Catalogue
Mogul and Native States, assorted rupees and fractions including Shah Jahan, Muhammad Shah, and a wide range of native states issues. Fair - very fine. (32)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
East India Company, Bengal Presidency: silver rupees (5), Murshidabad mint, with clear regnal years 7, 8, 11 (2) and 19 (KM 84.1, 84.2), Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
East India Company, Bengal presidency, gold half mohur, Calcutta Mint, 1793, oblique grained edge (Pr.63. KM.101) possibly a good jeweller's copy. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $270
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Muhammadan system, European Style Coinage, in the name of 'Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), issued 1817-1818, (11.690 grams), Madras mint, closed lotus type, gold rupee or mohur, impressed with the mint name Arkat, type as silver rupee with frozen date, A.H.1172, Regnal Year 6, edge with centre graining to left, (KM.418, Pr.238). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,000
Portugese India, Maria I (1786-1799), twelve xerafims 1795 (KM.187, F.1487). Virtually Mint State with toned lustre and very bold design details, has a planchet crack beginning at the top edge which is typical for this crudely manufactured series, rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Native state, Kishangarh, gold third mohur in the name of Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), date off flan, (3.56 grams), (cf.KM.17 [Shah Alam II, mohur]). Extremely fine, extremely rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Native States, Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah, (A.H. 1263-1272, 1847-1856), Lucknow mint, gold ashrafi (mohur), A.H. 1264 (1848), year 2, (KM.378.1). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $410
Native States, Jaipur, Pratap Singh (A.D. 1778-1803), gold mohur, in name of Shah Alam II, year 40, (1798-9), (KM.55). Extremely fine with off centred obverse.
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Native States, Jaipur, Jagat Singh II (A.D. 1803-1818), gold mohur, in name of Shah Alam II, year 45, (1804-5), (KM.55). Extremely fine with off centred obverse.
Estimate $350
SOLD $360
Native State, Mewar, gold mohur, Swarupshahi series, undated (c.1851-1930), Nagari legend `Friend of London' (F 1326; KM Y12). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Native State, Mysore, Tipu Sultan (AM1215-1227, A.D. 1787-1799), silver rupee, Patan mint, AM1216 date reversed, RY 6, (1787), (KM.126) (2); Bikanir, silver rupee 1892 (KM.72); Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Maldive Islands, silver larins as short lengths of silver wire doubled in two and made like a fish-hook, used from 16th - 19th century, (Quiggin p.194ff text and illustration) (2); miscellaneous other Islamic silver and copper mostly 18th-19th century (7) including a small silver with obverse cockeral (illust.). First two coins lightly toned and extremely fine; others fair - very fine. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Native States, assorted copper dump paisa issues mostly from 19th century. several Sikh empire issues etc. Fair - very fine. (28)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Sikhs, gold token or medallion, 4.32 grams, obv. Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in shade of a tree, rev. first verse of the Mool Mantra as an eight line Gurmukhi inscription, dotted border, undated. Very fine with ring mount support.
Estimate $250
SOLD $450