1915, 1926, 1939, bronze pice 1944 (red), cupro-nickel and nickel brass issues, eight annas 1919, two annas 1926, 1935, 1947, anna 1909, 1927, 1941, 1934, 1947 half anna 1944, 1946, quarter rupee 1947. Very fine - uncirculated. (31)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay Mint gold quarter mohur issued A.H. 1188 (1788) in the name of Almgir II (1754-1759) (Pr.10; KM. SAC 657). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,100
Bombay Presidency, Charles II, silver anglina (or rupee) issued 1678, PAX DEO in centre of reverse (Pr.16). Beautifully struck with deep grey toning, a real little gem, good extremely fine, virtually as struck and very rare.
Estimate $18,000
SOLD $30,000
Bombay Presidency, Charles II, European design, silver rupee, 1678, Bombay Mint, stop after Rupee, and after date, edge almost straight grained or slightly right (Pr.25). Attractive gun metal grey tone, minimal striking weakness for this, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $19,000
Bombay Presidency, c. 1672-1681, Indian Design, Bombay Minting, silver rupee in the name of King Charles II, (11.40 grams), obv. and rev. Persian inscription both sides (See P. P. Kulkarni, "A Journey from Bombaim to Mumbai", pp.9-29, Bombay 2004). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, 1693-1694, Indian Design, Bombay Minting, silver rupee in the name of King William and Queen Mary (1689-1694), Regnal Year 5 (issued 13 Feb. 1693-12 Feb. 1694), Persian inscriptions reading on the obv. "Coin struck during the reigh of King William and Queen Mary" rev. "in their 5th regnal year. Coin of the English Company. Struck at bombay", (Pr. 27, KM. SAC P.27 unpriced). Light grey toned, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,400
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of Shah Jahan II (A.H.1131, A.D. June-July 1719), silver rupee, [A.H. 1131], Regnal Year 1; (1719), (Pr. 32, KM.160, KM.SAC 415.20-Rare). Schrof mark in reverse field, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, fifth rupee in the name of Shah Jahan II (A.H. 1131, June-July 1719), year Regnal Year 1, issued June-July 1719, (Pr. 34, KM. SAC P.34). Round flan with subdued blue and gold tone, and an exceptional strike, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, half rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), Regnal Year 2, (Pr. - cf.57, cf.KM. SAC P.57), with clear date and partial mint name visible. Flan flaw near edge on obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and an unpublished date.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design, Bombay Minting, fifth rupee struck under Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), regnal year 2 (3?), another 5, another 9, (Pr. 60, 61, 62, KM. (SAC) P.60, KM. 271). Very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, Regnal Year 5 (1758-9), (Pr. 70, KM.176). Nearly very fine, rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, eighth rupees in the name of Alamgir II (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), regnal year 2, in the style of Bombay issue but with mint name off flan, the denomination unrecorded, (cf. Pr.71, KM.; SAC.C.638). Attractive dark tone, short of flan, otherwise good very fine all apparently unpublished.
Estimate $80
SOLD $150
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, trace of regnal year 9 (c. 1762-3), with crescent on reverse (Pr. 75, KM.178). Very fine, rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $50
Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Bombay (Munbai) Mint issue, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, regnal year 5 (1758-9), with crescent on reverse, (cf.Pr. 75, KM.176). Good very fine, excessively rare and unpublished and possibly unique.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Bombay Presidency, Indian Design Bombay Minting, half rupee in the name of Alamgir II (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), regnal year 9, with crescent on obverse, (Pr.76, KM. SAC. C.638a). Pridmore and KM SAC note its existence reported but not confirmed. This was the piece, very fine and possibly unique.
Estimate $150
SOLD $290
Bombay Presidency, local minting copper copperoon or pice, regnal year 7, (1672), (Pr.78). Very fine and round, rare in this state.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,600