Catalogue
Ancient India, punched marked coinage, Magadha, Mauryan and other Empires, (400-100 B.C.), punch marked mostly square shaped issues, silver karshapana, usually with set of five punch marked symbols on the obverse, both with additional marks on the reverse (2); Western satraps, silver drachm of Damajada son of Damaseba A.D. 250-255; Great Britain half farthing 1844 (S.3951); Great Britain, mid 18th century, coin weight for 36/- (for Portuguese four escudos or joe) with script S, (Withers 1677). Mostly very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Kushans, Vasa Deva I, (c A.D.195-230) gold quarter stater (2.0 grams). Good very fine and extremely rare as a variant.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Akbar, (A.H. 963-1014, A.D. 1556-1605), silver rupee, Dawal Bundar mint, not dated, Ardibehest month, (KM.93.9, PML 346). Good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Jahangir and Nur Jahan, (A.H. 1014-1037), (A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, Patna mint with Nur Jahan, 1037 RY 22; (11.35 grams), (KM.168.5, $120 VF). Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Jahandar Shah, (A.H. 1124), (A.D.1712), silver rupee, (11.37 grams), struck at Khujista Bunyad mint, issued A.H. 1124 (A.D. 1712), Regnal year 1, obv. Jahandar name at top, date to lower centre, rev. mint name at bottom, Regnal year centre right, (KM.363.16, IMC 1718). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
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 $320
Hyderabad, Sikandar Jah (A.H. 1218-1244, A.D. 1803-1829), in name of Muhammad Akbar II (A.H.1221-1253 A.D. 1806-1837), silver nazarana rupee, year 16/15, A.H. 1237; (KM.C48a). Nearly extremely fine and and unlisted over-date for the RY.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Hyderabad, Sikandar Jah (A.H. 1218-1244, A.D. 1803-1829), in name of Muhammad Akbar II (A.H.1221-1253 A.D. 1806-1837), silver nazarana rupee, year 16, A.H. 1237; (KM.C48a). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Maratha Independent Kingdom, silver rupee, c.1765-6, from the mints of Bagalkot, in the name of Shah Alam II, dated AH [117]9, (KM.84, Maheshwari & Wiggins T2 [p.45]). Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Mysore, Krishna Raja Wodeyar, (A.H.1214-1285), (A.D. 1799-1868), gold pagoda, (3.423 grams), obv. Shiva and Parvati seated facing, rev. three lined Brahmi legend "Sri Krishna ra ja", (KM.210, M.1024-5). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Native States, Mewar, silver rupees (2), Udaipur mint, (1858-1920) (KM.Y.11); Hyderabad, Afzal Ad-Daula, (A.H. 1273-1285) (A.D.1857-1869), silver rupee, 1280/7 (1864-5) (KM.Y.6); another Mir Mahmud Ali Khan II, (A.H. 1285-1329) (A.H. 1868-1911), silver rupee 1294 (1878) (KM.Y.17); East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Machine struck issue, Surat Mint type, but struck at Bombay 1832-1835 (mint name Surat), in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Regnal Year 46, with complete impression of die and the date A.H.1215 (A.D. 1800), silver rupee, edge plain, (Pr. 286, KM.220); Iran, Muhammad Shah (A.H. 1250-1264) (A.D. 1834-1848), silver kran, Tabriz mint A.H. 1254 (1838-9), (KM.797.9). Fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, struck at Madras mint, obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr. 9, KM. 303). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, struck at Madras mint, obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr. 9, KM. 303). Extremely fine, scarce. SS See note above. This coin type was proclaimed as coinage by Gov. King in 1800 in New South Wales.
Estimate $250
SOLD $310
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, 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 and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, 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 and rare. (2)
Estimate $450
SOLD $250
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Second Issue, 1808, silver half pagoda, obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English HALF PAGODA, in large letters, small buckled garter below, small dot to r. and centre of A, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, ribbon ending in star, in native text 'half a flower (or star) pagoda', (Pr. 169, KM. 353). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
British India, rupee, 1880 (KM.492), Madras Presidency, ten cash, 1803 (KM.319); China, Chihli Province, Pei Yang dollar, 1900 (KM.73); Peru, quarter peso, 1823 (KM.138). The second coin with some mint red, very fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Dutch India, Negapatnam, copper one stuiver c.1695, obv. God facing, rev. Tamil inscription, 28.53 grams, (KM.29, Scholten 1244). Toned, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Claude Martin, copper medal, AE 26, not dated but struck in 1796, obv bust of Major General Claude Martin to left, around LABORE ET CONSTANTIA C.L.M. below, rev. Urdu inscription (honoured in the State, exalted in the Kingdom, distinguished noble General Claude Martin, the brave, courageous in battle), (Puddester 796.1.1, BHM 424B). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
India, The La Martiniere-Lucknow silver medal, 38mm, by Magha, obv. bust of General Martin to right, around LABORE ET CONSTANTIA (By toil and perseverance), rev. around LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE, LUCKNOW, in centre, PRESENTED TO, (Puddester 836.2.1). Minor edge knocks, toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
India, a commemorative badge made as a brooch with obverse legend incuse and in Urdu and dated AH 1288 (1870) with a silver surround of rays like a sun. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
India, a modern fantasy as a uniface strike of the reverse of a William IV, double mohur stuck in a nickel type metal (cf.KM TS2 for type). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90