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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Munbai Mint issue, in the name of Muhammad Shah (A.H.1131-1161, A.D. 1719-1748), silver rupee, (11.502gm), A.H. 115[2], Regnal Year 2X (c.1740-2); (Pr. 52, KM.163, KM.436.45). Clear mint mark, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $180
SOLD $210
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Indian design, Munbai Mint issue, in the name of Alamgir II (A.H.1167-1173, A.D. 1754-1759), silver rupee, A.H. 11[69 or 70], Regnal Year 2 (1755-1756); (Pr. 68-9, KM.176), partial A.H. date. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $150
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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, silver fifth rupee, c1730-1796, (KM.273); silver quarter rupee, 1840; two annas (2), 1841, both types; two annas, 1888 (gEF); quarter anna, 1917 (unc); twenty cash, 1808; Hyderabad, quarter rupee; Cambay, countermarked falus (KM.Y.A1), c19th century; others include Nepal mohar and Ceylon fifty cents 1919 (EF). Fine - uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
East India Company, 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 mark. (KM.41). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, issued in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), issued with frozen Regnal year 45, silver rupees with privy mark for Farrukhabad, Farrukhabad Mint, oblique milling edge grained to right, issued 1806, (Pr.314, KM.69); another with vertical milling (1820-1831) (Pr.318, KM.70). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
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East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars, European style coinages, 1794-97, copper struck at the Soho Mint, Birmingham, dub (1/48 rupee) 1794 (2), 1797 (3), half dub (1/96 rupee) 1794 (1) and 1797 (6) (Pr.310, 319, 316, 323, KM.392, 394, 397, 398). Mostly fine, some better, as recovered from finds in Ceylon. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $500
Queen Victoria, gold mohur, 1881 (KM.496). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
Sikhs, gold medallion, 19th century, (4.86gm), obv. Guru Nanak with Mardana and Bala in shade of a tree, various symbols in exergue, rev. Gurmukhi 1 and initial letter within double dotted border, undated. Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $450
SOLD $500
Umayyad Caliphate, al-walid I, (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus mint), dated A.H. 91 = A.D. 709-719, (A.127, BMC 12a [p.27 Vol.IX], W.202). Full flan, mint bloom, good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $700
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Umayyad Caliphate, al Walid I, (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus Mint), dated A.H. 94 = A.D. 713, (A.127, BMC 16, W.207). Full flan, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $700
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Umayyad Caliphate, al-Walid I (A.H. 86-96) (A.D. 705-715), silver anonymous dirham, Mahi Mint (near Merv in Khuzistan), A.H. 94 = A.D. 712-713, (A.128, cf.BMC 153 [for year 93], W. 475a). Ragged edge, very fine and rare.
Estimate $140
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Umayyad Caliphate, Hisham, (A.H. 105-125) (A.D. 724-743), gold dinar, anonymous dinar, no mint name (but probably Damascus Mint), dated A.H. 114 = A.D. 732-733, (A.136, BMC 33, W.234, M.39-40). Full flan, extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $580
Ummayyad Caliphate, al-Walid II, (A.H. 125-126) (A.D. 724-725), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit Mint (on Euphrates River), A.H. 126 = A.D. 725, (A.138, cf.M.61, BMC 208, W.578). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $160
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Umayyad Caliphate, Ibrahim, (A.H. 126-127) (A.D. 744), silver anonymous dirham, Wasit Mint (on Euphrates River), A.H. 126 = A.D. 744, (A.140, cf.M.57, W.581, BMC 210). Full flan, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $180
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 149 = A.D. 765-776, (A.212, cf.M.139). Nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 152 = A.D. 769-770, (A.212, cf.BMC 18). Good extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Mansur, (A.H. 136-158) (A.D. 754-775), gold dinar, no mint, A.H. 157 = A.D. 773-774, (A.212, cf.M.139). Nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $550
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Rashid, (A.H. 170-193) (A.D. 786-809), gold dinar, no mint name but struck at Misr, (Fustat in Egypt), A.H. 180 = A.D. 796, with the additional name of 'Ja'far' as governor on the reverse, (A.218, cf.BMC 148 [for additional name on reverse but year 179]). Mounted on the reverse, otherwise fine the date reasonably certain, rare.
Estimate $300
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Amin, (A.H. 193-198) (A.D. 809-813), gold dinar, no mint but probably Misr (Fustat in Egypt), with additional legends on the reverse 'li'l Khalifa Al-Amin', (for the Caliph Al-Amin), A.H.195 = A.D. 810-811, (A.220, BMC 233). Good very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Amin, (A.H. 193-198) (A.D. 809-813), gold dinar, no mint but probably Misr (Fustat in Egypt), with additional legends on the reverse 'li'l Khalifa Al-Amin', (for the Caliph Al-Amin), A.H.196 = A.D. 811-812, (A.220, BMC 234). Nearly very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $500
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Ikhshidids, Abu'l-Qasim, (A.H. 334-349) (A.D. 946-961), gold dinar, Misr Mint (Cairo, Egypt), A.H. 340 = A.D. 951-952, with additional field inscriptions, (A.676, cf.M.537). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $600
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Mamluk, Egypt coinage, Sha`ban II, (A.H. 764-778) (A.D. 1363-1376), gold dinar (11.78gm), Dimashq (Damascus) Mint, nd, obv. and rev. six line legend, (A.955, cf.M.1173). Weak in places, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Samanid, Mansur I b. Nuh I, (A.H. 350-365) (A.D. 961-976), gold dinar, Herat Mint, A.H. 357 = A.D. 968-9, (A.1464). Good very fine.
Estimate $500
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Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), gold dinar, Nishapur Mint, struck in fine gold, A.H. 423 = A.D. 1011-1012, (A.1618, cf.M.776 cf.BMC 520). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
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Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), gold dinar, Ghazna Mint, struck in yellow gold, A.H. 429 = A.D. 1037-1038, (A.1619, cf.M.776 BMC -). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
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Ghaznavids, Nasir al din Masa'ud, (A.H. 421-432) (A.D. 1030-1041), gold dinar, Ghazna Mint, struck in yellow gold, A.H. 429 = A.D. 1037-1038, (A.1619, cf.M.776 BMC -). Weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $400
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Great Seljuq, Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur Mint (Khorasan), A.H. 438 = A.D. 1047, with his additional name in full on reverse field top and bottom (as Mitchiner type a [p.160]), (A.1665, cf.M.875 [same except for date]). Slightly double struck on the reverse, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
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Great Seljuq, Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur Mint (Khorasan), A.H. 439 = A.D. 1048, with additional name of Caliph Al Qa'im in obverse field top and bottom, (A.1665, BMC 54, cf.M.875). Weak in places, otherwise good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
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Great Seljuq, Rukn al din Abu Talib Tughril Beg, (A.H. 429-455) (A.D. 1038-1063), gold dinar, Nishapur Mint (Khorasan), A.H. 448 = A.D. 1057, with additional name of Caliph Al Qa'im at bottom of obverse field, and bead symbol above obverse field and extra legends in obverse (each side) and reverse (top and bottom) fields, (A.1665, Hennequin 33 [Pl.I], cf.M.876). Weak in places, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
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Great Seljuq, Ghiyath al-Din Abu Shuja Mohammad, (A.H. 498-511) (A.D. 1105-1118), gold dinar as obverse brockage, probably Balh Mint (Khorasan), date off flan, with additional names of Caliph Al-Mustazhir and local governors in obverse field all in 10 lines, (A.1683, cf.Hennequin 138 and on Plate IV). Brockage of obverse, off centred, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare as such.
Estimate $750
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