Catalogue
Sultans of Malwa, Mahmud Shah I Khalji, (A.H. 839-873), (A.D. 1436-1469), gold tanka, Hadrat Shadiabad mint, (11.05 grams), uncertain year, (G&G M21, R.3064, Num. Chron, [Ser.V, Vol.XII] Wright, 8). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $730
Jahangir (A.H. 1014-1037), (A.D. 1605-1628), silver rupee, Patna mint with Nur Jahan, AH 1037, RY 22; (KM.168.5). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $0
Shah Jahan, (A.H. 1037-1068, A.D.1628-1658), round silver rupees, AH 1040, RY 4, Multan mint (KM.227.8); AH 1059, RY 23, Surat mint, (KM.228.5); Aurangzeb, (A.H. 1068-1118), (A.D. 1658-1707), round silver rupees, AH [111]5, RY 47, Akbarabad, Mustaqir ul Khilafat mint (KM.300.6); AH 1106, RY 38, Itawa mint, (KM.300.39) (illustrated); 'Alamgir II, (A.H. 1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, AH 1172, RY 5, Lahore Dar-us-Sultanat mint (KM.460.13). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $140
SOLD $0
Aurangzeb, (A.H. 1068-1118, A.D.1658-1707), round gold mohur, (10.85 grams), struck at Shahjahanabad mint, issued A.H. 1085 (A.D. 1674-5), Regnal year 17, obv. Aurangzeb name and date at top, rev. mint name at top, Regnal year lower left, (KM. 315.42). Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $600
Muhammad Ibrahim, (A.H. 1132-1133, A.D. 1720), Silver Rupee, 11.33 grams, Shahjahanabad mint Dar-ul-Khilafat, Hijri date [113]2AH, Regnal year 1, Ruler's name at top on obverse, mint at top on reverse, (KM 426.1, Lucknow 3764, IMC 1836, Hull 2032, Lahore 2314, M.3321a, Nagpur 607-8, BMC 956, Not in Bombay). Nearly very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $350
Muhammad Shah, (A.H. 1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupees, mostly Itawa mint, various dates, regnal years 10, 12, 13, (KM.436.29). Very fine - nearly extremely fine all on large flans. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
Assam, Rajesvara Simha Suprempha (SE 1673-1691, A.D. 1751-1769), struck at Rangapur, silver octagonal rupee with Persian legend, SE 1685 (1763), (KM.156). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $140
SOLD $190
Cooch Behar, Nara Narayan, (SE 1477-1509, A.D. 1555-1587), rupee 1477, (1555), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, broad flan, (KM.34). Very fine, scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Indore, Jaswant Rao, (1798-1811), in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, silver nazarana rupee, Indore mint, (14.70 grams), AH 1222, RY 2, (KM.8). Good very fine, scarce.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Dhar, Queen Victoria, one half pice 1887 (2), one twelfth anna 1887,(illustrated), (KM.11, 12). Nearly extremely fine or better. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
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). Golden peripheral tone, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Jaintiapur, Bar Gossain II, (SE 1653-1692, A.D. 1731-1770), silver rupee SE1653, (1731), obv. and rev. Bengali script in four lines, with normal four, broad flan, (KM.177). With countermark and with minor attempted piercing, otherwise nearly extremely fine, very scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Jaipur, George V and Madho Singh II, (various regnal years 1-37, A.D. 1880-1922), nazarana rupee, with obverse A.D. date 1918, and reverse with Regnal year 39, (KM.147). Nearly extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Jaipur, Man Singh and Edward VIII, nazarana paisas 15/1936 (KM.167, $400 EF) (illustrated) and square two annas 21/19[42], (KM.190). First extremely fine and very rare, second very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Punjab, Sikh Empire, Ranjit Singh, (VS 1856-1896, A.D. 1799-1839), VS 1884 = 1827, silver rupee, Amritsar mint, (KM.22.1). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Rajjkot, Dharmendra Singhji (1930-1948), a restrike as a silver medallic mohur 1945 (KM.Y.1). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
South India, assorted gold fanams, possibly from Mysore and Orissa, but likely to be all fantasies. Very fine- extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $40
SOLD $30
Tripura, Ananta Manikya, (S.E. c.1486-1489, c.A.D. 1564-1567), silver tanka, SE1486, obv. Garuda holding Vishnu (KM.73) (with cuts) rare; Udaya Manikya (S.E. c.1489-1495, c.A.D. 1567-1573), tanka SE 1489, (KM.79); Jaya Manikya (S.E. c.1495-1499, A.D. 1573-1577), tanka SE 1495, (KM.85). Fine - good very fine, last two illustrated, first with two test cuts, scarce - rare. (3)
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Native States, a diverse group with some identified in packets includes Mogul, rupee of Muhammad Shah, Shahjahanabad mint year 8, (KM.437.4); rupees of Jaipur year 16, (KM.Y13); Hyderabad; Jaisalmir, Akhey Singh (A.H. 1136-1176, A.D. 1722-1762), in name of Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupee, year 22, (KM.Y.4); Mewar, silver rupee, half rupee, quarter rupee, eighth rupee and 1/16th rupee, (VS1985 = 1928), (KM.Y.18-22); other silver fraction issues from Kashmir, Jaipur (2), Kutch, Travancore fanan, a range of copper including EIC, Bhutan etc (28). Fair - very fine. (42)
Estimate $140
SOLD $200
Native states, a wide range of copper issues with duplication from various states mostly 18th - 19th century, lot includes a few from the Sultanates and Mogul rulers. An extensive lot for research. Poor - very fine. (403)
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Native states, a wide range of copper issues with duplication from various states including Mysore (15), Hyderabad dub or paisa (KM.Y.12) (44), a silver rupee of Indore (KM.44); various others (129) including some early issues of Post Kushan, also including Nepal, Iran and EIC and noted two rupees of Year 19, oblique milling (KM.99) and straight milling (KM.108) and lead electro halfs of similar rupee and a large silvered temple piece (23.7 grams). Poor - very fine. (194)
Estimate $100
SOLD $270
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1643-1677, struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.35 grams), obv. very crude figure of a deity (probably Hanuman the monkey god of Vijayanagar), rev. plain, (Pr. 1 var., KM. -). Good very fine, very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold pagoda, c.1781, Struck at Negapatam mint for district of Tanjore, (3.39 grams), obv. single standing deity, (probably Vishnu?), rev. granulated, (cf.Pr. 2, KM. -, Scholten p.139, the discussion under type No. 1228). Uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, Gold pagoda, c.1678-1740, struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.41 grams), obv. single standing deity, (probably Vishnu?), rev. granulated, (Pr.2 var., KM. 288). Good extremely fine, rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $0
Madras Presidency, Indian style coinage, Hindu system, gold pagoda c.1691-1807, (3.44 grams), Vishnu and his two wives standing full length, reverse granulated (Pr.3A, KM.289). Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $380
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold pagoda, c.1740-1807, struck at Fort St. George (Madras) mint, (3.43 grams), obv. three standing half figure deities, (representing Vishnu as Venkatesvara and his two wives, Sridevi and Bhudevi), rev. granulated, (Pr.3B, KM.304). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $540
Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold star pagoda, c.1740-1807, struck at Madras mint, (3.39 grams), obv. crude half standing figure of a deity, rev. five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr.9, KM.303). Extremely fine, scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $430
Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages, Issues, 1808-1815, gold two pagodas, (5.95 grams), obv. Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English, TWO PAGODAS, rev. deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, in native text of Tamil and Telugu 'two pagodas', (Pr.146, KM.358). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $700
Madras Presidency, European style coinages, Hindu system, gold two pagodas (1805-15), (5.97 grams), temple gateway, nine stars either side, with garter, inscribed with values in English and Persian, rev. Vishna, value in Tammil and Telugu, edge grained right (Pr.146) (KM.358). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,100
Madras Presidency, European style coinages, Hindu system, gold pagoda, (2.94 grams), type as previous (1805-15), top of pagoda points to D. (Pr.150, KM.356). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $550