Catalogue
Bombay Presidency, 1833-1834, Bombay mint, struck with Calcutta dies, 1804 proof two pice and one pice (both illustrated), 1834 half anna (2), quarter annas 1830, 1833 (2), one pie 1833, obv. EIC arms with date below, rev. scales with Arabic date below, (Pr.195, 199, 205, 213, 218, 224, KM.205, 206, 231.1, 235, 253, 262). Mostly very fine - extremely fine, proofs FDC. (8)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,150
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint type, gold mohur, in name of Shah Alam II, (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), (10.86 grams), Year 17/29, AH 12[00], (Pr. -, KM. 31). Brilliant, good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Bengal Presidency, in the name of Shah Alam (1759-1806), stated mint name Murshidabad, 1769-1790 gold mohur, A.H. 1196, (1781-2), frozen RY 19, (12.25 grams), (Pr.32; KM.94), struck at Calcutta, the provisional mints of Murshidabad, Patna and Dacca having closed by 1st May 1777 (see Pridmore p 201). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, in the name of Shah Alam (1759-1806), mint name Murshidabad, 1769-1790, gold eighth mohur, A.H. 1202 = A.D. 1787-8, with frozen RY 19, (1.54 grams), (Pr.51; KM.89). Attractive red toned extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,150
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1793 type, Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series of standard gold currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), gold mohur, regnal year 19 (fixed), and dated A.H. 1202 = A.D. 1784-5 and with oblique milling to right, (12.36 grams), (Pr.62, KM.103.1). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,150
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1793 type, Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series of standard gold currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), gold mohur, Regnal year 19 (fixed), and dated A.H. 1202 = A.D. 1784-5 and with oblique milling to right, (12.36 grams), (Pr.62, KM.103.1). Has been mounted, otherwise fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, gold half mohur (1793), edge grained right Calcutta Mint, named as Murshidabad Mint (6.18 grams), (P.63; KM.101). Extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,200
Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint, mint name Murshidabad, 1793 issue gold quarter mohur, (3.09 grams), edge normal spaced graining to right (Pr.73, KM.100). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $650
Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint, mint name Murshidabad, 1793 issue gold quarter mohur, edge wide spaced graining to right, (2.85 grams), (Pr.73, KM.100). Slightly bent, good very fine and a scarce variety.
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, issue of 1819, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Standard Gold Currency in 22 ct gold with new increased weight, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), gold mohur, (13.27 grams), Regnal year 19 (fixed), Calcutta mint with straight grained milling, (KM. 112, Pr.77 [noted 13.26 grams]). As struck, brilliant and uncirculated, very rare as such.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, gold mohur (1793), edge grained left (KM.113, Pr.83) issue of 1825 from Calcutta Mint, (12.35 grams), named as Murshidabad Mint. Extremely fine with mint bloom.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, 1825-35 period, as 1793 issue, gold mohur, but with edge grained left, issued 1830, (12.36 grams), tiny crescent mark adopted by the New Calcutta mint in 1830 (Pr.84; KM.114). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint, silver rupee, in name of Shah Alam II, (A.H.1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), 1229/17-49, without daroga marks (KM. 41). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Bengal Presidency, (1651-1835), Murshidabad mint, in name of Shah Alam II, silver rupee Regnal year 8, A.H.1180 (1766-7), (Pridmore 89, KM.84.1) (illustrated); others, quarter rupee Regnal year 12, 19 (Pridmore 124, 150, KM.82.2, 82.3), eighth rupees Regnal year 12, 19 (Pridmore 128, 151, KM.81.2, 81.3). Mostly very fine, all scarce. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Bengal Presidency, Indian Design, Murshidabad (Calcutta) Mint, 1791-1793, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Standard Silver Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), machine made silver rupee, Regnal year 19 (fixed), with date off flan, Privy mark crescent under Shah Alam, (P.147, KM.86). Red and blue patina, proof-like uncirculated, rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Bengal Presidency, Indian Design, Murshidabad (Calcutta) Mint, from 1793, Perpetual 19 san sicca series, Standard Silver Currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D.1759-1806), silver rupee, half and quarter rupee, Regnal year 19 (fixed), oblique milling; staight milling, issue of 1819, silver rupee and quarter rupee, plain milling, issue of 1830-1833, rupee and quarter rupee, (Pr.157, 158, 159, 172, 175, 177, 183, KM.96, 97, 99, 104, 109, 115, 117); 1/16th rupee (P.152, KM.32); Farukhababd mint, Perpetual 45 san sicca series, oblique edge milling, issued 1806-1819 one rupee and quarter rupee; straight edge, issued 1820-1831, one rupee, half and quarter rupee; plain edge issued 1831-1833, rupee and quarter rupee, (P.314, 316, 319, 323, 326, 331, KM.67, 68, 69, 70, 73, 75, 77). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $200
SOLD $700
Bengal Presidency, silver rupee, Calcutta mint, plain edge with crescent, (issued 1830-1833) (KM.117); half rupee, oblique milling, lacking private mark on top line and with very large crescent (probably a jeweller's copy) (cf.KM.97.1); quarter rupee, oblique milling (issued from 1793), (KM.73). All toned, very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Bengal Presidency, Princeps Contract Coinage, 1780-1784, madosie or half anna, quarter anna, eighth anna, sixteenth anna, all in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), Regnal year 22, A.H. 1195 (1780-1781), struck on flans of various sizes, (KM.120, 123, 125, 127, Pr.192, 195, 198. 200); two and one (2) pice (KM.29, 56, 63, 72, Pr.204, 207, 211, 309); 1831-5 one pie (KM.59, Pr.215), half anna (KM.59, Pr.213) (illustrated); Madras Presidency, one, two and four pice 1825 (KM.428, 429, 431); British India, East India Company, half anna 1845 (illustrated), quarter anna 1857, 1858, half pice 1853, (KM.464, 463, 447). Fine - uncirculated, some with mint red. (17)
Estimate $200
SOLD $850
Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad mint, plain edge coinage, silver rupee, Regnal year 19, dated 120[2] (KM.754); Awadh, Ghazi ud-din Haidar as Nawab (1814-1819), Lucknow mint, rupee, A.H. 2131 fictional year [should be 1231], fixed Regnal year 26, issued 1815-6, (KM.6); Awadh, Nasir-ud-Din Haidar, (A.H. 1243-1253, 1827-1837), rupee, Regnal year 3, Lucknow mint, (KM.C.62.1) (illustrated); Baroda, Sayaji Rao III (A.H. 1292-1357, VS 1932-1995, A.D. 1875-1938), Baroda mint, silver rupee, AH 1299 (1881-2), (KM.Y.29). Fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Bengal Presidency, silver rupee, plain edge with crescent, (1830-1833) (KM.117); Hyderabad, Afzal Ad-Daula, (A.H. 1273-1285) (A.D.1857-1869), silver rupee, AH 1279 (1863-4) (KM.Y.6) with schroff marks; another Cambay, Jafar Ali Khan, quarter rupee (KM.Y.8) (mounted); Hyderabad copper (2) (KM.Y.12); Ancient India swaure punched mark coinage, Mauryan Empire; Islamic, North Africa, Muwahhid, silver square dirham, anonymous issue (M.418); others Masonic token, coin weight for half guinea (cf.Withers 2017); modern copies of Anglo-Saxon coin, and ancient greek silver (3). Fine - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841, Calcutta mint, divided legend, (11.656 grams), Type II, rev. lion standing to left in front of palm, normal date 4, (Pr.22 (1), KM.462.1). Extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1841 WW, Calcutta mint, divided legend, Type II, WW incuse, rev. lion standing to left in front of palm, (KM.462.3). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,800
SOLD $2,200
George V, gold sovereign 1918I Bombay mint, (KM.525A). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
British India and East India Company, issues from William IV to George VI, (1835 - 1946), denominations from one twelfth anna to rupee, a wide range of issues including quarter rupees, 1835B, 1835C, 1876-7C, 1884 - 1891B; half rupees, 1835B, 1835C, 1840B, 1840C, 1862B, 1875B, 1876B, 1877B, 1885C, 1886C, 1887C; rupees, 1835B, 1840B, 1862B, 1862C, 1875B, 1877C, 1886B, 1901C, 1903B, 1903C, 1904B, 1904C, 1905B, 1905C, 1906B, 1906C, 1911B, 1911C, 1919B, 1919C. Housed in an album, good - uncirculated. (538)
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $5,100
British India, Victoria, silver half rupee 1899B (inverted) (KM.491); George V, bronze half pice 1912, (KM.510), silver half rupee 1923 (C) (KM.522), silver rupee 1912 (B) (KM.524); Portuguese India, copper ten reis 1845 (Goa) (KM.261). The last fair, others extremely fine or better. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Sikhs, gold Granth medal, c.18th-19th century, (5.11 grams), obv. the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in shade of a tree, various symbols in exergue, rev. Gurmukhi 1 and initial letter "om" with circular Gurmukhi legend around, plain order, undated. Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400