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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
King's Police Medal (GVR), for Gallantry. P.C. (C.I.D.) John Rutherford Metropolitan Police. Engraved. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,350
SOLD $2,000
King's Police Medal (GVR) with bar, 1st January 1934 (for Gallantry). Ban Behari Mukherji Insp Bengal Police. Engraved. The bar is an excellent jewellers copy, which was made after consultation with John Tamplin, U.K. Edge bruise on reverse at 5 o'clock, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,350
SOLD $1,500
King's Police Medal (GVR) (first coinage head issue). (Thos Reilly Serjt R.I.C.) naming partly discernable after attempted erasure. Very fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $1,800
Maida Gold Medal 1806, an early replica in gilt bronze (36 mm), with suspender and ribbon (detached from medal), the body originally encased in lunette frame (now missing), but with gold top remnant. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $0
Turkish Crimea Medal 1855, (British issue). Unnamed. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
South Africa Medal 1879, - clasp - 1877-8-9. 2721 Corp W.Cooper N/5th Bde R.A. Engraved. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $11,000
1914 Star, one clasp - 5th Aug - 22nd Nov 1914 ('Mons'). RTS-2199. Pte P.Rayner. A.S.C. Impressed. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
General Service Medal 1918-62 (GVIR), - clasp - Palestine 1945-48. 1948709 Cpl. D.Robertson. R.E. Impressed, partial correction to service number. Two minor edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
General Service Medal 1952-54 (EIIR), - clasp - Malaya. 1002130 Pte. P.J. Gee. Q.A.R.A.N.C. Impressed, partial official correction to service number. Very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Campaign Service Medal 1962, - clasp - Northern Ireland. 24226116 Spr. K.W.Clarke RE. Impressed. Small nick in obverse field and small rim nick, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
Campaign Service Medal 1962, - clasp - South Arabia. 23914209 Spr. G.J.Pharo. RE. Impressed. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
Naval General Service Medal 1915-62 (GVIR), - clasp - Malaya. SMX 836266 L C Roberts AB RN R (replacement). Impressed. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (VR), small reverse lettering. Q.M.Sgt. J.Hardy. R.E. Engraved. Extremely fine.
Estimate $240
SOLD $0
Efficiency Medal (GVIR), (Type II), 'Territorial' suspender scroll. 5494872 W.O. Cl.2. A.G.Brown. Hamps.R. Impressed. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Group of Four: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)(Civil) 1st type; King's Police Distinguished Service Medal (GVR) coinage head; Egypt Medal, - clasp - Tel-el-Kebir; Khedive's Star 1882. John Allen Supt & Dep Ch.Const Leicester Co Constab on second medal, 2221 Corpl J.Allen 2/York & Lanc R on third medal, No.2221 Sergt J.Allen Y & L on last medal. First medal unnamed, second, third and last medals engraved. Very good - extremely fine.
Estimate $2,250
SOLD $0