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INDIAN COINS OtherProperties

Ancient

1243 Harappan Primitive Money (c.2500-3000 BC), Gold Disc with central hole, and other gold jewelleryattachments(approx35pieces),includestwotriangularfinials,mostofthediscstinyinsize,onceusedasanecklace,similardiscshavebeendiscoveredinHarappansites,totalweight26.13g.About very fine or better, scarce and interesting.(lot) £600-800

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1244 Kuntala Janapada (c.600-400BC),Silver½-Shatamana,Waiseries,archaicpulleyand trisclesymbols(Mitch4081;Rajgorseries29,502).Very fine and rare. £300-400

1245 KasiJanapada(c.600-400BC),ScyphateSilverVimshatika,fourmajorpuncheswithsomebankersmarks(Rajgorseries55,711var;Mitch3830-3837var).Very fine and rare. £300-400

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1246 AyodhyaJanapada(c.600-400BC),SilverVimshatika,obv onelargecentralpunchandasidepunchofbull,revblank(MitchATEC2167-2182).Very fine and very rare. £1500-2500ThisispossiblytheearliestcoinageofIndia,struckbytheIskhvakusofAyodhya.Lessthanadozenspecimensareknown,andtheyhaverecentlybeenpublishedbyMitchinerandRajgor.SupposedlytheprototypesofNarhan-Chirand-Muzaffarpurcoinage,thesearetheVimshatikasandnot½-ShakelsascalledbyMitchiner.

1247 MagadhaJanapada(c.600-500BC),SilverVimshatika,fromtheearliestseries,approx5.5g,fourmajorsymbols: six-armedsymbol, spoon,sunandcrescent (similar toRajgorseries10,45-46;M3870-3875var).Very fine and very rare. £500-600Thisearliestseriesispopularlyknownas“Series0”becauseitprecedesGuptaHardekar’sSeriesI.ProbablystruckduringthereignofAjatashatru.

1248 MagadhaJanapada(c.600-500BC),SilverVimshatika,fromtheearliestseries,approx5.5g,fourmajorsymbols:six-armedsymbol,sun,treeandtrianglewiththreepellets(cfRajgorseries10,45-46).Very fine, unpublished and very rare. £600-700

1249 Magadha Janapada, Silver Karshapana (2), c.500-400 BC, various bankers marks (Rajgor series 12).Extremely fine.(2) £150-200

1250 Magadha Janapada, Silver Karshapana (3), c.500-400 BC, various bankers marks (Rajgor series 12).Extremely fine.(3) £200-250

1251 MagadhaJanapada,SilverKarshapana(4),varioussymbols,sun,bulletc.Extremely fine. (4) £100-120

12521253125412541252 MagadhaJanapada,SilverVimshatika,fromtheearliestseries,approx5.5g,fourmajorsymbols:six-

armedsymbol,sun,rabbitandfourarrows(cfRajgorseries10,45-46).Very fine, unpublished and very rare. £500-600

1253 MatsyaAreaofAgraRegion,PunchmarkedSilverKarshapana,obv intricategeometricmaze(SharadSharmaND29-30,2).About very fine and rare. £300-400

1254 MatsyaAreaofAgraRegion,PunchmarkedSilverKarshapana(2),obv intricategeometricmaze,thesecondwithonlyhalfthepunchvisible(SharadSharmaND29-30,2). About very fine and rare.(2) £300-400

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1255 KalingaJanapada(500-260BC),SilverKarshapana,3.3gseries,fourmajorpunches:bull,candelabra(orseed-drill),andsix-armedsymboltwice(cfRajgorseries48butdoubleweight;cfMitchATECShahdolUpperSonvalleySeries,butwithdifferingmarks,MitchATEC3637-3660).Unpublished variety, very fine and rare. £250-350

1256 Kalinga Janapada (500-260 BC), Silver Karshapana, 3.3g series, four major punches: elephant,candelabra(orseed-drill),andwhorltorighttwice(cfRajgorseries48butdoubleweight;cfMitchATECShahdolUpperSonvalleySeries,butwithdifferingmarks,MitchATEC3637-3660).Unpublished variety, very fine and rare. £250-350

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1257 Kalinga Janapada (500-260 BC), Silver Karshapana (2), 3.3g series, four major punches: elephant,candelabra(orseed-drill),andstylizedlionwithlittlefishtorighttwice(cfRajgorseries48butdoubleweight;cfMitchATECShahdolUpperSonvalleySeries,butwithdifferingmarks,MitchATEC3637-3660).Unpublished variety, about very fine and rare.(2) £300-400

1258 KalingaJanapada(500-260BC),SilverKarshapana,3.3gseries, fourmajorpunches:elephantto left,turtle to rightandstylized lionwith littlefish to right twice (cfRajgor series48butdoubleweight;cf Mitch ATEC Shahdol Upper Son valley Series, but with differing marks, MitchATEC 3637-3660).Unpublished variety, very fine and rare. £250-350

1259 KalingaJanapada(500-260BC),SilverKarshapana(2),3.3gseries,fourmajorpunches:elephanttoright,turtle to rightandstylized lionwith littlefish to right twice (cfRajgor series48butdoubleweight;cf Mitch ATEC Shahdol Upper Son valley Series, but with differing marks, MitchATEC 3637-3660).Unpublished variety, about very fine and rare.(2) £300-400

1260126112621260 Ashmaka Janapada, Godavari valley (c.500-350 BC), Silver ½-Karshapana, elephant, tree and a six

pointedstartwice(Rajgorseries26;MATEC3912).Very fine and rare. £200-300

1261 Vidarbha Janapada, Silver Karshapana (c.400-500 BC), elephant, tree and geometric symbol. Superb extremely fine, unpublished and very rare. £150-200

1262 AshmakaJanapada,Godavarivalley(c.500-350BC),Silver½-Karshapana,elephant,treeandageometricsymboltwice(Rajgorseries26).Very fine and rare. £150-200

1263 KosalaJanapada,KosalaJanapada,SilverVimshatika,c.500-400BC,heavyseries,4gto4.7g,geometricalwhirl,andpelletstwice(PaulMurphy,KosalaStateno.18,I.4.10.2var).Very fine and rare.(3) £300-400

1264 KosalaJanapada(c.500-400BC),SilverVimshatika,heavyseries,4.0gto4.7g,geometricalwhirl,andwarehousesymbol twice;another, similar, circle surroundedby three“S” (PaulMurphyKosala Stateno.18,I.4.10.2var).Very fine and rare. (2) £100-200

12651265126612661265 KosalaJanapada,SilverKarshapana(2),c.500-400BC,lightseries,3.4gto2.8g,ABCDstyle,fourdifferent

marks:geometricwhirl,elephant,crescentwithtaurines,trisclesetc(PMKosalaStateseriesIII,groupB;Rajgorseries64).Very fine and rare.(2) £60-80

1266 KuruJanapadafromHaryanaRegion,Silver½-Karshapana(2),triangularmark,revsix-armedsymbol,thesecondunifaceonadumpyflan,attributedtoKuruJanapadaofBabyal(Haryana)regionbyHanda(Rajgorseries21,428). Very fine and scarce.(2) £100-120

1267 Narhan Area Punchmarked Coins (c.600-500 BC), Silver Double Karshapana, central mark with apelletsurroundedbysevenovalpellets,anothermarkshowingaclearbullonthetop(attributedtoShakyaJanapadabyRajgor,series33;seeMitchAncient World and early Trade coinage,Narhan-Chirand-Muzaffarpurculture,2218forsimilarcoins).Extremely fine, rare with such marks. £200-300

12681269127012711268 MatsyaAreaofAgraregion,PunchmarkedSilverKarshapana,unlistedtypewithlargeflower(Sharad

SharmaND29-30).Very fine and rare. £200-250

1269 MatsyaAreaofAgraregion,PunchmarkedSilverKarshapana,unlistedtypewithwormlikecompositedesign(SharadSharmaND29-30).Very fine and rare. £200-250

1270 MatsyaAreaofAgraregion,PunchmarkedSilverKarshapana,unlistedtypewithwavylines(SharadSharmaND29-30).Very fine and rare. £200-250

1271 TheRaath-HamirpurAreaCoinage(c.350BC),SilverKarshapana,floralsymbolthreetimes,revblank(MitchATEC3743).Very fine and rare. £200-250thespecialityofthesecoinsisthatasinglesymbolisalwaysstruckthreetimes

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1272 Vidarbha,MauryanCopperTri-KakaniUnit(2),c.300BC,fromtheVidarbharegion,oneonsquareflan,oneonaroundflan,three-archedhillwithcrescent,revhollowcross(MitchATEC4581-4585;MangalamandTiwarip.69).Very fine and rare.(2) £80-100

1273 Vidarbha, Mauryan Copper Tri-Kakani Unit, c.300 BC, from the Vidarbha region, three-arched hill withcrescent,revhollowcross(MitchATEC4581-4584;MangalamandTiwarip.69).Very fine and rare. £80-100

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1274 Vidarbha,MauryanCopperTri-KakaniUnit,c.300BC,fromtheVidarbharegion,three-archedhillwithcrescent,revelephant.Very fine and rare, unpublished in major catalogues. £100-120

1275 KingdomofVidarbha,Sebaka(c.200BC),CopperKarshapana,bullstandingright,six-archedhillonpedestalaboveriver,Brahmilegendrano Sebakasa,revNandipadabesideSrivatsaaboveannulets(MitchAndhra-Karnataka131). Very fine and rare, a handsome coin. £200-250

127612771276 Ujjaini(c.300-200BC),CopperUnit,standingdonkeyorhorse,representationofabattleaxe,revUjjaini

symbol.Fine and rare, unpublished in major catalogues. £200-250

1277 Ujjaini,CopperUnit,standingShivatoleftwithtree,revUjjainisymbol(BopearachchiandPiepier13var;alsoseeNarendraKothari,UjjainiCoins,p.70var).Fine and rare. £120-150

1278 Kaushambi,CastCopperKakini(2),200-300BC,pairofcoinscasttogether,obvelephanttoright,rev three-archedhill.Very fine and scarce.(2) £150-200

12791279128012801279 Kaushambi,Varunamitra(c.200BC),CopperUnits(2),BrahmilegendVarunamitra;SquareCastCopper

Unit(MitchATEC4546).Good for type, the first unpublished in major catalogues and rare.(2) £100-120

1280 Eran(c.300-200BC),CopperUnit(2),punchmarkedwithriver,elephant,treeinrailing,triangleheadedstandardandmakarasymbol,anotherwithsimilarsymolsbutwithUjjainisymbolinsteadofmakaral(AllanBMCpl.18,9;seeShailendraBhandare,ONSNewsletter175foradiscussion).Very fine and rare.(2) £120-150

1281 Eran,CopperUnit,punchmarkedwithelephant,bulletc(BopearachchiandPiepierp.121,36var;AllanBMCpl.18,7).Very fine and rare. £100-150

128212831282 Eran,CopperUnit,punchmarkedwithriver,Ujjainisymbol,treeinrailingandtriangleheadedstandard

(AllanBMCpl.18,14).Very fine and rare. £80-100

1283 Erikachha, Sahasasena (c.300-200 BC), Copper Unit, Brahmi legend Shasasenasa. Fine, unpublished in major works, rare. £100-120

1284 Erikachha,Sahasasena,CopperFractionalUnits(4),large(1)andsmall(3),BrahmilegendShasasenasa.All fine, unpublished in major works, rare. (4) £100-120

1285 Erikachha,CopperUnits(5),elephant,withoutlegend.All fine, unpublished in major works, rare. (5) £100-120

1286 Erikachha,CopperUnits(3),BrahmiinscriptionErikachham.All fine, unpublished in major works, rare. (3) £100-120

1287 Erikachha,CopperUnits (3), round (2),andsquare,bullandBrahmi inscriptionErikachham.All fine, unpublished in major works, rare. (3) £100-120

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1288 Erikachha, Copper Units (2), one square, one oval, with Brahmi legend Erikachham (MohanlalGupta,Erich an Ancient City,62-86;seeBhandare,ONSNewsletter175foradiscussion).Fine and rare. (2) £100-150

1289 Erikachha,Ajita (c.300-200BC),LeadUnit, in the shapeofadouble-sidedbattleaxe,withhorseandBrahmilegendAjitasa.(MohanlalGuptaErich an Ancient City,50).Fine and rare. £80-120

1290 Erikachha, King Mrigamukha (c.300-200 BC), Lead Unit, with horse and Brahmi legend Mugamukhe(MohanlalGupta,Erich an Ancient City,54).Fine and rare. £40-60

1291 Yaudheyas,AnonymousTribalCoinage(c.2ndCenturyBC),CopperUnits(2),six-headedKarttikeyaonbothsides,surroundedbyBrahmilegend(BopearachchiandPiepierp.147,1-3).Fine to very fine.(2) £70-90

1292 Yaudheyas(c.2ndCenturyBC),CopperKarshapana(2),sacrificialcoin,bulltiedtothesacrificialpostyupa,legendYaudheyanam bahudhanyake around,revelephant(AllanBMCpl.39,11-13).Fine to very fine.(2) £100-120

1293 Kaushambi(c.200BC),CastCopperCoins(6),lankybulltype,revtreeandothersymbols(MAC4588-4591).Fine to very fine.(6) £100-120

1294 Kaushambi,CastCopperCoins(4),lankybulltype,revtreeandothersymbols(MAC4588-4591).Fine to very fine.(4) £100-120

1295 Kunindas,Amoghabhuti(c.200BC),SilverDrachm(3),obvdeerstandingright,goddessholdingflower,surroundedbyBrahmilegendmentioningtheMaharajaAmoghabhutioftheKunindatribe,revstupaandothersymbolswithKharoshthilegendMaharaja Amoghabhutisa (Mitch4440;BMCpl.23,3). Very fine.(3) £120-150

1296 Kunindas,FractionalUnits,deer,three-archedhill,treeandswastika(AllanBMCpl.23,9-10).Fine to very fine (2) £100-120

1297 Kaushambi,Damaru-shapedCopperUnit(2),bull,treeinrailingetc;andasquarecoinoftheguildsofKaushambimentioningNegamaye(theGuild)inBrahmi(BopearachchiandPiepierp.151,16-21).Fine to very fine and rare. (3) £100-120

1298 Mauryan,SilverKarshapanas(4),threewithstandinghumanfigures.Very fine.(4) £80-100

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1299 VangaJanapada,PunchmarkedcoinsofChandraketugarhregion,CopperKarshapana,boat,wheelandfour-armedsymbol,revconchshell(Rajgorseries4,30-32).Good very fine and rare. £120-150

1300 NarhanArea(c.600-500BC),PunchmarkedCoins,SilverMashakas(6),smallerthanusualdenominations.Very fine and rare.(6) £100-150

1301 PanchalaArea,PunchmarkedCoins,SilverKarshapana(2),unlistedtype,complexgeometricalsymbolsincludingaturtle.Very fine and rare. (2) £100-150

1302 Vanga Janapada, Punchmarked coins of the Chandraketugarh region, Copper Karshapana (4),

boat,wheelandfour-armedsymbo,rev conchshell (Rajgorseries4,30-32). Fine to very fine and rare. (4) £150-250

130313041305130613061303 VashishtiputraSiriPulumavi(AD78-114),SilverDrachm,obvbustwithSanskritlegendRano Vasithiputasa

Siri Pulumavisa, revUjjainisymbolandsix-archedhillsurroundedbylegendinPrakrit(MitchKarnataka-Andhra147-152).Very fine and rare. £150-200

1304 Vashishtiputra Siva Siri Pulumavi (AD 118-147), Silver Drachm, obv bust with Sanskrit legend Rano Vasithiputasa Siva Siri Pulumavisa, revUjjainisymbolandsix-archedhillsurroundedbylegendinPrakrit(MitchKarnataka-Andhra153).Very fine, an extremely rare ruler. £300-400

1305 GautamiiputraSiriYajnaSatakarni (AD118-147),SilverDrachm,obvbustwithSanskrit legendRano Gotamiputasa Siri Yana Satakanisa, revUjjainisymbolandsix-archedhillsurroundedbylegendinPrakrit(MitchKarnataka-Andhra156-162).Very fine and rare. £150-200

1306 KshatrapasofGujarat,Chashtana(c.AD78),SilverDrachm,obv bustofking,revsunandmoon(orcrescentandstar)surroundedbylegendRajno Ghsamotikaputrasa Chashtanasa(BMCpl.10,259);anothercoinwiththree-archedhill(BMC260).Both about very fine, first rare without three-arched hill. (2) £250-300

1307 KshatrapasofGujarat,RudrasimhaI(c.AD188-197)andRudradamanI(c.AD150),SilverDrachms(2).About very fine and scarce. (2) £80-100

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1308 Panchala,Phalgunimitra(c.100AD),CopperUnit,obv squarepunchwithornatetaurinesandBrahmilegend Phagunimitasa, rev tree and geometric symbol (asAllan BMC pl.27, 11). Extremely fine and rare. £300-400

1309 Panchala,Phalgunimitra(c.100AD),CopperUnit,crudestyle,obv squarepunchwithornatetaurinesandBrahmilegendPhagunimitasa,revtreeandgeometricsymbol(asAllanBMCpl.27,11).Extremely fine and rare. £150-200

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1310 Panchala,Phalgunimitra(c.100AD),CopperUnit,crudestyle,obv squarepunchwithornatetaurinesandBrahmilegendPhagunimitasa,revtreeandgeometricsymbol,withpanchalasymbolcountermark.Very fine and rare. £100-120

1311 Panchala, Dhruvamitra (c.100AD), Copper Unit, obv square punch with three stylized symbols andBrahmilegendBhumimitasa,revfiregodinenclosure(AllanBMCpl.27,5).Very fine and rare. £100-120

1312 Panchala, Bhumimitra (c.100 AD), Copper Unit, obv square punch with three stylized symbols andBrahmilegendBhumimitasa,revfiregodinenclosure(AllanBMCpl.28,4).Very fine and rare. £100-120

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1313 Panchala,Bhumimitra,CopperUnit,obv squarepunchwiththreestylizedsymbolsandBrahmilegendBhumimitasa,revfiregodinenclosure(AllanBMCpl.28,4).Very fine and rare. £100-120

1314 Panchala,Bhumimitra,CopperUnit,obv squarepunchwiththreestylizedsymbolsandBrahmilegendBhumimitasa,revfiregodinenclosure(AllanBMCpl.28,4).Very fine and rare. £100-120

1315 Almora,Mrigabhuti(c.100BC),CopperUnit,circlewithatailsurroundedbyBrahmilegandMrigabhutisa,revPanchalatypesymbolwithinornamentalenclosure(newrulernotreportedinBMC,seeBMCXIV,7-9forsimilarcoinsbutdifferentrulers).Extremely fine and very rare. £200-300

1316 Almora, Hathasiri (c.100 BC), Copper Triple Unit, circle with a tail surrounded by Brahmi legandhathasirisa,revPanchalatypesymbolwithinornamentalenclosure(newrulernotreportedinBMC,seeBMCXIV,7-9forsimilarcoinsbutdifferentrulers,especiallythatofHaridata).Extremely fine and very rare in such a large size. £700-800

1317 VallabhiKingsofGujarat,Sharvabhattaraka(c.AD470),SilverDrachm,obv bustofking,revtridentwithnameandtitlesofSharvabhattrakaParamadityabhaktaMahasamanta.(Mitch4885-4887);Skandagupta(c.AD455-480),SilverDrachm. Both about very fine and scarce.(2) £100-150

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1318 Harikela,ChandraRulers(c.630-750),SilverUnit,humpedbullseatedleft,legendaboveHarikela, revSrivatsasymbol(MAC5259-5261).Very fine. £100-150

1319 Harikela, Chandra Rulers, Silver Unit, humped bull seated left, legend above Harikela, rev Srivatsasymbol(MAC5259-5261).Very fine. £100-150

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1320 Ahichhatra,KingAchyuta(c.4thCenturyAD),CopperUnits(2),wheel/BrahmilegendAchyu(AllanBMCpl.14,1-4;Mitch4727).Fine to very fine.(2) £80-120

1321 SatakarniI(1stCenturyBC),LargeCopperKarshapana,elephanttoright,rev Ujjainisymbolandtree(similartoBMC5,theelephanttootherside).Very fine and scarce. £150-200

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1322 Satakarni I, Lead Karshapana from the Nasik region, bull and swastika, rev tree; Nahapana, LeadKarshapana,liontoright,revvajraorthunderbolt.Both about very fine and scarce. (2) £200-250

1323 Kshatrapas, Rudrasimha I (180-197 AD), Potin Karshapana, standing bull to right, rev BrahmilegendRajno Mahakshatrapasa Rudrasimhasa(RapsonBMC324;RajgorandJha350).Extremely fine and rare. £200-300

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1324 WesternKshatrapas,KardamakaFamily,Damasena(AD223-236),PotinUnit(2),obvelephanttoright,revthree-archedhillanddateinboldBrahmi147(RapsonBMC409;Rajgor&Jha965).Extremelyfineornearlyso,attractivecoins.(2) £100-150

1325 Satavahanas,SkandaSatakarni(c.AD154-157),PotinDrachm,elephanttoright,legendaboveSiri Khada Satakanisa(seeMitchATEC155forsilvercoin).Very fine and rare. £120-150coinsofthisrulerareveryrarelyseen

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1326 VishnukundinDynasty(c.450-615),Copper-alloyUnits(2),obvliontorightwithupraisedpaw,rev conchshellbetweentridents(MitchKarnataka-Andhra179-182).Very fine and scarce. (2) £80-100

1327 VishnukundinDynasty,SilveryCopper-alloyUnits(2),obvliontorightwithupraisedpaw,rev conchshellbetweentridents(MitchKarnataka-Andhra179-182).Very fine and scarce. (2) £80-100

1328 VishnukundinDynasty,CopperUnits(4),obvBulltorightwithupraisedpaw,rev conchshellbetweentridents(MitchKarnataka-Andhra177).About very fine and scarce. (4) £80-100

1329 PallavasofKanchi(c.AD200-300),PotinUnit,Tamilnaduissue,bullstandingtoright,revblank(MitchKarnataka-Andhra239).Extremely fine. £100-150

1330 BanavasisofKarnataka,Post-Satavahanacoins (4),bull to left,Brahmi legands.Unpublished in major publications, fine to about very fine.(4) £80-100

1331 BanavasisofKarnataka,Post-Satavahanacoins (4),bull to left,Brahmi legands.Unpublished in major publications, fine to about very fine.(4) £80-100

1332 BanavasisofKarnataka,Post-Satavahanacoins (4),bull to left,Brahmi legands.Unpublished in major publications, fine to about very fine.(4) £80-100

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1333 Vijayanagar,Krishnadevaraya(1509-1529AD),CopperUnit,garudatoleft,rev DevanagarilegendSri Pratapa Krishna raya(MitchKarnataka-Andhra645).Very fine. £100-120

1334 ChalukyasofKalyana,Someshvara IV (restored,1181-1189AD),GoldPagoda,garuda runningwithupraisedrighthand,revKannadalegendinthreelines(MitchKarnataka-Andhra282). Extremely fine and rare. £300-400

1335 Kalachuris of Ratnapura, Prithivideva Base Gold Dinar, obv tiger mounted upon elephant, revsrimatprithivideva(Deyell125).Good very fine and scarce. £150-200

1336 KalachurisofRatnapura,JajallaDeva(c.1160-1168),BaseGoldDinar,obvtigermounteduponelephant,rev srimajjajallyadeva(Deyell132).Good very fine. £150-200

1337 KalachurisofRatnapura,JajallaDeva,BaseGoldMasha;RatnaDeva(c.1160-1168),BaseGoldMasha,obv

tigermounteduponelephant,rev srimadratnadeva(Deyell130,133).Both about very fine. (2) £100-150

1338 Hepthalites(6thCenturyAD),AeStaters(32),anonymouslaterderivativesofToramanaCoinage(Mitch3796ff).Fine to very fine.(32) £150-250

1339 SmallCopperKushan/Kushano-Sasaniancoins(20).Fine to very fine. (20) £100-150

1340 Kushan,WimaTakshuma(c.35-90AD),AeUnits(3),revhorseman(ATEC1847ff;Mitch2964ff);WimaKadphises(c.90-100AD),bi-lingualAeUnits(2),revSivaandtheBull(Mitch3008ff);Kanishka(c.130-158AD),BactrianAe½-Unit,revHelios(Mitch3070);AeUnit,revwindgodVado(Mitch3108ff);AeUnit,revAthsho,beardedgodofmetals(Mitch3082ff).Very fine to good very fine.(8) £300-500

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1341 Kushan,Huvishka(AD158-195),GoldStater,legendaroundbustofnimbatekingleft,holdingsceptreovershoulder,andmace,revMIIPO,nimbategodstandingleftholdingoutraisedrightarmandrestingleftonhiltofswordatwaist,7.78g (Mitch3194/3192;Göbl194;cfRosenfield type IX,69-71).Minor scratch,very fine. £180-220

1342 Kushan,VasuDevaI(AD195-230),GoldStater,kingnimbate,wearingconicalcrownandstandingleftholdingtridentstandardinlefthandandsacrificingoveranaltar,abovewhichisatrident,revlegendOehshoinfieldright,Sivaholdingribandandtrident,bullbehind,tamghainfield,8.03g(cfMitch3388;Göbltype509;Rosenfield215).Extremely fine. £200-250

1343 Kushan,VasuDevaI,GoldStater,kingnimbate,wearingconicalcrownandstandingleftholdingtridentstandardinlefthandandsacrificingoveranaltar,abovewhichisatrident,revlegendOehshoinfieldright,Sivaholdingribandandtrident,bullbehind,tamghainfield,7.97g(cfMitch3388;Göbltype509;Rosenfield215).Extremely fine. £180-220

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1344 Kushan,KaniskaII(c.AD332-350),GoldStater,kingnimbate,wearingconicalcrownandstandingleftholdingtridentstandardinlefthand,sacrificingoveranaltar,tridentabove,huinfieldright,Gaatleftoffeet,ghobetweenlegs,revlegendOehshoinfieldright,Sivaholdingribandandtrident,bullbehind,tamghainfield,7.71g(seeRosenfieldpl.XII,235;Göblpl.51,634).Obverse grazed, extremely fine. £180-220

1345 Gupta,ChandraguptaII(c.AD380-413),CopperUnit,bustoftheEmperortoleft,rev garudawithwingsspreadout,legendbelow(Allan,BMCpl.XI).Fine and rare. £200-250

1346 Gupta,ChandraguptaII,SilverDrachms(2),firstwithcompletelegend(Altekarpl.XVI-XVII).Very fine. (2) £80-100

1347 Gupta,Kumaragupta I (c.415-455AD),SilverDrachm,obv bust facing right, revpeacockwith rulersnameandtitles(BMCpl.18,1-15).About very fine. £100-120

1348 Gupta,KumaraguptaI,SilverDrachm,obvbustfacingright,revpeacockwithrulersnameandtitles(BMCpl.18,1-15);another,similar,smallgarudaandinferiorstyle.Good very fine and about very fine, the first rare. (2) £100-120

Sultanates

1349 Sultans of Dehli,MuhammadbinSam(AH589-602;AD1193-1206), GoldDinars(2),Lakshmitype,Bayanastyle(G&GD6).Very fine.(2) £140-160

1350 SultansofDehli, Shamsal-DinIltutmish(AH607-633;AD1210-1235),SilverTanka,struckatDehlifromtheland-taxofKanaujandinfidels,datenotclearbutknownfromYear632,obv ruler’stitles,rev citingthecaliphal-Mustansir,twodotsineachsegmentofbothsides(G&GD36).Very fine, scarce. £180-200

IltutmishwasoneofthemostpowerfuloftheearlySultansofDehli.HedidmuchtoconsolidatetheSultanateinnorthernIndia,hisrealmsspreadingalsotoBengal,wherelocalgovernorsissuedcoinsinhisname.Hewasoneoftheso-called“slavekings”,broughtupandtrainedwhileslavesbutabletoachievehighhonour.Thiscointypehasthelegendintheobversemargin:“min kharaj qanauj wa kafar”.Thereareanumberofvarietiesdependingonthenumberofdots foundin thesegmentsbetweenthedoublesquaresandcircleonbothsides.

1351 SultansofDehli,Ruknal-DinFiruz(AH633-634;AD1235),SilverTanka,Dehlitype,datenotvisible,obv ruler’s titles, two dots in each segment, rev Kalima with caliph al-Mustansir, three dots in eachsegment(G&GD92).Very fine and scarce. £140-160

FiruzwastheeldestsurvivingsonofIltutmish.Weakandirresponsible,heallowedhisschemingmothertocontrolhimand,asaresult,theSultanatebegantofallintothehandsofvariousfactions.Afterareignofonlysixmonths,hewasseizedandexecuted.Allhiscoinsarescarce.AswiththeDehliTankasofhisfather,coinsarefoundwithvaryingamountsofdotsinthesegmentsoneachside.

1352 SultansofDehli,Jalalatal-DinRaziyya(AH634-637;AD1236-1240),SilverTanka,Dehlitype,dateoffflan, in thenameofher father Iltutmishandthecaliphal-Mustansir,obv threedots ineachsegmentarrangedinastraightline,exceptuppersegment,whichhasfour,revthreeineachsegmentinstraightline(G&GD100).Very fine and rare. £200-250

RaziyyawasthedaughterofIltutmishandtheonlyfemalesultaninalltheIndianSultanates.AlltheTankasstruckinDehliquoteherfather’snameratherthanherown,exceptforoneveryrareissuewherehernamealsoappears.Thusinmostcases,herissuescanonlybedistinguishedfromherfather’sbythepresenceofcleardate,ifavailable,andonesmallvariantintheobverseinscription.

1353 SultansofDehli, ‘Alaal-DinMas‘ud(AH639-644;AD1242-1246),SilverTanka,Dehli,dated“40”(AH640)onthereverse,obv ruler’stitles,rev caliphal-Mustansir(G&GD120).Good fine, very scarce with this date. £100-120

Mas‘udstruckTankasinitially,uptotheyear641,inthenameofthecaliphal-Mustansirandtheninthenameofal-Must‘asim.Mostof theDehli coinsare foundwith thedateoffflanoronlypartlyvisible.Thepresent coin isdatedprior to this ruler’saccessionsoitisprobablyamule,theobversebeingthatofMas‘ud,thereverseofBahram.Assuch,itisaninterestingreflectionofthissomewhatturbulentperiodintheearlysultanate’shistory Itisinterestingtonotethatthewordforhundrediscompletelyomittedfromthemarginaldate.

1354 SultansofDelhi,‘Alaal-dinMuhammad(AH695-715),GoldTanka,(Dihli)dateoffflan,10.92g(G&GD221).Very fine. £450-500

135513561355 Bahmanis of the Deccan, BahmanShah(AH748-760;AD1347-1359),SilverTanka,Year758,mintnot

visible but probablyAhsanabad (G&G BH13). Good very fine, slight damage to the edge which does not detract from the coin, scarce. £80-100

TheTankasofBahmanShah,afterwhomthisdynastyisnamed,bearastrikingsimilaritytothoseoftheSultanofDehli,‘Alaal-din‘MuhammadKhilji.Inparticular,bothrulersrefertothemselvesas“thesecondAlexander”.

1356 Bahmanis of the Deccan, Muhammad I (AH 760-777;AD 1359-1375), Silver 1/6-Tanka, 1.66g (G&GBH31).Very fine and rare. £60-80

FractionalTankasoftheBahmanisareallrareandcomeintheformofthirds,sixthsandtwelfthsofaTanka.

1357 BahmanisoftheDeccan,TahmatanShah(AH799;AD1397),SilverTanka,Ahsanabad,Year799(G&GBH55).Very fine and extremely rare. £2500-3000

TahmatanShahistherarestofalltheBahmanirulers.HewastheyoungsonofMuhammadIIandheneverhadachanceagainstthefactionalismthatwasforminginthekingdombetweentheDeccanifactionandtheForeignfaction.Hisreignwasbrief.Hewasblindedandimprisoned,andsucceededbyhisstep-brother,Da’ud,whosufferedthesamefate. ThepresentcoinshowsmostofthemintnameandthedateandwouldbeanextremelydesirableadditiontoanyBahmanicollection.

1358 BahmanisoftheDeccan,AhmadII(AH838-862;AD1435-1457),GoldTanka,Year859(G&GBH81,thisdatenotrecorded).Very fine, scarce for the type and a rare date. £400-500

Thereisasmallpossibilitythatthedatecouldbe854asthe“4”onthisserieshaveasmallloopatthetopfacingleft,butthereisnosignoftherestofa“4”visibleonthecoin.

1359 Sultans of Gujarat, MahmudI(AH862/3-917;AD1458/9-1511),HeavyGoldTanka,11.93g,appearstobeundated(G&GG82).Very fine, one small edge nick, rare. £400-500

Tankasofthistypeusuallyhaveadateinthelowerreversemargin,butthiscoinseemstohavepartofthemintformulainthisplaceinstead.

1360 SultansofGujarat,MuzaffarII(AH917-932;AD1511-1525),GoldTanka,11.43g,Year932(G&GG233).Very fine, possible trace of mount on the edge, scarce. £400-500

1361 SultansofGujarat,MahmudIII(AH944-961;AD1537-1553),HeavyGoldTanka,11.93g,Year956(G&GG412)Good very fine and very scarce. £400-500

1362 SultansofMalwa,MuhammadI(AH838-839;AD1435-1436),SilverTanka,Shadiabad,Year840(G&GM13).About very fine, some adhesions, very rare. £500-700

Muhammad,theeldestsonofHushangshah,thepreviousruler,isreportedtohavebeenamalignantdrunkardwhoputtodeathhisthreebrothersandotherrelatives,whileleavingthereinsofgovernmentinthehandsofasecondcousinandhisson,Mahmud.Accordingtothesources,Muhammad’sreigncoveredtheyears838-839,beforehewasdulydoneawaywith.GoldandsilverTankasofthepresenttypeare,however,dated840.SoeithertheywereissuedposthumouslybyadherentsofMuhammadandhisson,Mas‘udKhan,orMuhammad’sreignactuallyextendedintotheyear840.Allcoinsofthisrulerareatleastrareandverydifficulttofind.

Mughal

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1363 Aurangzeb (AH 1068-1118/1658-1707 AD), GoldMohur,10.96g,Bijapur,Year33(KM315.15).Area of weakness, good very fine. £350-450

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1364 Aurangzeb,GoldMohur,10.92g,Burhanpur(KM315.16).Wavy flan, very fine. £350-400

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1365 Aurangzeb,GoldMohur,10.94g,Islamabad,AH1107,Year41(KM315.21).Punchmarks to edge, good very fine. £350-400

1366 Aurangzeb,GoldMohur,11.07g,Kambayat,AH1113,Year45(KM315.27).Extremely fine. £400-500

1367 Aurangzeb,Rupee,11.47g,Ahmadnagar,AH1072,Year5,earlytypewithlaqab,mintnameatthetop(KM297.1).Test mark over date and in centre of the reverse, superb with full mintname visible, good very fine and scarce. £100-150

1368 Aurangzeb,Rupees(6),Ahsanabad,Year49;‘Alamgirpur,AH1087,Year20,mintnameattop;‘Alamgirpur,Year46,mintnameatlowerpart;Bhilsa,dateoffflan;KhujistaBunyad,AH1100,Year33,regnalyearinthecentre,mintnamewrittenintwolines,oneyeartype;Daral-FathUjjain,AH1113,Year45(KM300.4,300.9,300.10,300.21,300.53var,300.91).Very fine to good very fine, some scarce. (6) £120-150

1369 Aurangzeb,Rupees(3),Burhanpur,AH1101,Year34,AH1102,Year34,AH1102,Year35(KM300.24).All practically as struck, superb condition. (3) £180-220

1370 Aurangzeb,Rupees(2),Imtiyazgadh,AH1108,Year42,andMachhlipatan,AH1111,Year43,onbroadflan(KM300.34,300.55).First very fine with some shroff marks, the second about good very fine, both scarce.(2) £100-120

1371 Aurangzeb,Rupees(3),Kabul,AH1086,Year18,unusualobverselegendarrangement;Kashmir,Year4x;Ahmadnagar,AH1096,Year28,obv regnalyear,rev AHdateabovesanah(KM300.44,300.48,300.3var).Very fine to extremely fine, all scarce.(3) £120-150

1372 Aurangzeb,Rupees(4),Makhsusabad,AH1116,Year48;Patna,AH1070,Year3,earlytypewithmuhi al-din laqab;Tatta,AH1070ahd,earlytypewithlaqabandwithmintnameinmiddlelinetotherightofjalus andregnalyearinlowerline;Tatta,Year14,normaltype.Fine to good very fine, first three scarce.(4) £100-120

1373 Aurangzeb,Rupee,Nasratgarh,Year44(KM300.69).Very fine and rare. £100-120

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1374 Aurangzeb,Rupee,11.46g,Toragal,AH1110,Year50sic(KM300.88var).Test mark to edge, about extremely fine and scarce. £60-80

1375 Aurangzeb, Rupee, Toragal, AH 1110 (KM 300.88), edge-knock, extremely fine, a scarce mint; Rupee,Zafarabad,AH1116h,Year48(KM300.16),lacquered, good very fine. (2) £80-120

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1376 Aurangzeb,Rupee,Surat,AH914sic(1094),Year27(KM300.86);½-Rupee,Surat,AH1108,Year40(KM294.6).First with exceptional full flan, both lustrous, extremely fine.(2) £80-100

1377 Aurangzeb,SquareareatypeRupee,11.57g,Junagadh(KM301.2),good very fine;Rupee,11.52g,Mailapur,AH1118,Year5[0](KM350.57), area of staining, extremely fine, a scarce mint.(2) £120-150

1378 Aurangzeb,Rupees(2),inthenameofAurangzeb,unreadmintnames,somewhatcrudeengravingandblundereddates.Very fine. (2) £120-150

Thesecoinsappeartobeimitationsoftheruler’scoinage,probablystruckbyalocallyresurgentpowersuchastheMarathasand without royal authority. Who precisely struck them is not known, but they and other such imitations are scarce and ofconsiderableinterest.

1379 Aurangzeb,½-Rupee,Burhanpur,datesoff-flan(KM294.15).Very fine and very rare. £100-120

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1380 Shah ‘Alam I (AH 1119-1124/1707-1712 AD), GoldMohur, 10.86g,Daral-KhilafaSahjahanabad,AH[112]2h(KM354.4).Very fine. £350-400

1381 Shah‘AlamI,GoldMohur,10.88g,Mustaqiral-MulkAkbarabad,AH1123h,Year5(KM356.1).Extremely fine. £450-550

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1382 Shah‘AlamI,GoldMohur,10.97g,KhujistaBunyad,AH1123h,Year5(KM356.7).Good very fine. £350-450

1383 Shah‘AlamI,GoldMohur,10.92g,mintanddateoffflan.Good very fine. £350-400

1384 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,‘Alamgirpur,(1)119ahd(KM348.8).Good very fine and rare. £100-120

1385 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,‘Azimabad,AH1120,Year3,verybroadflan,probablyaspecialstriking(KM347.4fortype).Very fine and very rare on such a broad flan. £250-300

1386 Shah ‘AlamI,Rupees (2),Mustaqiral-KhilafaAjmir,AH1119ahd, fullmintname,andAH112 (sic),Year3(KM347.23,348.9);Rupees(2),Junagadh,AH1119ahd,leafmintmark,andAH1120,Year2(KM348.21).Very fine and scarce. (4) £100-150

1387 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,Daral-MulkKabul,AH1121(KM348.22);Rupee,KhujistaBunyad,AH1119ahd(KM348.25).First very fine, the second about extremely fine with a few shroff marks on the edge, both scarce. (2) £100-120

1388 Shah‘AlamI,Rupees(2),Kambayat,AH1119ahd,rev jalus zafar manus legend,andYear4,normaltype(KM347.10,348.23);½-Rupee,Surat,AH1123?(KM343.1).Very fine to good very fine, last scarce, first rare. (3) £100-120

1389 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,Kashmir,ahd(KM348.24).Good very fine and rare. £120-150

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1390 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,Muhammadabad,datenotvisible,mintnamepracticallycomplete(KM348.28).Very fine with dark toning, very rare. £100-120

TheMuhammadabadonthiscoinisthetownofBidarintheDeccan.

1391 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,Parenda,AH1121,Year3(KM348.31).Very fine and very scarce. £100-120

1392 Shah‘AlamI(withpre-accessionnameMu‘azzamShah),Rupee,Tatta,ahd,couplettype(KM345.1).Very fine, possible trace of mount, very rare. £150-200

1393 Shah‘AlamI,HeavyRupees(2),Akbarnagar,Year6,12.13g;‘Azimabad,AH1123,Year5,11.89g;Rupees(2),Allahabad,AH1119ahd,Year2,11.64gand11.55g.Very fine to good very fine. (4) £120-150

DuringthereignofShah‘AlamI,heavierthanusualRupeeswerestruckatanumberofmints;somemintsappeartohaveissuedbothnormalandheavierweightcoinsduringsomeoftheyears.Theheavierweightsvarybutattheirheaviestarearound12g.

1394 Shah‘AlamI,Rupees(4),Lakhnau,ahd;Karimabad,Year3;Multan,AH1121,Year3;Tatta,Year2(KM347.2,347.11,347.15,247.19).About very fine to good very fine, most scarce. (4) £100-120

1395 Shah‘AlamI,Rupee,Elichpur,AH1123,Year6(KM348.15).Good very fine, various small shroff marks on the reverse and edge, very scarce. £80-100

1396 Jahandar Shah (AH 1124/1712-1713 AD), GoldMohur,10.89g,Mustaqiral-MulkAkbarabad,AH11[24]h,ahd/year1,withadditionalwordinsmallletteringRa J A,possiblytheengraver’sname(KM368.1).A little frosty, extremely fine and scarce. £500-600

1397 Jahandar Shah, Gold Mohur, 10.86g, Dar al-Khilafat Shajahanabad,AH 1124h, ahd / year 1, poeticcouplet(KM368.6;Jain76).Good fine. £350-450

Thecouplettranslatesas“Struck coin in the horizons like the sun (meaning in gold) and moon (meaning in silver) – the victorious Jahandar Shah, defender of the faith” (Jain76)

1398 Jahandar,Rupees(3),Arkat,AH1124ahd; Itawa,AH(11)24ahd;Lakhnau,AH1124ahd(KM364.4,363.14,364.15).Very fine and scarce. (3) £100-120

1399 Jahandar Shah, Rupee, Gwalior, AH 1124h, ahd / year 1, poetic couplet (KM 364.10; Jain 77); good extremely fine; Rupees(2),AH1124h,ahd/year1,AhmadabadandSurat(KM363.1,364.19). First good extremely fine, the second cleaned good very fine, the thirdextremely fine.(3) £120-180

Thecouplettranslatesas“Struck coin on the moon (silver) like the Shahibiqiran – Jahandar Shah monarch of the world” (Jain77)

1400 Jahandar,Rupees(3),Kambayat,ahd;Lakhnau,AH1124ahd;Surat,AH1124ahd(KM363.13,364.15,364.19).Very fine to good very fine, scarce. (3) £100-120

1401 Jahandar,Rupee,Tatta,ahd(KM364.20).Nice very fine and very scarce. £100-120

1402 Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124-1131/1713-1719 AD), GoldMohur,10.87g,Daral-KhilafatShajahanabad,AH1127h,Year4(KM390.30).Extremely fine. £400-500

1403 Farrukhsiyar,GoldPagoda,3.34g,Imtiyazgarh,Year7(KM385.3).Good extremely fine. £250-350

1404 Farrukhsiyar,Rupee,Arcot,AH113x,Year6(KM377.10),test mark, good very fine;Rupee,Bareli,AH1124,ahd/year1(KM377.18),extremely fine;½-Rupee,Surat,Year3,test drilled, good very fine.(3) £60-80

1405 Farrukhsiyar, Rupees (2), Elichpur, AH 1127, Year 4, almost complete mintname; Farrukhabad, AH(11)30,Year8(KM377.24,377.25).Very fine, first rare, the second scarce. (2) £100-150

1406 Farrukhsiyar,Rupees(3),Mustaqiral-Mulk‘Azimabad,AH1129,Year6,broadflanwithfullmintname;Allahabad,AH1130,Year7;Ahmadnagar,Year2(KM377.14,377.9,377.2).Very fine to good very fine, the last very scarce. (3) £100-120

1407 Farrukhsiyar,Rupees(2),Junagarh,Year7;Daral-FathUjjain,Year3(KM377.36,377.63).Very fine to good very fine, scarce. (2) £100-120

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1408 Rafi ud Darjat(AH 1131; AD 1719),Rupee,11.26g,Gwalior,AH1131,ahd/year1(KM405.7).Lightly cleaned, extremely fine and scarce. £150-200

1409 Rafi‘al-Darjat,Rupee,Zinatal-BiladAhmadabad,AH1131ahd,broadflan(KM405.1).Very fine and very scarce. £100-120

1410 Rafi‘al-Darjat,Rupee,Kora,AH1131ahd(KM405.12).Very fine and rare. £100-120

1411 Rafi‘al-Darjat,Rupee,Murshidabad,AH1131ahd(KM405.16).Weak very fine, rare. £100-120

1412 Rafi‘al-Darjat,Rupee,Patna,AH113xahd(KM405.17).Very fine and rare. £100-120

1413 Rafi‘al-Darjat,Rupee,Tatta,ahd(KM405.24).Toned, very fine and rare. £100-120

1414 Shah Jahan II (AH 1131; AD 1719), Rupee,11.50g,Azimabad,AH1131,ahd/year1(KM415.5).About extremely fine, scarce. £60-80

1415 ShahJahanII,Rupee,11.46g,Itawa,AH1131,ahd/year1(KM415.11). Some toning, extremely fine and scarce. £60-80

1416 Shah Jahan II, Rupees (2), Dar al-Saltana Lahore, AH 1131 ahd; Dar al-Khilafa Shahjahanabad, AH(1)1131ahd(KM415.16,415.23).First good very fine, the second fine, both scarce. (2) £100-120

1417 ShahJahanII,CoupletRupee,Tatta,AH1131ahd(KM414.3).Toned, very fine with some encrustation on the reverse, rare. £120-150

1418 ShahJahanII,Rupee,Tatta,AH1131ahd,normaltype(KM415.25).Very fine, slight adhesions on obverse, rare. £100-120

1419 ShahJahanII,Rupee,Mustaqiral-KhilafatAkbarabad,AH1131ahd(KM415.3).Attractively toned, very fine and very scarce. £100-120

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1420 Muhammad Shah (AH 1131-1161; AD 1719-1748), GoldMohur,11.08g,Ahmadabad,Year16(KM438.26).Very fine, small trace of mount on the edge and a couple of shroff marks, scarce. £400-500

1421 MuhammadShah,GoldMohur,10.88g,Kora,AH1150h,Year20(KM438.14).Good fine. £350-400

1422 MuhammadShah,Rupees(2),Ahmadnagar,Year19;Peshawar,Year14(KM436.68,436.50);½-Rupee,Ahmadabad,Year1x(KM433.1).First good very fine, one shroff mark and edge flaw, second very fine, the ½-Rupee about extremely fine, one test mark, all scarce to very scarce. (3) £120-150

1423 MuhammadShah,Rupee,Atak,AH1158(KM436.8).Good very fine and rare. £120-150

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1424 MuhammadShah,Rupee,Begampett,Year4.Very fine and very rare. £200-250

ThereadingofthemintnameasBegampettissomewhattentative.ThisplaceissituatednotfarfromHyderabad.Ifthereadingoftheregnalyearas“4”(ratherthan“40”,whichwouldbeposthumous)iscorrectthenthiscoinwouldpredatetheseizureofpowerintheDeccanbyNizamal-MulkandwouldbeaMughalissue.

1425 MuhammadShah,Rupee,inthenameofAlamgirII,MuhammadabadBanaras,AH113x,Year18(KM436.15);Jaipur, Rupee,inthenameof‘AlamgirII,Year2(KM21);Kishangarh, ¼-Rupee,inthenamesofGeorgeVandYaghyanarayan(KMM1).Very fine, the last very scarce. (3) £80-90

1426 MuhammadShah,Rupee,Dera,AH1164,Year3,the“4”oftheAHdateengravedretrograde(KM-).Very fine and very rare. £150-200

KMlistsDerajatasamintforMuhammadShah.ThepresentcoinshowsaclearDerawithacircularletterhe afterthere,asoccursontheearlyDurranicoinsofAhmadShahfromthismint.

1427 MohammadShah,Rupees(6),Gwalior(2),AH1132,Year2,AH1144,Year14(KM436.25);Itawa,AH113x,Year8(KM436.29);Ahmadabad,AH114xh,Year14(KM436.1);Akbarnagar,AH113x,Year8(KM436.3);Tatta,AH1132(KM436.61).Generally extremely fine.(6) £80-120

1428 MuhammadShah,Rupees(3),Machhlipatan,AH1135,Year5,AH1138,Year8,AH1158,Year27(KM436.42).Very fine to good very fine, one with a few shroff marks, scarce. (3) £120-150

1429 MuhammadShah,Rupee,Zainal-Bilad,AH1135,Year5(KM436.63).Good very fine, small area of weakness at one edge, rare. £100-120

Zain al-Bilad was an epithet used as the mintname on coins struck atAhmadabad for some three years in the early part ofMuhammad’sShah’sreign.

1430 MuhammadShah,Rupee,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,Durranicounterstampraij 1186. Coin fine, the countermark very fine, very unusual. £100-120

DurranicountermarksofthisperiodarequitecommononotherDurranicoins,especiallythoseofAtakandarealsofoundonsomelaterMughalcoins.ItisunusualtofindthemonearlierMughalcoinssuchasthisone.UnfortunatelythecountermarkhasobliteratedtheregnalyearonthehostcoinandtheAHdate.

1431 MuhammadShah,Rupee,Junagarh,Year29(KM436.32).Good very fine and rare. £100-120

JunagarhisararemintforMuhammadShahandthiscoinisalltherarerforhavingbeenstrucksolateinthereign.

1432 MuhammadShah,Rupees(4),ShahabadQanauj,AH1138,Year7,Year8,AH1152,Year21,AH115x,Year22(KM436.52).Very fine.(4) £100-120

1433 Muhammad Ibrahim (AH 1132-1133; AD 1720),Rupee,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH1131ahd(KM426.1).Good fine, small edge nick, rare. £250-300

UnlikeRafi‘al-DarjatandShahJahanII,MuhammadIbrahimwasapuppetrulerwhoseshortreignwaslimitedtoShahjahanabad(Delhi).Hiscoinswereweaklystruckandarerarelyfoundinbetterthanveryfinecondition.

1434 Nadir Shah Afshari (AH 1148-1160; AD 1735-1747), Rupee,MuhammadabadBanaras,ahd.Very fine, surface defect on the reverse, extremely rare. £2500-3000

NadirShahwasalocalwarlordinnorth-westIranwhorosetopowerduringthereignoftheSafavidRuler,TahmaspII.HeoustedtheAfghaninvadersfromIran,wasgrantedthegovernorshipofKhurasanandfromthereincreasedhispowerdramatically.HedeposedTahmaspandinstalledhisownpuppetruler,AbbasIII,whom,he, in turn,deposedbeforeproclaiminghimselfShahofIran.In1736hedecidedtoinvadeAfghanistanandIndiainsearchofplunder.HavingtakenQandaharandKabul,heproceededtoPeshawar,whichhecaptured,andthenhisarmieswentontocaptureLahoreandSahrind.In1739Nadir’sarmydefeatedtheMughalsatKarnoolandthenmarchedonDehli,wheretheyweremetbytheMughalemperor,MuhammadShah,whoaccompaniedthemintothecity. Nadirhadthekhutba readinhisnameandhadcoinsstruckinhisname(datedAH1151and1152).HedidnotdeposeMuhammadShahbutpillagedthecityandmadeitknowthatheexpectedtributefromtheMughalprovincialgovernors.CoinsinhisnameareknownstruckatAhmadabad,‘Azimabad(Patna),MurshidabadandMuhammadabadBanaras.Allareextremelyraresoitislikelytheywerestruckinverylimitedquantities. ThepresentcoinisoneofprobablyonlythreeknownfromtheBanarasmint.Thereversefeaturesthewordwālā, whichmeans“exalted, eminent”.

1435 Alamgir II (AH 1167-1173/1754-1759 AD),GoldMohur,10.84g,Daral-KhilafatShajahanabad,AH[1]173,Year6,poeticcouplet(KM466.1;Jain94).About extremely fine. £350-500

Thecouplettranslatesas“Struck coin in the seven lands like the shining sun and moon – King Azizuddin Alamgir, defender of the faith, emperor” (Jain94)

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1436 AlamgirII,GoldMohur,10.83g,Shahjahanabad,Year1(KM467.1). About extremely fine. £350-400

1437 Alamgir II,GoldMohur,10.88g,Daral-KhilafatShajahanabad,Year3 (KM467.1).About extremely fine. £350-400

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1438 ‘AlamgirII,Rupee,Ahmadnagar,AH117x,Year6(KM-).Very fine, one edge defect, very rare. £120-150

ThiscoinwasstruckatAhmadnagarintheDeccan,soitismoreaccuratelyanissueoftheNizamofHyderabad.

1439 AlamgirII,KalimatypeRupee,Shajahanabad,AH1168,Year2(KM455.2).About very fine, scarce. £120-150

1440 AlamgirII,Rupee,Shajahanabad,Year2(KM456.1).Mint state. £50-70

1441 Shah Jahan III (AH 1173-1174; AD 1759-1760),Rupee,Mustaqiral-KhilafaAkbarabad,ahd(KM475.1);Shah‘AlamII,Rupees(4),Mustaqiral-KhilafaAkbarabad,AH1177,Year4,AH1178,Year5,AH1180,Year7,AH1181,Year8(KM490).First about very fine and very scarce, one edge defect, the others very fine. (5) £150-200

1442 Shah Alam II (AH 1174-1221/1759-1806 AD), GoldMohur,10.76g,chhatra,Daral-KhilafatShajahanabad,AH1206,Year34(KM720).Extremely fine. £400-500

1443 Shah‘AlamII,Rupees(3),‘Azimabad,tridentmintmark,AH1176,Year3,Year5,AH1179,Year6(KM592).Very fine. (3) £150-200

ThefirsttwocoinsareissuesoftheNawabofBengal,thelastwillhavebeenissuedaroundthetimethattheEastIndiaCompanytookoverthemintsocouldwellbeanEICissue.

1444 ShahAlamII,Rupee,11.07g,DaulatabadinnorthernIndia,AH[1]218(KM-).Toned, extremely fine with original lustre. £80-120

ItisnotknownforcertainwherethisDaulatabadwas.OnepossibilityisthetownofChandausi,aRohillaminttownmentionedbyPrinsep,whichwasruledbyacertainDaulatKhaninthemiddleofthe18thcentury.

1445 ShahAlamII,Rupees(2),Hathras,Year30;Sharanpur,AH1205,Year32(KM640,675).Extremely fine.(2) £60-80

1446 ShahAlamII,Rupees(4),Mustaqiral-KhilafaAkbarabad,fishmintmark,AH1197,Year35,AH1198,Year26,struckunderMahadjiSindhia,AH1215,Year43,Year44,struckunderDaulatRaoSindhia(KM512,520,554).Very fine to good very fine.(4) £120-150

1447 ShahAlam II, Rupee, Muzaffargarh,AH 1200h,Year 28, rev inverted axe mintmark (KM 668). Good extremely fine, scarce. £50-70

1448 Shah‘AlamII,Rupee,Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH1218,Year46,chhatraandadditionalcinquefoilsymbol(KM713).About very fine and very scarce. £100-120

1449 Shah‘AlamII,Rupees(2),Daral-KhilafaShahjahanabad,AH1220,Year48,AH1221,Year48,bothwithdecorativefloralbordersoneachside(KM714).Very fine, the first with some corrosion at the edge of one side, possibly from a mount, scarce. £120-150

ThesecoinsareeffectivelyissuesoftheEastIndiaCompany,whowereincontroloftheDelhimintatthattime.

1450 Shah‘AlamII,Rupees(5),mintnameDaral-KhilafatShahjahanabad,whirl-likestarmintmarktotheleftoftheregnalyear,obv chhatraandsomewhatcrudeengraving,AH1208,Year36,AH1208,Year37,AH1208,Year38,AH1209,Year38,AH121(0),Year41.Very fine to extremely fine. (5) £120-150

AlthoughthesecoinsbeartheShahjahanabadmintname,theirrelativelycrudestyle,thestarmintmarkandothersymbolsonthemsuggesttheywerenotstruckattheImperialmintbutatsomeotherplaceprobablynottoofarfromDelhi.Itisnotknownwhostruckthem.

1451 Muhammad Akbar II (first reign, AH 1203; AD 1788), CopperFalus,18.30g,Hardwar,AH1203/ahd.Very fine and extremely rare. £500-700

In1788,theRohillachieftain,GhulamQadir,havingblindedthelegitimateMughalruler,Shah‘AlamII,removedhimfromthethroneandreplacedhimwithapuppet ruler,BidarBakht.When thisprovedunsuccessful,heplacedanotherpuppeton thethroneintheformofMuhammadAkbarII,whowastoruleinhisownrightacoupleofdecadeslater.Inanycase,GhulamQadirwassooncapturedandexecuted,andShah‘AlamIIrestoredtothethrone. DuringMuhammadAkbar’sshortfirstreign,goldcoinswerestruckinhisnameatShahjahanabad,andsilvercoinsatthatmint,Saharanpurandanothermint,possiblyHardwar.Asmallnumberofcoppercoinsfromthispuppetreignarealsoknown.ThepresentcoinisexGoroncollectionandwaspublishedinONSNewsletter106(1987).Thelastdigitofthedateisnotcompletebutissuretobea“3”. HardwarisanancienttownandplaceofpilgrimageontherightbankoftheGanges,some39milesnorth-eastofSaharanpur.In1808itwasdescribedbyonevisitoras“havingonlyonestreetabout15feetinbreadthandafurlongandhalfinlength.Mostofthehouseshavetheupperpartofbrick&thelowerpartofstone,whichisofgoodquality”.Despitethissmallsize,itwasvisitedbyalargenumberofpilgrimsatcertainfestivals.SilverRupeesinthenameofShah‘AlamIIwerestruckintermittentlybetweentheyearsAH1205-1214andafewothercoppercoinsareknownfromtheMughalperiod.

145214521453

1452 MuhammadAkbarII,Rupees(2),Shahjahanabad,AH1222,ahd,AH1223,Year2(KM777).Very fine with some toning.(2) £80-100

1453 ZodiacRupee,Aquarius,datedAgra1030,acuriousimitation.Some verdigris, good very fine. £100-200

boughtc.1978forUS$50 saidtohavebeenstruckbyMarsdeninthe1800s

Independent Kingdoms

1454 Farrukhabad,SilverNazaranaRupee,inthenameofShahAlamII,AhmadnagarFarrukhabad,AH1218,Year39,11.21g (Cr86.2a;BMC1182). Lovely original tone, choice extremely fine and excessively rare. £2500-3500

1455 Travancore,RamaVarmaV(1880-1885),WhiteMetalPatternorTrial½-Sovereign,1881/ME1057,struckat the Heaton Mint (Birmingham), obv portrait of Sri Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore, rev twoelephants(KMPn1).In NGC holder graded PF64, very rare and desirable. £3000-5000JamesSweeny’sbook“A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint”statesthattheHeatonMintsuppliedthediesforthe1881TravancoreSovereignand½-Sovereign,andmayormaynothavestruckthecirculatingcoins.ThesecoinswereproducedwithoutmintmarkandarerecordedasFriedberg329and330.TheobversebearsathreequarterportraitoftherulerofTravancore,andthereverseshowstworearingelephantswithaconchshellbetween.ThewhitemetaltrialstrikingsofthiscoinagewerecertainlymadeinBirmingham,andexampleswerepresentintheHeatonMintcollection.

1456 Travancore,RamaVarmaV,WhiteMetalPatternorTrialSovereign,1881/ME1057,struckattheHeatonMint (Birmingham), obv portrait of Sri Rama Varma Maharaja of Travancore, rev two elephants(KMPn2). In NGC holder graded PF62, very rare and desirable. £3000-5000

14571458

1457 Travancore,½-Rupee,ME1087(1910)(KMY53).Choice uncirculated, attractively toned. £80-120

1458 Travancore&Cochin,RamaVarmaVI (1885-1924),SilverProofFanam,ME1100 (1923), struckat theHeaton Mint (Birmingham), original proof striking (KM Y34b). Lovely toning, uncirculated, rare as a proof. £400-600

Princely States

1459 Baroda,PratapSingh (1938-1951),SilverPatternorTrial1/3-Mohur,VS1994 (1939), coronation issue(KMY40a).Uncirculated, toned. £300-500

1460 Baroda,CopperPatternRupee,VS1943/1886(KMPnA4); MiscellaneousTempleTokens(5),earlyIndianCoppers(26);GuruNanak,500thanniversary,NickelMedal.First with deliberate peck marks on the obverse, otherwise very fine and very rare, the others in mixed grades. (33) £300-350

146114621461 Jaipur,GoldMohur,10.88g,inthenameofQueenVictoriaandMadhoSinghII,Year23(KM77).About

extremely fine. £350-400

1462 Jaipur,GoldMohur,10.89g,inthenameofQueenVictoriaandMadhoSinghII,Year35(KM77).About extremely fine. £350-400

14631464

1463 Jhalawar,BahadurII,SquareCopperNazaranaTakka,Year21,18.18g(cfillustrationforKMC21).Very fine and very rare. £250-300

1464 Karauli,GoldMohur,10.79g,inthenameofQueenVictoria(KM57).Very fine and scarce. £400-500

1465 Mewar,GoldMohur,ND(1858-1920)(KMY12).In NGC holder graded MS65. £500-600

1466 Orissa,GoldPagoda,undated(c.1200-1400),elephant,revscroll,3.68g(F298).Very fine. £150-250purchasedc.1979

146714671468

1467 Rajkot,Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji (1940-1973), Gold Medallic Mohur, 8.00g, dated 1945, probablyPradyumansinhjiLakhajirajsinhji(1940-1973),Gold Medallic Mohur, 8.00g, dated 1945, probablyGoldMedallicMohur,8.00g,dated1945,probablyarestrike(KMM1);anotherGoldcoin,3.5g,striationsononesideandindeterminatedesignontheother.First extremely fine, the second very fine. (2) £350-400

1468 Rajkot, Pradyumansinhji Lakhajirajsinhji (1940-1973), Silver Mohur, off-metal re-strike (cf KM M1).Uncirculated. £50-70

1469 Sikh Empire, Pattern Paisa, machine struck in copper with reeded edge, 27mm, obv three lines ofinscriptioninPersian(notGurmukhi)dividedbytwobars,revthreelinesofPersian,undivided,withapartialdate183xor184x,9.3g(KMPn1;Valentine8,p.126).Major die cracks on both sides, having been struck with fractured dies, but choice about uncirculated and very attractive. £200-300 Not a particularly rare coin, but this is the only Sikh pattern of a machine made piece and is of considerable interestto the Sikh community. If this is an AD date, this is a fairly early struck pattern for India, but if this date is a VS date,then 1830 would be 1773 and 1840 would be 1783, both too early for this type of coin. Particularly awkward styleand likely produced in England or Europe, probably by a private mint unfamiliar with Arabic and Indian script.seeSothebySaleMay1902,Lot416(soldfor£2.10,thenUS$12.50,averyhighpriceatthetimeforacoppercoin). ThiscoinwaslistedinKrause’s1981SouthAsiancatalogueasPn1,fromanunknownmint,butismissingfromlatereditionsoftheStandardCatalogofWorldCoins.

1470 Sikh Empire, Pattern Paisa, machine struck in copper with reeded edge, 27mm, obv three lines ofinscriptioninPersian(notGurmukhi)dividedbytwobars,revthreelinesofPersian,undivided,withapartialdate183xor184x,9.3g(KMPn1;Valentine8,p.126).Major die cracks on both sides, having been struck with fractured dies, but nice about uncirculated and an attractive piece. £200-300seenotetopreviouslot

1471 Tonk,MuhammadSa’adatAliKhan(1930-1949),ProofAEPice,1932/AH1350,inthenameofGeorgeV,originalproofstrike(KM29(oldY2)).About uncirculated proof, extremely rare. £800-1000

Hyderabad A major article by Jan Lingen, recording some of theAH1312 Hyderabad coins, was published in the Oriental

Numismatic Society Newsletter No. 153 (Summer 1997), under the title: “The Introduction of Machine-StruckCoinageintheStateofHyderabad.” WhentheImperialmintatMadraswasclosedin1869, itsmachinerywassoldtothestateofHyderabad.Theequipmentdoesnotappeartohavebeenused,possiblybecausetherulerofHyderabadatthetimewasaminor.Hecameofagein1301(1883)andaninvestitureceremonyfollowed.The1301Rupeeinsilverisbelievedtohavebeenstruckasapresentationpieceforthisceremony.Thecopperpiece(lot1472)wasnotknowntoLingen.NewmachinerywassuppliedbytheHeatonMintinBirmingham,Englandasearlyas1891andagainduring1893-1894.TheAH1312coinageappearstobemostlyexperimentalproductionsusingthenewHeatonequipment.

1472 MirMahbubAliKhan II (1868-1911),CopperPatternRupee,AH1301Hijra (1883-1884),plainedge,27.5mm(notlistedinKM).Choice lustrous about uncirculated, probably unique. £15,000-25,000ApresentationpiecemostlikelyfortheinvestitureoftheNizamofHyderabad.Noregnalyearappearsonthecoin,possiblybecauseitwasfeltimpolitetoremindtherulerathisinvestiturethathehadhadaregentforsomeyears.Anexceedinglyrareandhistoricallyimportantcoin.

1473 MirMahbubAliKhanII,CopperPatternPai,AH1312(1894-1895),Year29,forproposedcoinagewhichwasneverissued,14.7mm,plainedge(KMPn5(oldKMPn1)),Uncirculated and excessively rare, one of only two known. £15,000-25,000

PartofaseriesofAH1312datedcoins(andsomedated1318),invaluesof1-and2-Paiand¼-and½-Anna,allincopper,plus2-,4-,8-Annas,½-RupeeandRupee(KMY29-32)insilver.Thecopperdenominationsarealldated1312,withregnalyearsof27,28and29reported.The2-and4-Annasareonlyknowndated1318.The½-Rupeeisonlyknowndated1312,whilethe8-AnnasandRupeearereportedwith1312andotherdates. ThoughKrauseliststhe¼-Annaasaregularcoin,allof thecopperdenominationsappeartobeextremelyrarepatternsforacoppercoinagewhichwasneverproduced. JanLingen’sarticlerecordsaregnalyear291-PaiintheBritishMuseum(14.5mm,1.88grams,plainedge).Thecoinofferedhereisapparentlythesecondknownexampleandtheonlyoneinprivatehands..

1474 MirMahbubAliKhan II,CopperPattern2-Pai,AH1312 (1894-1895),Year29, forproposedcoinagewhichwasneverissued,19.3mm,plainedge(KMPn8).Uncirculated and excessively rare, one of only three known. £15,000-25,000

The1-and2-PaipatternsofAH1312representthefirstuseofthisdenominationinHyderabad.Theregnalyear,29,doesnotmatchthedate,whichisregnalyear28. ThispiecewasformerlylistedintheKrausecatalogasKMPn3. TheLingenarticlerecordsaregnalyear292-PaiintheKenWigginscollection(3.75g)andanotherintheBritishMuseum(3.58g).ThecoinwasalsopublishedintheJournaloftheNumismaticSocietyofIndiain1943.Thecoinofferedhereappearstobethethirdknownexampleofthisextremelyrarepatternandoneofonlytwoinprivatehands.

1475 MirMahbubAliKhanII,CopperPattern¼-Anna,AH1312(1894-1895),Year28,forproposedcoinagewhichwasneverissued,23.4mm,plainedge(KMPn6),Uncirculated and excessively rare, one of only two known. £15,000-25,000ThoughnowlistedinKrauseasaregularcoin,KM27,butwithoutprices,the¼-Annaandmatching½-Anna,bothdatedAH1312,arepatternsforacoppercoinagewhichneverappeared. Thisistheonly¼-AnnacoinissuedbyHyderabadandisimportantforthisreasonalone.The1997Lingenarticlerecordsa¼-Annawithregnalyear28intheBritishMuseum(23mm,5.6g,plainedge).Thepieceofferedhereappearstobethesecondknownexampleandtheonlyoneknowninprivatehands.

1476 MirMahbubAliKhanII,CopperTrialorPatternRupee,AH1312(1894-1895),Year28,reedededge(notlistedinKM,cfY32fordesign).Uncirculated, possibly unique. £15,000-25,000

SeveralvarietiesoftheAH1312Rupeeareknown,struckincopper,inleadandinsilver,withregnalyears27,28and29.Onlyyear28correspondstothe1312date;whytheotherregnalyearswereusedwiththisdateisunknown.Among1312Rupeesstruckincopper,aregnalyear27isknownwithreedededge,aregnalyear29withplainedgeandregnalyear28withreedededgeandtwodifferentvarietiesofborder. Atrialstrikeinleadoftheregnalyear28rupeeisknown,aswellasacurrencystrikeinsilverandapieceinsilverwithbroad,flatrims.Exceptforthecurrencystrike,allofthesepiecesareextremelyrare.Atrialstrikefora1312½-Rupeeobverseandareverseareknowninlead.Bothappeartobeunique.Itisunknownwhetherthe½-Rupeeexistsstruckinsilverorincopper. TheRupeeofferedhereincopperappearstobeunique.

1477 MirUsmanAliKhan(1911-1948),VictoryinTunis,7May1942,CopperMedal,FE1352,datedinPersianthe17thofTir1352Fasliera,inscriptionreadsyadgar-e fateh-e tunisiya (IntheMemoryoftheVictoryinTunisia),loopremoved(McClenaghan124).Fine. £100-150

IssuedtocommemoratetheWWIIvictoryinTunis.ThereasonitwasissuedinnotclearasnoHyderabadtroopsparticipatedorwerelocatedintheNorthAfricantheatreofoperations.

British India/Hyderabad

14781479

1478 Victoria,Rupee1840-LD,W.W.raised(KM458).Choice uncirculated, superb surfaces, sharply struck, light grey and turquoise tone. £80-120boughtc.1971.

1479 George V, ¼-Rupee, 1936 (KM 518). Superb sharp uncirculated, attractive light grey and turquoise tone. £40-60

Thisdateisrelativelycommonasitcontinuedtobestruckduring1937and1938. bought1965?

1480 GeorgeV,Rupee,1920C(KM524).Choice brilliant uncirculated with light grey tone. £50-80boughtc.1967

1481 BombayMint,¼-Annaand½-Anna,machinerytrialsbyGreenwood&BatleyofLeeds,England,obvGreenwood&BatleyLtd,AlbionWorks,Leeds,revDuncanStratton&Co,Bombay,theirIndianagent.Extremely fine with some red lustre, rare. (2) £250-350Handsomemintingtrialpieces,thoughnotofcoursepatterns. Greenwood&BatleyprovidedmintingmachinerytotheImperialIndianmintsandalsoHyderabad. Pridmorereferstothisfirmandtheirroleonpage73.

East India Company Presidency

Patterns and Proofs

1482 BengalPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),Gilt-copperPattern½-Pie,1809(KMPn22a;Pr394).In NGC holder graded PF63, reverse slightly double struck, rare. £800-1000

boughtc.1975

1483 BengalPresidency,George III,CopperPattern¼-Anna, 1809 (KMPn22). In NGC holder graded PF61, rare. £500-800

1484 BombayPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),CopperPatternPice,Year37(sic),struckin1795(KMPn19;Pr380).In NGC holder graded AU55, rare. £1000-1200

boughtc.1972

1485 BombayPresidency,GeorgeIV(1820-1830),CopperPatternMohur,1828,lionandpalmtree/Bombayongarteronstarwithdate(KMPn7;Pr336). In NGC holder graded MS61, very rare. £2000-2500

1486 BombayPresidency,WilliamIV(1830-1837),CopperProofPie,1833/AH1248(KM261;Pr223).In NGC holder graded PF63, rare. £500-800

1487 MadrasPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),SilverProofCash,1803,aVIPstrikinginsilver(KM315a;Pr215). Toned, uncirculated proof, very rare. £500-800

1488 Madras Presidency, George III (1760-1820), Copper Proof Cash, 1803 (KM 315; Pr 213). Uncirculated proof, scarce. £250-350