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Auction Number 71 Thursday 29 September 2011

The Yashoda Singh Collection of Indian Coins Ancient, Mughal, EIC, British and Republican Indian Coins

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Date of Sale Thursday 29 September 2011Session I: 10.00am Lots 1 - 1631 Session II: 2.00pm Lots 1632 - 2091

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Order of Sale The Yashoda Singh Collection of Indian Coins Lots 1001-1242

Indian Coins Ancient Lots 1243-1348 Sultanates Lots 1349-1362 Mughal Lots 1363-1453 Independent Kingdoms and Princely States Lots 1454-1477 EIC and British India Lots 1478-1608 Republic and Medals Lots 1609-1631

Islamic Coins Lots 1632-1756

The Alan Harley Collectionof Countermarked Latin American Coins Lots 1757-1951

World Coins Crusaders Lots 1952-1965Afghanistan / Austria / Bermuda / Bhutan Lots 1966-1973British East Africa / British West Africa Lots 1974-1976British Guiana / Denmark / Egypt / France Lots 1977-2000French Colonies / Corsica / Germany / Hungary Lots 2001-2017Indonesia / Italy / Jamaica / Low Countries Lots 2018-2060Poland / Russia / St. Helena Lots 2061-2069Sweden / Switzerland/ Syria Lots 2070-2091

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THE YASHODA SINGH COLLECTION OF INDIAN COINS

This is a collection that I put together over a course of twenty-five years. When I entered college in my homecountry,India,Ibecameinterestedinoldcoins.Noone Iknewcollectedcoins.IaskedmyfatherifhehadanyandhegavemetwotinysilvercoinswithArabicorPersianscriptonthembelongingtooneoftheMuslimdynasties;Ihadthemmadeintocuff-links.ItwasgreatfashioninthosedaysinIndiatowearcuff-linksmadeoutofimitationMughalcoinsbutatthetimeonedidn’tknowwheretogotopurchaseIndiancoins.Therewerenocoinshows,nocoinauctions,nocoinmagazines,justjewelleryshopsthatmightcarrysome.WhenIcametotheUnitedStatesofAmericaIwenttolocalcoinshowsandfoundsomebeat-upIndiancoinsthatIboughtforafewcents. ThensuddenlyStephenAlbumappearedonthesceneand,soonafter,RandyWeir.IfoundatreasuretroveofIndiancoinsintheirsalelists.FromthenonIbegantocollectextensively.Ebaydidtherest;itopenedafloodgatethoughIuseitsparingly.NowseveralauctionhousesalsospecialiseinIndiancoins,mostprominentlyBaldwin’s.

Atfirst IstartedcollectingEast IndiaCompanycoinsbecauseI foundthemhistorically intriguing.Theybearallkindsofscripts,weremadeinallkindsofdenominationsandsizes,andweremintedintroubledtimesbyrulersofeveryshade.IknewthatcoincollectorspreferredtocollectcoinsofaparticularperiodortypebutIwanteditallofthem.SoonmycollectionbegantoincludeeveryIndianperiod,frompre-Magadhan(6thCenturyBC)throughRepublicofIndia(21stCenturyAD).Iwasfacedwithadilemma:ifIcollectedeveryperiodIwouldgobankrupt.SoIdecidedtocollectfromeveryperiodcoinsthatwerehistoricallysignificantorartisticallybeautifuloremotionallyimportanttomeandinthebestpossiblecondition.ThatwayIcouldcollectfromeveryperiodthebesttheperiodhadtooffer.Unfortunately,somecoinswerealwaysoutofmyrange,suchasthedoubledinarsofVimaKadphisesorKanishka’sBuddhaingold.InowregretthatIdidnotcollectcoinsofIndianprincipalitiesandsomycollectionissomewhatdeficient.

Iwillletmycollectionspeakformytasteandpassion.However,IwouldliketodrawattentiontocoinsfromthemintsofPatliputra(alsoknownbyothernamesindifferentperiods-PatnaorAzimabadorHazratRasulpur),Rajgriha,Chunar,andTirhut.AllthesemintslayinthestateofBiharoreasternUttarPradesh,whichhappenstobetheregionIcomefrominIndia.Ididnotcollectthesecoinsspecificallyforprofitbutformyemotionalsatisfaction.ItjustsohappensthatIndiancoinsarenowsoughtbyIndiansandnon-Indiansfromallovertheworldandpriceshaveskyrocketed.

Yashoda N. Singh

Ancient India

10011002

1001 Indo-Greek, Menander I, Silver Tetradrachm, plain bust to right, revAthena (Bop 12A). Nice very fine. £150-200

1002 Indo-Scythian,Maues,SilverTetradrachm,Zeusstanding,holdingsceptre,revwingedNikestanding,holdingwreath(SeniorI.IT,MIG729a).Good very fine. £150-200

10031004

1003 Indo-Scythian,Azes,SilverTetradrachm,Zeusstanding to left,holding torqueandsceptre, revNikestandingrightholdingwreathandfillets(Senior76.4T).Extremely fine. £400-500

1004 Indo-Scythian, Azes, Silver Tetradrachm, king on horseback to right, rev Poseidon to right holdingtrident(Senior99.61T).Very fine. £60-80

Kushan

1005 Vima Kadphises, GoldDinar,8.07g,crowned,diademedbustonclouds facing left,holdingsceptre,tamghabehind,rev Sivastandingfacing,holdingtrident,clubandlionskin,tamghatoleft,Nandipadasymboltoright(Göbl19;Fr10).Extremely fine. £1200-1500

100610071008

1006 Kanishka (c.127/8-152 AD), GoldDinar,7.86g,capedandcrownedKanishkastandingleft,holdinganankusoverasmallaltarleftandasceptreright,paonanopao kanhpki kopano,revokpo,four-armedOeshostandingleft,holdingananimal,trident,thunderbolt,sprinklerandankus,tamghainleftfield(Göbl37).Good very fine. £1000-1200

1007 Kanishka,GoldDinar,7.93g,kingstandingleft,crownedandwithflamesatshoulder,withsceptreandsword,sacrificingataltar,rev MIIRO,radiatesun-godstandingleft,holdingsword,tamghatoleft(Göbl56/6).Extremely fine. £1000-1200

1008 Huvishka, Gold Dinar, 7.92g, king standing left, nimbate, crowned and diademed, holding sceptreandspear,revgoddessArdoxshostandingtoright,holdingcornucopiæ, tamghatoright (Göbl219).Extremely fine. £800-1000

10091010

1009 Kushano-Sasanian, Hormizd I, Broad Gold Dinar, 30mm, 7.81g, king standing left wearing lionheaddressandsword,flamesatshoulders,holdingtridentandsacrificingataltar,tridentatleft,tamgharight, swastika between feet, rev Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident, the bull Nandistandingleftbehind(GöblKSpl.70,744.1).Good very fine and rare. £600-800

1010 Kushano-Sasanian:HormizdI,CopperUnit,2.15g,16mm,crownedbusttoright,Sivastandingfacingbeforebull(Alram1423).Good very fine for type, scarce. £150-200

Gupta

101110121013

1011 Samudragupta (c.AD 335-380), GoldDinar,7.66g,dynastictype,commemoratinghisfatherandmother,Candra(Guptaoffflan)belowarmofthestandingfigureofChandraguptaIofferingaringtohiswifeKumaradeviwhofaceshim,inscription(Sri)Kumaradeviatleft,acrescentbetweenheads,revLicchavaya,thegoddessLakshmi,holdingcornucopiæandriband,seatedfacinguponalionrecliningright,herfeetonamat,tamghainfieldleft(cfAltekarI:9-13;Mitch4791-4792).Good very fine. £600-800

1012 Samudragupta, Gold Dinar, 8.30g (with loop), Asvamedha type, horse standing to left awaitingsacrifice,revAsvamedhaParakramah,queenstandingleftholdingflywhisk(chauri),andtowel(vastra),aceremonialspear(suchi)infieldleft(Fr75).Very fine, mounted with loop. £400-500

1013 Samudragupta, Gold Dinar, 7.61g,Asvamedha type, horse left prepared for sacrifice, tied to a postdecoratedwithribbonsandbannerwhichfluttersoutabove,letterSibelow,revAsvamedhaParakramah,queenstandingleftholdingflywhisk(chauri),andtowel(vastra),aceremonialspear(suchi)infieldleft.Good fine. £400-500

101410151016

1014 Samudragupta,GoldDinar,7.71g,Lyristtype,partsoflegendaround,kingseatedleftonhigh-backedcouch,rightfoottuckedbehindleft,playinglute(vina),footstoolwithSi,revSamudragupta,Lakshmiseated left on wicker stool holding cornucopiæ and riband (Fr 74). Good very fine but a little weakly struck. £500-600

1015 Chandragupta II (c.AD 380-414), Gold Dinar, 7.69g, Horseman type, king riding to right on high-steppinghorse,hiswaistclothwithlongflowingsashes,revAjitavikramahinfieldright,goddessseatedleftonwickerstoolholdinglongstemmedflowerandriband(Fr81b).Very fine and scarce. £600-800

1016 ChandraguptaII,GoldDinar,7.96g,Archertype,nimbatekingwithflowinghairstandingleft,hisleftarm through the top of his bow, arrow in right hand, wheel symbol (chakra) above left, Chandra infieldright,revSriVikramah,goddesssseatedfacingonlotusholdinglongstemmedflowerandriband,tamgaaboveleft(Fr79b).Good very fine. £400-500

1017 Kumaragupta I (c.AD 414-455), GoldDinar,8.17g,Lionslayertype,standingkingfiringarrowatfallenlionright,Devanagarilegendright,revLakshmiseatedfacingonlion,legendSrimahendrasimhahright(Fr90).Good very fine. £700-800

Mediaeval India

1018 Satavahana,VasisthiputraPulumavi(c.AD208-211), SilverDrachm,2.05g,king’sbusttoright,Brahmilegendaround,rev six-archedmountain,crescentabove,watersymbolbelow,Satavahanasymbol toleft.Very fine and rare. £200-250

10191020

1019 Hephthalite,BillonDrachm,3.74g,‘ShahoAlchono’series,5thCenturyAD,crownedanddrapedbustwithearsofwheat,rev firealtarwithattendants(Göbl60).Very fine. £100-150

1020 Indo-Sasanian,BaseGoldDinar,6.81g,mid6thCenturyAD,Sasanian-stylebustright,revfirealtar,rana datasatya inBrahmiaround.Very fine and rare. £600-800

10211022

1021 NezakHuns,SahiTigin(afterAD677),SilverDirhem,3.13g,bustimitatingKhusroIItoright,Brahmilegendsinfield,Baktrianlegendaroundrim,revfirealtarwithattendants,Pehlevi legendsinfields,Baktrianlegendsaroundrim.Well struck on a broad flan, scarce. £150-200

1022 NezakHuns,BillonDrachm,3.77g,anonymousissue,Kabultype,crownedbusttoright,rev firealtarwithattendants(GöblHunnen Em198).Good very fine for issue, dark tone. £100-150

102310241025

1023 Kidarite, King “C” (c.AD 385-390), Silver Drachm, 3.97g, crowned bust facing, rev fire altar withattendants(Göbl,Hunnen Em15).Very fine and rare. £300-400

1024 Kidarite,King“C”,SilverDrachm,3.68g,crownedbustthree-quartersfacing,revfirealtarwithattendants,Buddhatala inBrahmibelowaltar(GöblHunnen Em18).Good very fine for type, scarce. £250-300

1025 Kidarite,Vinayaditya(late8thCentury),BaseGoldDinar,7.74g,stylisedkingandArdoksho(Fr234).Good very fine. £60-80

10261027

1026 AlchonHuns,Mihirakula(c.AD515-540),BillonDrachm,3.76g,king’sbusttoright.About very fine for type, reverse poorly struck, scarce. £150-180

1027 SharabhpuriasofChhatisgarh,Prasannamatra(c.6thCenturyAD),BracteateGoldDinar,1.34g,garudaflankedbyshankhaandcharka,Brahmilegendbelowsri prasannamatra. Very fine. £100-120

102810281029

1028 AlchonHuns,Mihirakula,BillonDrachm,3.28g,king’sheadtoright;anotherHephthaliteorHunnicDrachm.First, about very fine for type, reverse poorly struck and darkly toned, the second cleaned, good fine for type. (2) £150-200

1029 VardhanasofThaneswarandKanauj,SilverDrachm,2.23g,Harshavardhana,headtoright,revpeacocktoleft,inscriptionaround.Good very fine and very rare. £250-300

1030 WesternSatraps,SilverDrachms(2),ofChashtanaandRudradaman;Maukharis,SilverDrachms(2);Gupta,KumaraguptaI,SilverDrachm. One poor, the rest fine to very fine. (5) £100-150

1031 NagasofChakrakotta,Rajyabhushana, c.11thCentury,BroadGoldCoin,38mm,3.76g,punchmarkedat thecentrewithlionto left,eightotherpunchmarksaroundgivinglegendinTelegucharactersSri Rajyabhushana. Snigdha Tripathy(EarlyandMediaevalCoinsandCurrencySystemsofOrissa,p.106-107,pl.L).Very fine with slight adhesions, rare. £1000-1200

1032 ParamarasofVidarbha,12thCentury,UnifaceGoldCoin,3.66g,fourpunches:Sri JagadevainNagari,pelleted‘spearhead’,andtwoD-shapeddesignswithfourpelletswithin.Good very fine and rare. £200-250

1033103410351036

1033 YadavasofDefagiri,Ramachandra (AD1270-1311),GoldPunchmarkedCoin,3.47g,onecentralandfourotherpunchmarks(Mitch644).Very fine. £150-200

1034 ChauhansofRanastambhapura,HamiraDeva(AD1283-1301),SilverCoin,5.37g,obvgoddess,rev three-lineNagarilegend.Very fine and rare. £400-600

1035 GahadavalasofKanauj,GovindaChandra,c.AD1114-1154,BaseGoldDinar,4.26g,obv seatedgoddessLakhsmifacing,revDevanagarilegendinthreelines.Good very Fine. £100-120

1036 KalachurisofTripuri,GangeyaDeva(c.AD1015-1014),Gold/SilverDinar,3.91g,obv Lakhshmiseated,rev partofthree-lineNagarilegend.Good very fine. £60-80

ThiscointypeseemstohavecontinuedtobestruckforsometimeafterthereignofGaneyaDeva.Themetalbecamemoredebasedastimewenton.Thepresentcoinhasaverysilveryappearancebutprobablycontainsasmallamountofgold(cfDeyell122).

10371038103910401037 Western Gangas (c.AD 1080-1138), Gold Pagoda, 3.89g, obv caparisoned elephant to right, rev scroll-

work(Mitch702).Extremely fine. £150-200

1038 KadambasofHangal,Toyimadeva(c.AD1065),GoldPagoda,4.25g,obv lionadvancingrightwithheadturnedleft,revfloralspraywithindecorativeborder(Mitch,SouthI,225-227;cfMNI664).Very fine, two test holes on the obverse. £200-250

1039 Vijayanagar,BukkaI(AD1354-1377),PaleGoldPagoda,3.38g,obv Hanumantoright,rev partofthree-lineKannadainscription(Ganesh&Girijapathy2.1). Good very fine. £150-180

1040 Vijayanagar, Achutaraya (AD 1529-1542), Gold ½-Pagoda, 1.70g, Gandabherunda type (Mitch 908).Extremely fine. £100-120

10411044

1041 Post-GuptacoinageofBengal,Samatataregion,GoldDinar,5.77g,early,anonymoustype,late6thCenturyAD,obv kingholdingbowinlefthand withinborderofdots,rev goddesstoright,vestigesoflegendatright,allwithindottedborder(cfRhodes&Bosefig.3).Very fine and scarce. £300-400

1042 Ghaznavid, Mahmud (AH 388-422;AD 998-1030), Bilingual Dirham, Mahmudpur (Lahore),AH 418(G&GGZ2);otherMediaevalCoins(7),silverandbillon,includingaShahibullandhorsemancoin,twoGadhaiyatypes,aSri VihacoinandacoinoftherulerofChamparan,MadanaSomhaDeva(AD1450-60).First very fine, the others fine to very fine. (10) £100-120

1043 Nepal,Sivadeva(c.AD1098-1126),GoldSivaka,0.9g,sri / sivasya overtwosides(RGV168-169);LichhaviPeriod,Copper-alloyCoins(2),SriManankatype(cfRGV5).Very fine, the first scarce. (3) £100-120

1044 Chola,RajaRaja,BaseGoldKahavana,silveryappearence,4.34g(MNI729;MSI2–337;Fr285).About very fine. £100-150

Sultanates

104510461045 Sultans of Dehli, MuhammadbinSam (AH589-602;AD1193-1206),GoldUnit, 4.26g, obv figureof

Lakshmi,Bayanatype(G&GD6).Good very fine. £100-120

1046 SultansofDehli,Qutbal-DinMubarak(AH716-720;AD1316-1320),SquareSilverTanka,HadratDar-alKhilafa,AH718(G&GD261).About extremely fine, nice cabinet toning, scarce. £100-150

1047 SultansofDehli,MuhammadbinTughluq(AH725-752;AD1325-1351),GoldTanka,10.95g,Qutbabadtype,struckinmemoryofhisfather,AH726(G&GD321).Very fine. £400-500

MuhammadbinTughluqstruckaseriesofcoinsingold,silverandbilloninmemoryofhisfather,Ghiyathal-DinTughluqShah.ItisquitepossiblethatMuhammadwasimplicatedinhisfather’sdeath!

1048 Sultans of Dehli, Muhammad bin Tughluq, Copper Tanka, Iqlim Tughlugpur ‘urf Tirhut,AH 730(G&GD406);another,CopperTanka,uncertainmint.Very fine, the first scarce. (2) £40-60

10491050

1049 SultansofDehli,SherShahSuri(AH945-952;AD1538-1545),Rupee,Rasulpur‘urfPatna,Year949,obvclearmintmarkinrightmargin(G&GD795).Very fine, a very rare mint. £150-200

SherShahSuriisaveryimportantfigureinthepoliticalandmonetaryhistoryofnorthernIndia.ItwashewhointroducedthesilverRupeeandheavycopperPaisas(Dams)throughouthisterritories,acurrencysystemcontinuedbytheMughalrulerAkbar.

1050 Sultans of Dehli, Sher Shah Suri, Rupee, Rasulpur ‘urf Patna, date not clear, possiblyAH 950(G&GD795).Very fine and very rare. £120-150

1051 SultansofDehli,SherShshSuri,Rupees(2), Jahanpanahtype,AH947(G&GD809),andmintlesstype,AH949(similartoG&GD829,butwithdateinlowerfield);IslamShah(AH952-960;AD1545-1552),Rupees (2),Chunar typeAH955 (cfG&GD958), and Jahanpanah type,AH955 (similar toG&GD978,butwithdateinlowerreversefield).Very fine to good very fine, includes a couple of scarce varieties. (4) £80-100

1052 Sultans of Bengal, SilverHorsemanTanka,inthenameoftheSultanofDehli,Shamsal-DinIltutmish(G&GB18).Good very fine with dark toning, weak area near edge as is usual with these coins, scarce. £250-300

ThesehorsemanTankaswerestruckbytheBengalruler,Ghiyathal-DinIwad,betweentheyearsAH614-616(AD1217-1220,indeferencetothepowerfulDehliSultanofthetime.

10531054

1053 SultansofBengal,SilverTanka,inthenameoftheSultanofDehli,Jalalatal-DinRadiyya(AH634-637; AD 1236-1240), AH 63x, two dots in reverse segments (G&G B57). Very fine, some adhesions, scarce. £250-300

Radiyya(Raziyya)wastheonlyfemalerulerinthewholeoftheIndianSultanateseries.

1054 SultansofBengal,SilverTanka, inthenameoftheSultanofDehli, Jalalatal-DinRadiyya(AH634-637;AD 1236-1240), date not clear, three dots in reverse segments (G&G B57, three-dot variety notmentioned).Very fine, rather weak around the edge but a very scarce variety. £250-300

1055 SultansofBengal,DanujamarddanaDeva(Saka1339-1340;AH819-821;AD1416-1418),SilverTanka,Pandunagar (Pandua),Sk1339, legends inmediævalBengali characters (G&GB318).Very fine, a few small shroffmarks on edge but none on the face of the coin, very rare. £400-500

TheseTankaswithBengalilegendsinthenameofDanujamarddanDevawerestruckduringaperiodofsomeconfusioninBengal.Itisnotcertainwhothisrulerwas,norwhatthechainofeventswere,butheisbelievedtohavebeenaHindunoblenamedRajaGanesawhohadmanagedtogainconsiderableinfluenceatcourtandpossiblyactedasking-maker.ThefactthatcoinswerestruckinhisnameatChatgaon,PanduaandSunargaonsuggestshehadconsiderablepowerandwasnotmerelyalocaleastBengalruler.Hiscoinsusuallyhaveoneormore,sometimesmany,shroffmarksontheface.Thepresentcoinisfreeofsuchmarksontheface.

1056 SultansofBengal,Nasir al-DinNusrat (AH925-938;AD1519-1531), SilverTanka, “TirhutMardan”,undated (G&G B841); Da’ud Shah Kararani (AH 980-984; AD 1572-1576), Rupees (2), Patna type,swastikamintmark,onedatedAH980(G&GB980).Very fine to good very fine. (3) £100-150

Thereading“TirhutMardan”forthemintnameonaseriesofTankashadrecentlybeenchallengedinanarticlebyNRhodesandRHaqqinJONS207.TheretheyplausiblysuggestthatthemintnameshouldbereadasSilhet.Da’udShahKararaniwasthelastoftheSultansofBengal.HewasdefeatedbythearmyoftheMughalemperor,Akbar.

1057 Sultans of Malwa, BazBahadur(firstreign,AH96968;AD1555-1561),Light-weightSilverTanka,6.93g(G&GM242,this coin).Very fine and very rare. £100-150

Mughal

1058 Akbar (AH 963-1014; AD 1556-1605), GoldMohur,10.83g,Agratype,AH970,struckonbroadflaningoodrelief(KM105.1var;Fr.718a).Good very fine. £500-600

10591060

1059 Akbar,GoldMohur,10.85g,Agra,AH981(KM108.1).Very fine, a few small marks on the edge. £400-500

1060 Akbar,GoldMohur,10.80g,Dehli,AH976(KM106.3).Choice very fine. £500-600

10611062

1063

1061 Akbar, Round Gold Mohur, 10.88g, Fathpur, AH 986 (KM 110.1). Very fine, a little flatly struck, scarce. £500-600

1062 Akbar,SquareHeavyGoldMohur,12.10g,Fathpur,AH987(KM119.2).Very fine and scarce. £600-800

1063 Akbar,RoundGoldMohur,10.75g,Lahore,Ilahi48,monthofAmardad(KM114.6).Very fine, small defect on the obverse, very scarce. £600-800

106410651066

1064 Akbar,GoldMohur,10.87g,Patna,AH984(KM108.4).Very fine and scarce. £500-600

1065 Akbar,Gold¼-Misqal,1.17g,Badakhshantype,AH972(KM100.1).Good very fine for type and scarce with clear date. £80-100

1066 Akbar,SilverShahrukhi(Misqal),4.64g,neitherdatenormintvisible(KM70).About very fine, trace of mount, rare. £100-150

InthefirstfewyearsofAkbar’sreignShahrukhiswereissuedatthemintsofDehli,KabulandLahore,andalsoatHisarFiruza.ThesecoinscontinuetheTimuridstandardusedbytheearlierMughalrulers,BaburandHumayun.ItisworthnotingthattheseShahrukhisoftheearlyMughalrulersarerarely,ifever,foundinpresent-dayIndiawhichsuggeststheywerenotstruckforusethere,butratherinthehomelandsoftheMughals,especiallypresent-dayAfghanistan.

1067 Akbar,EarlyRupees(2),AgraAH980,AkbarpurTanda,nodatevisible(KM80.1,80.3).Very fine, the second scarce. (2) £100-120

1068 Akbar,SquareRupees(6),Bangala,nodatevisible;Fathpur(2)AH986,AH987;Patna987;UrduZafarQarin,“alif”=AH1000;Dehli,Ilahi35,monthofDi(KM86.1,82.2,82.6,82.8,88.2).Very fine to about extremely fine. (6) £200-250

106910701070

1069 Akbar,Rupee,Berar,Ilahi48,monthofMihr,rev small“Rām”inPersianscript(KM96.6var).Good very fine and rare. £300-400

RupeesofBerar,likethisone,areusuallystruckonrathersmall,dumpyflans.Thustogetfulldatedetailsisspecial.Moreover,thiscoinbearsthenameoftheengraver(presumably)orsomeotherimportantmintofficial.

1070 Akbar,Rupee,Lahore, Ilahi49,monthofKhurdad,bothsideswithinornateborders (KM94.3);½-Rupee,Patna,Ilahi43,monthofFarwardin(KM66.4).First extremely fine, the second about very fine and scarce. (2) £80-100

firstexWilliamWardencollection

1071 Akbar,Rupees(3),Ahmadabad,Ilahi46,monthofTir;Patna,Ilahi42,monthofAban;Sitpur,Ilahi48,monthofMihr(KM93.2,93.14,93.18);Malwa-styleLight-weightTanka,AH984(KM75.2);MahmudiofMulher(KM72.1).Very fine to about extremely fine, some scarce. (5) £150-200

1072 Akbar,CopperTanka,41.24g,Gobindpur,Ilahi4x,monthofIsfandarmuz(KM38.5);CopperDamofDogaon.The Tanka rather weakly struck, as is usual, but with lustre, a couple of small verdigris spots on the edge, both about very fine. (2) £60-80

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1073 Rupee,Allahabad, with couplet, attributed to the rebellion ofAkbar’s son, Salim, later the emperorJahangir,varietywithoutIlahidate(KM97.1var).Superb condition, lightly toned. £70-90

1074 Jahangir (AH 1014-1037; AD 1605-1628), Zodiac Rupee “Gemini”, Agra, AH 1029, type with twinsembracing,right-handtwinwithleftlegraised,struckfromgoldmohurdies(cfKM180.6).About very fine, test mark on the reverse rare. £600-800

1075 Jahangir,Rupees(3),Patna,AH1022,Year8,AH1023,Year9,AH1028,Year14(KM145.12);JahangirandNurJahan,Rupee,Patna,AH1037,Year22(KM168.5).Very fine to good very fine. (4) £100-150

1076 Shah Jahan I (AH 1037-1068; AD 1628-1658), Rupees(2),Patna,thefirstanearlytype,thesecondAH1039,Ilahi3,monthofShahrewar(KM222.12,224.16);Rupee,Lahore,AH1053,Year16(KM235.17);Aurangzeb, Rupees(2),Patna,Year32,andShahjahanabad,AH1103,Year35(KM300.71,300.81).The Lahore Rupee in superb condition, with a couple of test marks, the others fine to very fine. (5) £100-150

Independent Kingdoms and Princely States

1077 Mysore,HaidarAli,GoldPagoda,3.41g,obv twodeities,rev Persian letterhe (KM15);GoldFanam,

0.38g,KanthiravaNarasa(1638-1662).Good very fine. (2) £120-150

1078 Mysore,TipuSultan,DoubleRupee,Patan,AH1198,Year2(KM127).Very fine, has been pierced at the top and with a couple of other surface markings, nonetheless, still a handsome coin. £300-400

1079 Mysore,TipuSultan,Rupee,Patan,AM1216,Year6(KM126);Paisas(2),Nagar,AM1225,Patan,AM1222(KM103.7,123.5).Good very fine. (3) £150-200

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1080 Mysore, Tipu Sultan, Double Paisa, Dar al-Saltana Patan, AM 1225, Persian letter be in flag aboveelephant(KM124.6).About extremely fine, a superb specimen. £300-400

1081 Sikh,Light-weightRupee,Peshawar,SV1892(KM98.2).Good very fine and scarce. £150-200

1082 Travanacore,Chuckram,1939-1949(KM60).In PCGS holder graded MS65RB, choice uncirculated with a bit of mint red. £50-80

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1083 Tripura,VijayaManikya(c.SE1454-1486;c.AD1532-1564),SilverTanka,liontoright,legendSri Lakshmi Maha Deva (KM63var).Very fine and scarce. £120-150

1084 Tripura,YasoManikya(c.SE1521-1548;c.AD1599-1626),SilverTanka,Krishnaplayingthefluteonlion,onegopi(KM108).Extremely fine, a superb specimen. £200-250

1085 Assam,GaurinathaSimha(SE1702-1717;AD1780-1795),Rupee,SE1716(KM218);Awadh:WajidAliShah,Rupee,AH1267(KM365.3);Rupee,BrijisQadr,struckduringtheuprisingof1857-1858,frozendateAH1229,mintnameSubaAwadh(KM384). Generally very fine or better. (3) £80-100

1086 NawabsofBengal,½-Rupee,‘Azimabad(Patna),Year6,withtrisulmintmarkinthenameof‘AlamgirII(KM453.1,listedunderMughals).Very fine and rare. £100-150

East India Company

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1087 BengalPresidency,Rupee, ‘Azimabad(Patna), inthenameofShah‘AlamII,Year8, trisulmintmark(KM19).About very fine, couple of edge nicks, scarce. £100-120

1088 BengalPresidency,Rupee,‘Azimabad(Patna),inthenameofShah‘AlamII,Year10,trisulmintmark(KM19).About very fine and very scarce. £100-120

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1089 BengalPresidency,Rupee,Murshidabad,inthenameofShah‘AlamII,Year5(KM84.1);withanImitationofaYear19MurshidabadRupee.Firstgood very fine and scarce, the second very fine. (2) £100-120

1090 Bengal Presidency, Copper 1/16-Anna, AH 1195, die axis ↑↓ (Pr 201; KM 54), Toned, about uncirculated. £50-80

1091 BengalPresidency,Copper1/16-Anna,AH1195,about extremely fine;Copper1/8-Anna(2),AH1195,good fine;Copper¼-Anna,AH1195,very fine;Copper½-Anna(2),AH1195,extremely fine,minor planchet flaws on the reverse, and fair;Copper½-Anna,AH1195,alldieaxis↑↓(Pr200,198(2),195,191(2),192;KM120,123(2),125,126(2),127),about fine.(7) £100-150

1092 BengalPresidency,Copper½-Anna,AH1195,dieaxis↑↓(Pr191;KM126).About uncirculated with some mint red, minor planchet clip. £80-120

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1093 BengalPresidency,Copper½-Anna,undated(1831-1835),dieaxis↑↓(Pr213;KM59).Extremely fine with a touch of mint red lustre. £50-80

1094 Bengal Presidency, Copper ½-Pice (3), 1795-1809 (Pr 211, 212, A307; KM 50, 51, A54). First about extremely fine, the second very fine though a little dirty, the last fair.(3) £50-80

1095 BengalPresidency,CopperPice(2),1831-1835(Pr215;KM58).Uncirculated and extremely fine.(2) £50-80

1096 BengalPresidency,CopperPice,1777-1778 (Pr295;KM15).Very fine for issue with a clear “19” regnal date. £50-80

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1097 BengalPresidency,CopperPice(3),undated(1795)(Pr203;KM52).Generally very fine and better.(3) £80-100

1098 BengalPresidency,CopperPice,undated(1809-1817),8.74g(Pr305;KM52); CopperPice(2),undated(struck1796),6.50gand6.37g(Pr305;KM54,55).First two good very fine, the third extremely fine with a touch of mint red.(3) £80-100

PridmoredoesnotagreewiththeweightsthatKrausegives.ThesecoinsaresocloseinweightanddiameterthatthisserieswouldbeservedjustaswellwithoneKMnumber.

1099 BengalPresidency,CopperPice(5),1815-1829,minorvarieties(Pr309;KM27);CopperPice(3)(Pr310;KM28);Pice(Pr311;KM29).Generally fine, one or two better.(9) £50-80

1100 BengalPresidency,CopperPice,undated(1816)(Pr335a;KM64).Heavily double struck, better than fine for this rare issue. £80-100

ThefirstoftheYear45pieces

1101 BengalPresidency,CopperPice,undated(1816?),obvsixpointedstar(Pr339;KMA65).Dark colour, very fine for issue. £80-100

1102 BengalPresidency,CopperPice(2),undated(1820),tridentreplacesthestar(Pr336;KM65).Very fine and nearly so. (2) £40-60

1103 BengalPresidency,CopperPice(2),undated(1831)(Pr209;KM57).Uncirculated with much mint red lustre and extremely fine.(2) £50-80

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1104 BengalPresidency,CopperAnna,AH11xx(Pr188/9;KM18).Weak in places, otherwise good fine, a pleasant type coin for this very rare issue. £300-500

1105 BengalPresidency,Silver1/16-Rupee,undated,Year10(Pr102;KM80.1).Extremely fine for issue, the year very nicely centred with part of the “crescent” of the Murshidabad mint showing. £80-120

1106 BengalPresidency,Silver1/16-Rupee,undated,Year19(Pr152;KM80.3). About very fine, scratch on the reverse but the year is nicely centered. £50-80

Thereisadefinitedifferenceinthesizingoftheyearinthisseries;thiswouldbeconsideredasmall“19”

1107 Bengal Presidency, Silver 1/8-Rupee (2), Year 17/49 (Pr 283; KM 33). Both about extremely fine. (2) £100-150

Pridmorewasnotabletobreakdownthedatesthatthesewerestruck,asthedaterarely, ifever,appears. ThereforetheyarerepresentedbyjustoneKMnumber,KM33. Eachofthecoinsinthislothasadifferentpartofthereversevisible,soonecangetabetterideaofwhatthereverseshouldlooklike.

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1108 BengalPresidency,Silver1/8-Rupee(2),undated,Year19,large“19”,1.35g,1.1mmand1.44g,1.3mm(Pr151;KM81.3).About very fine and very fine. (2) £80-100

The largerexample ispossiblyoneof theexperimental issues thatareknownaboutwhere therewasa small issuestruckbymachine.Itisusefultokeepthesetwotogetherbecausethepairprovidesalmostafullobversedesign.

1109 BengalPresidency,Silver¼-Rupee(2),Year17/49,15.1mm,2.68gand16.2mm,2.82g(Pr282;KM34).Both very fine, one with a few light corrosion spots that have been treated, the other with dirt in the devices.(2) £100-150

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1110 BengalPresidency,Silver¼-Rupee,Year15(Pr125;KM82.2).About very fine. £100-150

exDianacollection,Baldwin’sAuction54,6May2008,lot19

1111 BengalPresidency,Silver¼-Rupee,Year19(Pr150;KM82.3);¼-Rupee,Murshidabad,Year6,probablystruckattheendofthereignofAlamgirII,justafewyearsbeforetheEICissues.Good fine and very fine.(2) £100-150

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1112 BengalPresidency,Silver¼-Rupee(2),Year45(1806-1831)(Pr316,322;KM66,73).Good extremely fine and toned extremely fine.(2) £80-120

thefirstexWigginscollection,Baldwin’sAuction25,8May2001

1113 BengalPresidency,Silver¼-Rupee,AH1204,small19(Pr159;KM96),nicely toned mint state;¼-Rupee,withoutprivymark(Pr175;KM104),good extremely fine;¼-Rupee(2)(Pr183,331;KM115,75),frosty extremely fine and extremely fine.(4) £80-120

fournicegradecoinscoveringthelastissuesoftheCalcutta/Bengalseries

1114 BengalPresidency,Silver½-Rupee,AH1229,17/49,withoutdarogahmark(Pr287;KM38).About very fine. £200-300

theexampleintheBritishMuseumisonlyveryfinewithashroffmark

1115 BengalPresidency,Silver½-Rupee,Year19(Pr149;KM83.3).About very fine, numerous shroff marks on the edge and a few in the fields. £100-150

1116 BengalPresidency,Silver½-Rupee(2),Year19(1793-1818)(Pr158;KM97).A beautifully toned pair of mint state coins. (2) £80-120

Thesetwocoinsdisplayminordifferenceinthesizeofthe“19”butessentiallytheyareboththemediumsizeRegnalYear

1117 BengalPresidency,Silver½-Rupee(2),Year19(1819-1833)(Pr173,180;KM105,116).Toned, extremely fine and virtually mint state.(2) £50-80

1118 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,Year4(AH1170/1),struckinCalcutta,c.1757,underAlamgirII(Pr2;KM8.2).Uneven strike but better than fine for issue. £400-600

1119 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(3),AH1179/7,AH1181/8,AH1182/9,mintmarkrayedsun(Pr87,90,92;KM84.1).First very fine with spots of encrustation on both sides and a few scratches from attempted removal, second about extremely fine, the third very fine.(3) £150-200

1120 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(3),AH118x/10,AH1184/11,AHxxxx/12,mintmarkcrescent(Pr95,110,112-114;KM84.2). Second fine with numerous shroff marks on the edge, the first and third very fine.(3) £150-200

1121 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(2),Year19,11.54g,23.5mmandAH120(5),11.51g,24.7mm(asPr136-146,147;KM84.2,86).Very fine and good very fine with light grafitti.(2) £150-250

TheKM86isso-called“partiallymachinestruck”,butitappearsthattherewerethreeissuesforthisdateidentifiablebydifferencesin the fullness of the flan and quality of the strike. Examples have been seen that were struck to Specimen quality with fulldates,whileotherexamples,suchasthisKM86,comeonaslightlysmallerflanfortheissuewhencomparedtothe‘dump’likeappearanceofthefirstcoin.

1122 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(6),AH1190/17,AH1193,17/21,AH1195,17/23,AH1196,17/24,AH1198,17/25,AH1198,17/26(Pr216,223,225,226,-,228;KM40).First three good very fine with a little encrustation or corrosion, fourth about very fine, fifth nice very fine, the last extremely fine with a shroff mark on the reverse. (6) £150-200

Aninteresting,inexpensivebutchallengingseriestocomplete. ThefifthcoinisnotlistedinPridmorebutthisdatehascometolightinthelasttenyearsorso.

1123 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(5),AH1200,17/27,AH1211/2,17/39,AH1218,17/46(2),secondwithunreadableAHdate,AH1221,17/49(Pr231,253/4,268(2),275;KM40).First extremely fine with some corrosion, second very fine, third extremely fine, fourth very fine, the last good very fine.(5) £100-150

Makingnotesofthedifferentdarogahmarkscanaddtothechallengeofcollectingthisseries

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1124 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,AH1228,17/49,struckwithoutthedarogahmark,twoyeartype(Pr285;KM41).About extremely fine. £50-80

1125 Bengal Presidency, Silver Rupee (2),AH 1229, 17/49, without darogah mark, two year type, firststruckonasmallflanofc.21.5mm,theother24mmwithaslightlyellipticalflan(Pr286;KM41).First in NNC holder graded “Choice Unc”, good very fine, the second good very fine, both with test cut on the edge.(2) £80-120

1126 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,AH1229,17/49(Pr289;KM42).Frosty extremely fine, slight flaw at 9 o’clock. £80-120

1127 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,AH1229,17/49(Pr289;KM42).In NGC holder graded MS64, frosty good extremely fine. £100-150

1128 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,AH1202,Year19,struckc.1790(Pr153;KM106).Virtually mint state with a touch of attractive colour on the edge . £500-700

ThisiscertainlyoneofthemostattractiveRupeesstruckatanyofthePresidencymints.Thebalancewiththeedgecordingisaworkofart. ProbablyfromtheOctober1988GlendiningsauctionwhereaverynicegroupofBengalcoinscametolightthroughBaldwin’s.TherewasnotaniceexampleofthiscoinintheDianacollection,butthefactthattherewerethreeexamplesoftheKM98saysalot.

1129 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,AH1202,Year19,struckc.1792-1793,Calcutta(Pr154;KM98).About extremely fine, touch of light surface porosity but still very visually appealing. £300-400

CalcuttaispossiblyrarerthantheDaccaandMurshidabadissues

1130 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(2),Year19(1793-1818),Calcuttaissues,firstwithcrescentmarklargerthanthatonthesecond(Pr157;KM99).Mint state and very fine.(2) £80-120

1131 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,Year19(1819-1832),withstar(Pr172;KM108).Choice mint state with attractive tone. £100-150

1132 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(2),Year19(1819-1832),privymark“S”atupperleft(Pr176;KM109).Virtually mint state and about extremely fine.(2) £100-150

PossiblyintendedfortheCalcuttaMintMasterfortheperiod1816-1820

1133 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,Year45(1806-1819),Farrukhabad,edgegrainedright(Pr314;KM69);Rupee(2),Calcutta,firstwithfineverticaledgemilling,thesecondwithmorecoarseverticalmilling(Pr320;KM70). All very fine, the last with double-struck reverse.(3) £80-120

11341135

1134 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,Year45(1821-1833),smallcrescentmintmarkofCalcutta(Pr326;KM77).Frosty about uncirculated. £80-100

1135 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee,Year45(1833-1835)(Pr333;KM78).Frosty about uncirculated. £80-120

PridmoreconsideredhisexampleinsimilargradeasRR

1136 BengalPresidency,SilverRupee(2),Year19(1830-1833),Calcutta,withtheplainedgeandsmallcrescentofthenewCalcuttamint(Pr177;KM117).Toned, very fine and extremely fine.(2) £50-80

1137 BengalPresidency,Silver“Rupee”,Year19,contemporarycounterfeitwithedgeweaklygrainedright(seePr422-424).About extremely fine, crude and interesting. £50-80

PridmorehasafewofthesepieceslistedattheendofhisBengalsection(Pr422-424)withasomeofthelettersthatshowuponthese.Thispiecehaswhatappearstobe“T.M.”

113811391140

1138 BengalPresidency,Gold1/16-Mohur,AH1203,Year19(Pr59;KM87).Lustrous good extremely fine, a touch of dirt in the letters. £500-800

1139 BengalPresidency,Gold1/8-Mohur,AH1202,Year19(Pr851;KM89).Lustrous extremely fine, touch of surface dirt and two minor edge flaws. £400-600

1140 Bengal Presidency, Gold ¼-Mohur,AH 1204,Year 19, Calcutta mint, struck 1793-1818, edge grainedright(Pr64;KM100).Lustrous about uncirculated, a few very minor edge striations on the reverse. £300-400

Thecentraldotmintmark,representingtheCalcuttamint,onthispiecewasnotcentredproperlyandaffectedthelowerdot.Itseemsthereweretwoattemptstoaddthisdot,withaverysmalldotcentredandthisobviousdotstrucktoolow.

11411142

1141 Bengal Presidency, Gold ½-Mohur,AH 1202,Year 19, Calcutta mint, struck 1793-1818, edge grainedright(Pr63;KM101);Gold½-Mohur,merchant’scopyofthesamestyle,5.75g(approx1glight).First fine, has seen some harsh circulation, bent planchet.(2) £200-300

1142 BengalPresidency,Gold½-Mohur,AH1202,Year19,Calcuttamint,struck1793-1818,edgegrainedright (Pr 63; KM 101). In NGC holder graded MS62, numerous light planchet marks, good extremely fine. £300-400

1143 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,AH1184,Year11(Pr20;KM94).Extremely fine. £800-1000

Thiscoindisplaysminorevidenceofseasalvage,andissupposedlyfromawreckfoundoffthecoastofMauritius.Seelots50and51fromtheDianacollection(Baldwin’sAuction54,6May2008)wheretwoexamplesofthissamedateweresold.Theywerestruckonadumpyflanof22mm(asmostare)andafullflanof25.1mm. ThereisafullflanProofofthisdateintheBritishMuseumanditispossiblethattheProofdieswereusedtostrikesomecurrencypieces.

1144 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,AH1202,Year19,Calcuttamint,struck1793-1818,edgegrainedright(Pr62;KM103).In NGC holder graded MS63, choice mint state, a really lovely coin. £800-1000

11451146

1145 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,AH1202,Year19,Calcuttamint,struck1819-1825,edgewithverticalmilling(Pr77;KM112).In NGC holder graded MS62, numerous light planchet striations on the reverse, as made, the obverse is quite choice. £400-600

1146 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,AH1202,Year19,crescentmintmarkforthenewCalcuttamint,struck1830,edgegrainedleft,12.31g(Pr84;KM114).Choiceextremely fine. £400-600

Thecataloguerhasseenthislistedwiththeedgestraight-grained,whichcouldpossiblybeacontemporarycopy

1147 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,AH1203,Year31,struck1794/5inthenameofShahAlamII(KM31;Pr-).Pleasant, extremely fine. £1000-1500

DatenotlistedinPridmorewherehestatesthatthetwodateshehaslisted,AH1209andAH1213,aretheonlyoneshehastracedbutthatothersshouldexist.Wearenowawareofatleastsix‘new’dates,bringingthetotaltoeightforthistype.Thecataloguercanfindonlyoneotherexampleofthisdatesellingthough.

1148 MadrasPresidency,Gold2-Pagodas,1808-1815,ninestarseachsideofthetemple,emptyovalbuckle,the templepoints to“D”ofPAGODA, large letterswithnoperiodbetweenTWOandPAGODASandsingledotafter(KM358;Pr146).In NGC holder graded MS65, very pleasant. £500-800

British India

1149 1/12-Anna (10), 1835M,1848, 1862B,1886C,1893C,1901C,1910, 1918C,1919C,1939B (KM445, 465,483,498,509,527).The 1848 toned, extremely fine, 1886C, 1893C and 1901C average extremely fine, the others uncirculated with some mint red, 1918C cleaned, 1919C with a flan flaw.(10) £40-60

1150 Copper1/12-Anna(9),1878B,1898C,1910ProofRestrike, laquered and brilliant,1923B,1930C,1932C,1934C,1936c,1941B.Generally extremely fine, some better, the George V pieces all have lustre.(9) £80-120

1151 Copper¼-Anna(18),1835(3),↑↓and↑↑diesaxis,two extremely fine with a touch of mint red, the third corroded very fine;1858(3),singleleafwreathtip(2)anddoublewreathtip(KM463.1(2),463.2),extremely fine, brilliant uncirculated and cleaned, extremely fine;1862C,lower part of bust heavily rusted as is often found;1889C,uncirculated with some red;1903C,extremely fine;1927B,1935C,1936C,1939B,1940B,1941C(2),one cleaned,extremely fine. Other than noted, mostly uncirculated or nearly so with red lustre.(18) £60-80

1152 ¼-Anna(7),1880C(2),1890C,1904,1918C,1920C,1938B(KM486).The two 1880C uncirculated with mint red, 1890C cleaned, very fine, 1904, toned, uncirculated, 1918C and 1920C extremely fine, 1938B uncirculated with much red. (7) £40-60

1153 Copper Proof Restrike ¼-Anna, 1939B (KM 530). Choice Proof, about uncirculated, laquered with full lustre. £80-120

1154 Copper½-Pice(6),1853, 1887,1930,1932,1939(2);Pice(6)1943-1947.The 1887 ½-Pice with almost full red and rare as such, generally extremely fine or better. (12) £80-120

1155 ½-Pice(6),1862C,1901,1909,1912C,1922C,1926C(KM466,484,500,510).The 1862C extremely fine with some red, 1901 dark extremely fine, the others uncirculated with some mint red.(6) £30-50

1156 Copper½-Pice,1914,inACGholdergraded“MS66”andwronglylabelled“1/12Pice”, uncirculated;Copper¼-Anna,1934,inNGCholdergraded“MS63BN”, good extremely fine;Silver2-Annas(5),1881C,reverse1(Pr522),inNNCholdergraded“MS63”withmisspelt label “Brisith India”misspelt label “Brisith India”label“BrisithIndia”, uncirculated,1906C(2),bothinNNCholdersgraded“MS67”, uncirculated and superb brilliant uncirculated,1910C,inNNCholdergraded“MS67”, about extremely fine,1912B,inNNCholdergraded“MS67”, uncirculated.(7) £80-100

1157 ½-Anna(2),1835M,1845C(KM447.1).Both extremely fine.(2) £40-60

1158 ½-Anna,1862C(KM468).Good extremely fine, pleasant medium brown colour but a touch of verdigris on the reverse. £80-120

11591167

1159 Copper-nickelProofRestrike½-Anna,1940,proofonlydate(KM534).Choice about uncirculated, laquered as is usual. £250-350

KrausecallsthisaCalcuttaissueduetothelackofanyBombaymintmarkbut,onthebasisofstyle,wearesurethesewerestruckattheBombaymint.TheexampleintheDianacollectionsoldformorethan£320

1160 ½-Annas(6),1942C,1943C(2),1944C,1946C,1947C.About uncirculated and better.(6) £40-60

1161 Anna(10),1907, 1908, 1935C,1936B,1939B,1941C,1944C,1945C,1946C,1947C(KM404,513,536,537,537a,539,538).First with small spot, otherwise very fine, the others extremely fine to uncirculated. (10) £50-80

1162 Silver2-Anna(6),obverse1,1841B,1841M,obverse2,1841(2),W.W.raisedontruncation,1862C(2)(KM459.1,459.3,460,469).First cleaned, very fine, the others generally extremely fine to about uncirculated. (6) £80-100

1163 Silver2-Anna(5),reverse1,1877C,1886C,1888C,1897B,1901C(KM488;Pr491,501,503,551,515).The 1901C nicely toned, extremely fine, the others generally about uncirculated or better. (5) £200-300

1164 Silver2-Anna(6),1904,1905,1913B,1914B,1916C,1917C(KM505,514).1904, 1913B and 1914B uncirculated, the 1904 nicely toned, the 1914B struck with heavily clashed dies, 1905, 1916C and 1917Cextremely fine.(6) £50-80

1165 Silver2-Anna(9),1918C,1927B,1939B,obverse1,1941B,1942B,1944B,1945B,1947C(2)(KM516,540,541, 541a, 543, 542). The 1927B with a toning streak on the obverse, otherwise generally extremely fine to uncirculated.(9) £80-120

1166 2-Anna(3),1935B(2),1936B(KM516).Extremely fine, good extremely fine and virtually mint state.(3) £50-80

1167 Silver¼-Rupee,1835C,“F”incuse(KM448.2).Frosty extremely fine. £80-120

1168116811691169

1168 Silver¼-Rupee(2),1840C,obverse1,theso-called‘IndianHead,rev34berries,twovarietieswithslightdifferencesinthereverseleaves,mostapparentatthetopgroupingwherethethird/lowerleafisweakandshorter (possiblyduetodiewear), theQueen’s lipsarealsoslightlydifferentoneachcoin (KM453.4).Both frosty extremely fine.(2) £80-100

1169 Silver¼-Rupee(2),1840C,obverse2,onewithandonewithoutseriftothe“4”ofdate(KM454.2).First extremely fine, the other uncirculated. (2) £80-100

1170117011711171

1170 Silver¼-Rupee(2),1862C,19.3mm,1876C(KM470).First frosty good extremely fine, very small edge nick on the obverse, the second frosty uncirculated.(2) £100-150

the1876CisinabettergradethantheexampleintheDianacollection. AfterthesetwodatesfortheKM470series,alltheotherdatesaremuchhardertofindinuncirculatedcondition

1171 Silver¼-Rupee(2),1877(C),1878(C)(KM490;Pr382,383).Uncirculated and frosty, brilliant uncirculated.(2) £150-250

With a mintage of only 44,240, current pricing catalogues for the 1878C are woefully out of date. While there has been seensignificantincreasesinthepricesofIndiancoinsgenerally,thisstillappearstobeinit’sinfancy.EvenifthiscoinsellsfortentimestheUS$15.cataloguevalue,itisstillincrediblyinespensivecomparedtoalmostallworldcoins.Also,asmallbonusforthislotarethetwodifferentobversesrepresnted.

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1172 Silver¼-Rupee(2),1879C,1900C(KM490;Pr384,403).Both brilliant uncirculated. (2) £150-200

Fiveyearsagomostauctionfirmswouldhaveput15or20ofthesecoinsinonelotwithonlyaminimumdescription.Nowoneisluckywhenabletobuyfromacollectionsuchasthis,withagoodproportionofnicegradecoins.Probablysoon,anyuncirculatedIndiancoinwilldemanditsownlotanddescriptionwithapricetomatch.

1173 Silver¼-Rupee(2),1903,1904(KM506).Good very fine, toned and brilliant uncirculated. (2) £40-60

1174 Silver¼-Rupee(5),1905,inNNCholdergraded“MS62”,1906,inNNCholdergraded“MS62”,1907,inNNCholdergraded“MS62”,1908,inNNCholdergraded“MS62”,1910,inholdergraded“MS62”, in real grading terms, the coins are all very fine, the 1908 with scratches.(5) £40-60

1175 Silver ¼-Rupee (7), 1914B, 1917C, 1918C, 1919C, 1928C, 1936B, 1936C (KM 518). Extremely fine to uncirculated.(7) £50-80

1176 Silver¼-Rupee(9),1940B,obverse1,1940B(2),obverse2,1942C,1945B,1946B(2),1947B(2)(KM544a,545,546,547,548).Generally extremely fine to uncirculated. (9) £50-80

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1177 4-Annas,1920(C)(KM519).Frosty, good extremely fine. £50-80

1178 4-Annas,1920B(KM519).Uncirculated. £100-150

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1179 Silver½-Rupee,1835B(KM449.1;Pr72).Brilliant uncirculated. £300-400

Averyinterestingcoininthattheobversewasstruckwithveryrustydiesmaking,itwouldseem,allthreeofthe1835denominationsstruckwiththeserustydies.ThetricknowistodiscerniftheywereallBombayissue. TheexampleintheDianacollction,gradedbyPCGSasMS62,soldforover£300.

1180 Silver½-Rupee,1840,obverse2,.W.W(KM456.1;Pr80).Brilliant uncirculated. £100-150

1181 Silver½-Rupee(2),1862(C)(KM472;Pr252).Brilliantuncirculated.(2) £150-200

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1182 Silver½-Rupee,1884C(KM491;Pr268).Frosty uncirculated. £300-400

Thishasthesecondlowestmintageoftheserieswithonly258,965struck.

1183 Silver½-Rupee,1886C(KM491;Pr270).Frosty, goodextremely fine. £150-200

TheDianacollectiondidnothaveanexampleofthisdate,whileitdidhavealmosteverythingelse.

1184 Silver½-Rupee(2),1888Br,1899B,backwards“B”mintmarkwhichtheseallseemtohave(KM491).Good very fine and uncirculated. (2) £80-120

1185 Silver½-Rupee(7),1905C,inNNCholdergraded“MS63”, bright extremely fine,1908C,inNNCholdergraded“MS60”,about very fine,1909C,inNNCholdergraded“MS60”,bright good very fine,1918B,inNNC holder graded “MS62”, extremely fine, 1928B, in NGC holder graded “MS64”, choice mint state,1934C,inNNCholdergraded“MS60”,very fine,1936C,inNNCholdergraded“MS63”,extremely fine.(7) £80-120

1186 Silver½-Rupee,1906C(KM507).The strike is flat on the high points of the bust of Edward (as they often are), otherwise brilliant uncirculated. £150-200

awonderfulcoinforthetype

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1187 Silver ½-Rupee (2), 1907B, 1910C (KM 507). First cleaned with numerous scratches on the King’s bust, otherwise extremely fine, the second good extremely fine for issue. (2) £50-80

1188 Silver½-Rupee,1910C(KM507).Frosty, good extremely fine, a tiny bit better than the example in the previous lot. £50-80

1189 Silver½-Rupee (KM 507), in a holder graded “MS60”,½-Rupee(KM507),inaholdergraded“MS60”,actual grade is very fine;Silver Rupee (2), 1906B,SilverRupee (2), 1906B,Rupee(2),1906B,inholdergraded“MS63”,1912B,inholdergraded“MS64”(KM508,524),both the Rupees actually frosty extremely fine.(3) £40-60

1190 Silver½-Rupee(5),1914B,1915C,1917B,1925B,1936C(KM522).1914B,1917B,About extremely fine to uncirculated. (5) £50-80

1191 Silver½-Rupee(8),1938B,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”,extremely fine,1939C,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”, extremely fine, 1940B, in NNC holder graded “MS64”, good very fine, 1941B, in NNC holdergraded“MS65”,extremely fine,1943B,dotmm,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”,good extremely fine,1944B,diamondmm,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”,good extremely fine,1945B,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”,good extremely fine,1945L,inNNCholdergraded“MS64”,extremely fine.(8) £40-80

1192 Silver½-Rupee(11),1939C,obverse1,1939B(3),1940C,1941B,1942B,1943L,1946B,1947B(2)(KM549,550a,551,552,553).The 1939C good very fine, the 1943L good extremely fine, the others about uncirculated and better.(11) £100-150

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1193 8-Annas(2),1919C,1919B(KM520).First very fine, the second nearly mint state.(2) £200-300

The1919Bmaynotreceivethehighgradethatitdeservesfromathird-partygradingcompanywhoprobablywouldnotrecognisethattheobverseweaknessismorefromstrikeandverylittleisactualwear.Thereverseiscompletelyfullfrostandlovelytolookat.

1194 SilverRupee,1835C,rev threeleavesatthetopofwreath(KM450.3;Pr34).Nicebrilliantuncirculated. £80-120

1195 Silver Rupee (2), 1835C, RS incuse (KM 450.4; Pr 32). About extremely fine and brilliant uncirculated.(2) £100-150

Oneofthesecoinswaspurchasedfromapart-timecoindealerastherarerKM450.7withsmallletters.AlltheKM450.4havefinerlettersthantheotherCalcuttaissuesbuttheKM450.7isevenfiner.

1196 SilverRupee, 1835C, “F” incuse (KM 450.3; Pr 36).Rupee,1835C,“F”incuse(KM450.3;Pr36).Frosty uncirculated. £80-120

1197 SilverRupee(2),1840C,obverse1,19berries,withandwithoutcrescentmintmark(KM457.1,457.3/4).Extremely fine and good extremely fine.(2) £40-60

1198 SilverRupee,1840M,verysmall incuse“M”atendof leftribbon(KM457.12;Pr-). Fine and very rare. £150-250

1199 Silver Rupee (2), 1840C, obverse 2, rev small diamonds, and rev large diamonds (KM 458.1, 458.2).Extremely fine, numerous light hairlines on the reverse, and brilliant uncirculated.(2) £50-70

1200 SilverRupee(6),1862M,A/10/0,1862B,B/11,0/4,1874C,1875B(2),A/11dot,1876B,dot,A/11dot(KM473.1,473.2;Pr61,81,112,146,147).First and last cleaned, 1862B with a few spots and 1874C with dig on the reverse, otherwise generally very fine to about uncirculated.(6) £80-100

1201 SilverRupee(6),1877B,dotA/11,1878(C),1878B,dot,A/11,1879C,1880B(2),dot,A/11(KM492;Pr149,116,151,117,155).Very fine to about uncirculated.(6) £80-100

12021205

1202 SilverRupee,1882C(KM492;Pr120).Choice uncirculated, nicely toned. £80-120

1203 SilverRupee(5),1883B,dot,reverse1,1884C,1885C,1885Br,reverse11,1887Bi,inverted“B”(KM492;Pr162,123,124,168,173).First good very fine, cleaned, the second uncirculated, the other three extremely fine, the 1885C cleaned and re-toned. (5) £80-120

1204 Silver Rupee (11), 1883Br, reverse 1, in PCG holder graded “MS64”, very fine, harshly cleaned, 1903B,“B” raised on the band, which is much rarer than present catalogues acknowledge, in NNC holdergraded“MS63”,good very fine, reverse edge knock,1904B,inNNCholdergraded“MS64”,extremely fine,1905B, inNNCholdergraded“MS64”,bright extremely fine, some reverse encrustation, 1907B, inNNCholdergraded“MS62”,bright good very fine,1913B(2),bothinNNCholdersgraded“MS65”and“MS64”,brilliant uncirculated and good extremely fine,1917B,inNNCholdergraded“MS64”,extremely fine,1918C,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”,brilliant uncirculated,1919C,inNNCholdergraded“MS65”,extremely fine,1920B,inNNCholdergraded“MS64”,brilliant uncirculated.(11) £100-150

1205 SilverRupee,1886B(KM492;Pr171).Frosty uncirculated, lightly toned. £50-80

1206 SilverRupee (7), 1886, “B” incuse, 1903C, 1904B, 1913B, 1917B, 1918B, 1919B (KM 492, 508, 524).Rupee(7),1886,“B” incuse,1903C,1904B,1913B,1917B,1918B,1919B(KM492,508,524).The 1903C toned, extremely fine, the others frosty extremely fine.(7) £100-150

1207 SilverRupee(5),1888Br,1889C,1891C,1892Bi,1893Bi(KM492;Pr174,131,132,177,182).The 1892Bi with splotchy tone, all extremely fine or a little better. (5) £100-150

1208 SilverRupee,1897C(KM492,Pr136).Good extremely fine, a few nicks, one of the rarest Rupees of the whole series. £300-400

thelowestmintageoftheserieswithonly470,184struck

1209 SilverRupee(2),1898B,1901C(KM492;Pr184,140).Both frosty, brilliant uncirculated. (2) £150-200

1210 SilverRupee(2),1900B(KM492;Pr186).Extremely fine and brilliant uncirculated.(2) £50-80

12111212

1211 SilverRupee,1903C(KM508).Choice, brilliant uncirculated. £80-120

Asuperbexampleforthetype;the1903Cisamoredifficultdatetofindinnicegradethanmanygiveitcredititfor.

1212 SilverRupee,1906C(KM508).Choice, brilliant uncirculated. £50-80

Probablythemostcommondateoftheseriestofinduncirculated,butthisisparticularlynice.

12131215

1213 SilverRupee,1909C(KM508).Frosty, brilliant uncirculated. £80-120

1214 SilverRupee(3),1907C,1908C,1910C(KM508).Frosty,extremely fine.(3) £50-80

1215 SilverRupee,1911C(KM523).Choice,brilliantuncirculated. £80-120

12161218

1216 SilverRupee,1911B(KM523).Choicebrilliantuncirculated. £80-120

1217 SilverRupee(5),1912B,1914C,1915C,1916B,1920B(KM524).Extremely fine to uncirculated.(5) £100-150

1218 SilverRupee,1921B(KM524).Nicely toned, choice uncirculated. £80-120

Itisunusualtofindanicelytonedexampleofthisdate.

1219 SilverRupee,1922B.In PCI holder graded MS65. £50-80

12201221

1220 SilverRupee,1938B(KM555).Brilliantuncirculated. £50-80

1221 SilverRupee,1939B.In ANACS holder graded AU50 Details Cleaned, extremely fine with some frost remaining in the letters, moderately toned but no more cleaned than is usual for the majority of Indian coins. £1000-1500

1222 SilverRupee(8),1940B,1941B,1942B(2),1943B,reverseB,1944B,reverseB,1945B,1947B(KM556,557,559).Aboutextremely fine to uncirculated.(8) £100-150

1223 SilverRupee(7),1940B,1941B,1942B,1943B,diamondmm,1944B,dotmm,1945L,1947B.All in NNC holders graded “MS64” or better, but actually all are typical lightly bagmarked uncirculated examples except for the 1947B which is extremely fine.(7) £50-80

1224 GoldSovereign(2),1918I(KM525A).Very fine and frosty extremely fine.(2) £600-800

1225 Gold Proof Restrike 5-Rupees, 1879, old bust (KM 494). In ANACS holder graded MS62, light marks. £1000-1500

12261227

1226 GoldEarlyProofRestrike10-Rupees,1870,oldbust(KM495).In ANACS holder graded “restrike cleaned MS60 details”. £1500-2500

Thecoinhasbeencleanedbutthisdoesnothidethefactthatthisisprobablyanearly20thcenturyproduct.Therimsarewideandfrostedandthefieldshavesignsofdierust.Itisthisdierustthathasbeen‘polished’offafterstriking.Thisiscertainlyacoinfortheadvancedcollectorwhowon’tbeconcernedbythehairlinesandintendstoremovethecoinfromtheholdertobetterappreciatewhattheyareholding.

1227 Gold15-Rupees,1918(KM525).In PCGS holder graded MS62, a very nice reverse, several little digs on the obverse. £800-1200

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1228 ProofRestrikeGoldMohur,1835(KM451.1).In NGC holder graded Restrike PL65, unusually nice with a hint of mint frost on the high points of both sides. £3000-5000

1229 GoldMohur,1841,continuouslegend(KM461).In ANACS holder graded “AU58 Rim Filed”, the plastic holder hides any edge damage but the coin is a pleasant looking good extremely fine. £1000-1500

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1230 Gold Mohur, 1841, divided legend (KM 462). In NGC holder graded MS61, frosty good extremely fine. £1000-1500

1231 GoldMohur,1862,singlefloweratthelowerpartofjabotand“V”inreliefintheornamentbelowthedate(KM480;Pr4). In NGC holder graded MS62, though the fields have too many light marks to be called anything more that good extremely fine. £700-900

1232 GoldMohur,1884(KM496).In ANACS holder graded “AU58 Details Scratched”, probably ex-mount displaying the colour of a heated and repaired coin. £500-700

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1233 GoldProofRestrike2-Mohurs,1835(KM452.1;Pr3). In PCGS holder graded PR63 Restrike. £5000-8000

Aswiththe1835Mohurinthiscollection,thereisstillafairbitofmintfrostonthehighpointsofbothsideswhichgivesthecoinasemi-3Dlook.Therearesomelighthairlinesonthereverse,whichPCGSreallyseemstodislike,butthesearemostlyfromthestriking.Overall,thisisaverypleasantcointhatshouldattractstrongbiddingduetoit’searlierstrikinginthemodernrestrikeseries.Thisrestrikingwentonforatleastfiveyears.

Miscellaneous

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1234 Rupee,Shahjahanabad,inthenameofShah‘AlamII,AH1221,Year48,floralborders(KM714).Toned, good very fine and scarce. £150-200

1235 DanishEastIndiaCompany,ChristianVII(1766-1808),SilverRoyalin,178x(KM168).Very fine and very scarce. £150-200

1236 DutchEastIndiaCompany, GoldPagoda,Negapatnam,obvVishnu,rev granulations(KM22).Very fine and scarce. £150-200

1237 FrenchIndia,Rupee,Arkot,inthenameofShah‘AlamII,Year29(KM15);CopperDoudou(KM35);PortugueseIndia,FelipeI(1580-1598),Copper2-Bazarucos,8.82g,obv“F”,rev retrograde“R”;Diu,5-Bazarucos,1807(KM52).Generally very fine, the last two scarce. (4) £100-120

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1238 Marathas,Silver1/5-Rupeeor“VelliFanam”,inthenameofShivaji.Very fine and very rare. £1000-1200

Thecalligraphyonthiscoinisrathercrudeand“southern”instyle.ItisprobablyaposthumousissueinthenameofShivajistruckbyoneofhissuccessors.ThemostlikelycandidateisRajaram(1690-1700)whowasbasedatGingeeinTamilnadu,runningagovernmentinexilewhileAurangzebwascarryingoutanextensivecampaignintheDeccan. Oneofaround10knownspecimens.

123912411242

1239 Afsharid:NadirShah,Rupee,Shahjahanabad,AH1152,struckduringNadir’soccupationofthecityofDehliduringhisinvasionofIndia.Very fine and scarce. £100-120

1240 Afsharid:NadirShah,Rupee,Shahjahanabad,AH1152,struckduringNadir’soccupationofthecityofDehliduringhisinvasionofIndia.Very fine and scarce. £100-120

1241 Durrani,AhmadShah,GoldMohur,Shahjahanabad,AH(11)73,Year14,struckatDehliduringhisfirstinvasionofIndia.Good exremely fine. £400-500

1242 GoldTola,11.64g,Bombaymint,crownwithinwreath,revONETOLAFINE-996-.Minor marks, about extremely fine. £300-400

Further Coins from the Yashoda Singh Collection

124201124202

124201 Indo-Greek, Menander I, SilverTetradrachm,obv helmetedbusttoright,rev Athenastandingtoleftwiththunderboltandshield(BopSérie15).About good very fine, a couple of deposit specks at of reverse. £200-300

124202 Indo-Greek, Menander I, SilverTetradrachm, obv diademed bust to left, holding spear, rev Athenastandingtoleftwiththunderboldandshield(SNGANS745).Very fine. £300-400

124203 Indo-Greek, Menander I, Silver Drachms (3), diademed bust to left with spear, Athena to right,monogramatleft(BopSérie6A);helmetedbusttoright,Athenatoleftwiththunderboltandshield,monogramtoright(BopSérie16,I);diademedbusttoright,Athenatoleftwiththunderboltandshield,monogramtoright(BopSérie13,84).Good very fine. (3) £150-200

124204124205124206

124204 Indo-Greek, Menander I, CopperDiobol,35.14g,helmetedbustofAthenatoright,prancinghorsetoright(BopSérie24A).Good fine and rare. £200-300

124205 Indo-Greek, Menander I,SquareCopperOctupleUnit,20.98g,Indianstandard,bull’sheadfacing,“A”tolowerright/tripod,rev crescenttoleft,monogramtoright(BopSérie29B).Nice very fine. £150-200

124206 Indo-Greek, Menander I, SquareCopperQuadrupleUnit,8.39g,Indianstandard,diademedheadofHeraklestoright,lionskin,Γtoleft,monogramtoright(BopSérie35var).About very fine, some cleaning marks, extremely rare. £1000-1500

Bopearachchicitesonlyonecoinfor“Series35”,housedintheBritishMuseum.Thatspecimenonlycarriestherightmonogram.SoldatCNGauction150,lot192,forUS$2100.

124207 Indo-Greek, Menander I, SquareCopperCoin,5.93g,helmetedbustofAthena right,Nike to rightholdingwreathandpalm,monogramlowerright(BopSérie32C);CopperChalkous,3.19g,headofelephanttoright,club,mongramsateitherside(BopSérie28E).Both about good very fine. (2) £150-200

124208124209

124210

124208 Indo-Greek, Demetrios I,CopperTripleUnit,11.65g,headofelephantright,wearingbellaroundneck,kerykeion,revmonogramtoleft(BopSérie5E;SNGANS209-11).Good very fine. £200-300

124209 Indo-Greek, Apollodotos I, Square SilverDrachm,elephanttoright,monogrambelow,bulltoright(BopSérie4F).Good very fine. £200-300

124210 Indo-Greek, Apollodotos I, SquareCopperHemiobol,9.40g,Apollostandingtoleft,holdingbowandarrow,monogrambottomleft,tripod,monogramtoleft(BopSérie6).Very fine. £60-80

124211 Indo-Greek, Strato I, CopperHemiobol,9.51g,lauriatebustofApollotoright,quiverwithbowbehind,monogramtoleft(BopSérie32B).Attractive good very fine and scarce. £250-300

124212 Indo-Scythian, Kujula Kadphisis, SilverTetradrachm,diademedbusttoright,kingonhorsebacktoright,crowndbyflyingNike(seeCribb‘TheHeraeuscoin’inEssays in honour of Carson and Jenkins;M514).Attractive very fine. £800-1000

124213124214124214

124213 Indo-Scythian, Maues, CopperHemiobol, 9.43g,headofelephant right,wearingbell aroundneck,kerykeion,monogramtoleft(Senior5.1).Very fine. £60-80

124214 Indo-Scythian, Azes, Square Copper Coin, 11.55g, king on horseback to right, bull to right withmonogramandKharosthiletterabove(cfSenior81.20);withaCopperTetradrachmofGondophares.Very fine. (2) £70-80

124215124218

124215 Indo-Scythian, Gondophares, CopperTetradrachm,diademedanddrapedbusttorightandwearingearring,rev Nikestandingtoright,holdingwreathandpalm(Senior231.1aT).Good very fine. £80-100

124216 Indo-Scythian, Paratarajas (2nd - 3rd Century BC), Silver Drachm, 3.47g, diademed bust right, revswastika(cfSeniorS531D).About very fine, crudely struck. £70-90

124217 Seleucid, Seleukos I Nikator (312-281 BC),BronzeUnit,19mm,Apamea,elephantwalkingright,revhorse’sheadleft,anchorbelow(SC35;SNGSpaer50-52).Appealing very fine. £150-250

124218 Seleucid, Seleukos II, SilverDrachm,SeleukeiaontheTigrismint,struckafter296/295BC,laureateheadofZauestoright,AthenaPromachos,brandishingspearandholdingsheild,inquadrigatoright,drawnbyelephants,anchorabove(Houghton&Lorber61,131.5).About extremely fine. £500-600

124219124220

124219 Kushan, Kanishka I, CopperTetradrachm,thirdemission,Kanishkastandingfacing,headleft,holdingstandardandgoad,rev Buddhastandingfacing,handraisedingestureofabhayamudrā, tamghatoinnerleft(Cribb,Buddha27-29).Very fine, some weakness at one edge, rare. £600-800

124220 Kushan, Kanishka I, CopperTetradrachm,16.57g,Kanishkastandingfacing,headleft,sacrificingoveraltar andholding spear, revMiro standing facing,head left, raising righthand, lefthandonhilt ofsword,tamghatoleft(MK770).Good very fine and rare. £500-600

124221124222124223124224

124221 Kushan, Vima Takto (Soter Megas), Copper Tetradrachm, 8.83g, radiate and diademed bust right,holding sceptre, tamgha to left, rev Vima Takto on horseback right, holding whip, tamgha to right(SeniorB17.1T).Extremely fine with good relief. £60-80

124222 Paratarajas (2nd - 3rd Centuries AD), CopperDidrachm,3.15g,standingkingtype,probablyofKoziya,standingking,revswastikawithlegendaround(Tandon3.8,NC2009).Fine and rare. £100-120

124223 Paratarajas, Copper Didrachm, 4.28g, unattributed type, c.5th century, bust right, rev swastika withunreadBrahmilegendaround(Tandon6.1).Good very fine and rare. £100-150

124224 Paratarajas, Koziya, Copper Drachm, 1.96g, crowned bust to left, hair in rows, rev swastika withKharosthilegendaround(Tandon3.3).Very fine and rare. £100-150

124225 Ancient India, Taxila,SquareCopperCoin,12.15g,elephanttoright,three-archedhillsymbolabove,revliontoleft,swastikaaboveandthree-archedhillsymboltoleft(MACW4401);Yaudheyas, CopperCoin, 11.33g, obv Karttikeya, rev female standing to left with symbols either side (MACW 4711);Satavahanas, Sri Satakarni, BillonKarshapana, 2.10g, elephant to right, revUjjain symbol (MACW4941-52);SouthernIndianSquareCopperCoins(2),horseandriversymbols(MTK214).First two good very fine, the others very fine. (5) £120-140

124226 Ancient India, Kuninda, SilverDrachmofAmogabhuti,2.1g,bulltoright,humanfigurealongside,revstupaflankedbyswastikaabovesymbolandtreeinrailing(MACW4441);BaseMetalPanchalaCoinsofAgnimitra(2),9.35gand4.66g.First good very fine, the others good fine to very fine. (3) £120-150

124227124228

124227 Ancient India, Silver Punchmarked Coin, Narhan type, 6.99g, large central punch and one smallerpunch.Good very fine and very scarce. £250-300

124228 Ancient India, SilverPunchmarkedCoin,Magadha,Period1,sixpunches(GH192).Very fine. £70-80

124229124230

124229 Ancient India, SilverPunchmarkedCoin,4.84g,Kashitype,varioussmallpunchmarksoneitherside.About very fine for type, very scarce. £200-300

124230 Ancient India, SilverPunchmarkedCoin,4.92g,six-armedsymbol,sun,tree,flower,andtrianglewithfourpellets(cfRajgorSeries10,45-46fortype).Very fine and rare. £200-250

124231 Ancient India, SilverPunchmarkedCoins(8),GandharaSilverCoinwithsinglepunchandaCopperSungaCoin.Fine to very fine. (10) £100-120

124232 Ancient India, SilverPunchmarkedCoins(10),includingGhandaraRegion“BentBar”Shekel(ATEC2078ff),very fine;UpperGogavaricoinseries,15-Manas,elephantandothersymbols(ATEC3909ff),extremely fine;others(8),manyidentifiedandscarce,very fine; DehliSultanates,Silver¼-Tanka,poor.(11) £300-400

124233 Sikh Empire,SeigeofMultan(1848-1849),GoldRupee,0.67g,Multan,VS1905,leafwithdateaboveandnameofmintbelow,revlegendSahai Satguru(Herrli11.09.04;KM.87).Extremely fine and scarce. £150-200

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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

12441245

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

124612471248

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

The 1834 VIP Proof Set

EAST INDIA COMPANY

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1489 EastIndiaCompany,BombayPresidency,VIPProofSet,1834,BombayMint,comprisingthreesilverandthreecoppercoins,possiblystrucktomarkthefirstcompletecoinagein1834bythenewBombayMint,orin1835fortheendoflocalPresidencycoinage.AllinPCGSholdersandgraded: SilverRupee,datedAH1215,graded PR67 Silver½-Rupee,datedAH1215,graded PR67+ Silver¼-Rupee,datedAH1215,graded PR67 Copper½-Anna,dated1834, graded PR65BN Copper¼-Anna,dated1833, graded PR66RB CopperPie,dated1833, graded PR66RB £25,000-50,000ThisSix-piecesetofProofStrikingsisexceedinglyrareandhistoricallyimportant. AccordingtoMajorFredPridmore’scatalogueofEastIndiaCompanycoinage,Bombaywasthelastofthethreepresidencymintstoadoptmachinery,MadrasandBengalhavingdonesomanyyearsearlier.Constructionofthenewmintbeganin1824andwascompletedin1829.Despitetheexistenceofalarge1828medalcommemoratingtheopeningofthemint,thefirstcoins,¼-Anna(KM231;Pr205)werenotstruckuntilNovember1830,followedbythePie(KM230;P.210)in1831.

Afewproofsofa½-Annadated1832weremadein1833forexaminationbythemintcommittee,butthedesign(KM250;Pr204)wasneveradoptedforcirculation. Silvercoinageatthemintbeganwiththerupeedenominationinaslightlyreviseddesign,thesestruckfromdiespreparedattheBombaymint,inthesecondhalfof1832.Thehalfandquarterrupeesmusthavebeenstruckshortlyafterwards,astheyarementionedinaproclamationof17October1832quotedbyPridmore. Thedatesofthesilvercoinsinthissetaremeaningless.Thedesignwascopiedfromanearliercoin.ThedateAH1215correspondsto1800-1801AD.Regnalyear46,referringtoEmperorShahAlam(ruled1759-1806),wasafixedregnalyearoncoinsproducedunderBritishcontrol.Itwassupposedtorefertotheyear1800,butShahAlam’s46thyearwasactually1803.TheBritishhadmiscalculatedthedate. DiesforaredesignedcoppercoinagewerepreparedattheCalcuttaMintandsenttotheBombayMintinFebruary1834.Pridmorequotesfromaremarkabledocumentwhichrecordsthenamesoftheengraversforeachdenomination:

“Onthe7thFebruary1834theCalcuttamintmasterreportedcompletion[ofthenewdies]totheCalcuttamintcommitteeanddetailedthedifficultiesexperienced.Healsorecordsbynamethepersonsresponsibleforthevariousdenominations.

HalfAnna-Mr.Delacombe.Europeanmapengraver.ACalcuttaresidentandnotconnectedwiththeMint.

QuarterAnna-Cossinauth(KasinathDass).NativenoteplateengraveroftheGeneralTreasuryandsubsequentlyappointedengravertotheCalcuttaMint.

Pie(or1/12Anna)-HurrieMohunRoy.NativesealengraveroftheGeneralTreasury.HurriealsoengravedtwomatricesforthescalesofthehalfandthequarterannaastheoriginalsexecutedbyDelacombeandCossinauthgavewayinmultiplying….CoinsstruckfromtheseCalcuttamatricesanddiesaredated½Anna1834;¼and1/12Anna1833.”

Concerningthematricesforthescales,acloseexaminationofthecopperproofsinthesetofferedhereshowsthreedifferentkindsofropeusedtosuspendthepaninthescales.Notethatthe1833coppercoinscouldnothavebeenmadebefore1834whenthediesweredelivered.AlsonotethattheAHandADdatesdonotalwaysagree.TheBombayMintcontinuedtostrikecoppercoins(apparentlythe1833and1834coins)until1844,whenitchangedovertothestandardEastIndiaCompanydesign. The new Bombay Presidency silver coins, however, were doomed. In 1835 the Bombay Mint replaced the native style silvercoinagewithstandardEastIndiaCompanydesigns.Sotheonlytwoyearsinwhichalldenominationswerestruckwere1834and1835.Accordinglythissetmusthavebeenstruckin1834tomarkthefirstfullseriesofcoinsproducedbythemintorin1835asawaytosaygoodbyetotheold.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thecoinsinthisexceptionalsetare: Rupee Dated1215AHandregnalyear46.Ontheobverse,attherightendofthecenterpanel,isafleur-de-lis.Intheupper left, near the date, is a branch with four leaves. The meaning of these two symbols, no doubt privy marks, is unknown.OnetheorysuggeststhelismayrefertoDelacombe,ontheassumptionthatthenameisFrenchinorigin. WeknowDelacombeengravedthediesfortheHalfAnna,butPridmoredoesn’tsaywhoengravedthediesfor thesilvercoins. Pr287;KM221.Silverproof,PCGSPR67 ½-Rupee Dated1215AHandregnalyear46. Alsowithafleur-de-lisat therightendof thecenterpanel,butwithoutthe branchnearthedate. Pr289;KM223.SilverproofPCGSPR67+ ¼-Rupee Dated1215AHandregnalyear46.Doesnotbearthelisorbranchprivymark. Pr291;KM222.SilverproofPCGSPR67 ½-Anna Dated1834and1249. Pr214;KM251.Copperproof.PCGSPR65BN ¼-Anna Dated1833and1249.Largelettervariety. Pr219;KM232.CopperproofPCGSPR66RB Pie Dated1833and1248. Pr223;KM261.CopperproofPCGSPR66RB +++++++++++++++++++++++

WhilePridmoremakesnoreferencetoaceremonyorofficialoccasionwhensuchsetswerepreparedorpresented,hedoesobservethat“theproofsusuallyoccurascompletesets.”Thissuggeststhatacertainquantitywerepreparedforpresentationatsometime.Hemakesnomentionofsetsbeingcased. Thecoinshavesurvivedinanexcellentstateofpreservationandareevenlymatchedastocolourandtexture.DespitePridmore’sreferencetootherset(s)beingknownorreportedtohim,thecataloguerhasnorecordofanothersethavingbeenoffered.Itissafetopresumethisflawlesssetisofgreatrarity.

British India

Proofs and Restrikes

1490 WilliamIV(1835-1837),RestrikeSilverProof¼-Rupee,1835(c),raisedFontruncation(KM448.6;Pr91). In NGC holder graded PF65, lovely toned proof. £400-600

boughtprivatelyfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965.ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1491 WilliamIV,RestrikeSilverProof½-Rupee,1835(c),raisedFontruncation(KM449.2;Pr71). In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £500-700

boughtprivatelyfromRemickc.1965.ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1492 WilliamIV,RestrikeSilverProofRupee,1835(c),raisedFontruncation(KM450.2;Pr37).In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £600-800

boughtprivatelyfromRemickc.1965.ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1493 Victoria(1837-1901),RestrikeProof1/12-Anna,1862(Pr776).Brilliant mint state. £200-300

Originallyrecordedasbeingfromapatternreversedie,apparentlyaproof-onlydieorpattern. boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1494 Victoria,RestrikeProof¼-Anna,1862(Pr598). Brilliant mint state, lightly brushed. £200-300

Originallyrecordedasbeingfromapatternreversedie,apparentlyaproof-onlydieorpattern. boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

14951496

1495 Victoria,RestrikeProof2-Annas,1862,withprivymark“A”,thereverserevised(Pr483fortype,silverproofunlisted).Toned, mint state. £200-300

boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1496 Victoria,RestrikeProof2-Annas,1862,withprivymark“A”,thereverserevised(Pr483fortype,silverproofunlisted).Toned, mint state. £200-300

boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1497 Victoria,SilverProof½-Rupee,1849,reedededge,datenotissuedforcirculation,possibleearlyrestrikebutmorelikelyanoriginalproof(KM456.4;Pr83).In NGC holder graded PF63, lovely toned proof, extremely rare. £2000-2500TheBombayMintlistofdatesavailableforrestrikingc.1913didnotshowany1849coinage(Pridmorep.199),andthec.1955-1970listofdatesavailablerefersonlytothe1849Rupee. Fromitspatination,likelyexKingFaroukcollection(soldbySotheby’sinCairo1954),alsolikelyexEricWodakcollection(soldthroughMaxStern,Australia,early1970s. boughtSpinkc.1975

1498 Victoria, Silver ½-Rupee, 1891C, (KM 491, Pr 275). In NGC holder graded PF 63, toned proof, extremely rare. £500-800In1890aproof1/2RupeewasstruckatCalcuttabutnocirculationpieceswereproduced. In1891nocoinswerestruckforcirculationbutforsomereasonproof-onlystrikingsweremadeatbothBombayandCalcutta(Pridmorep.275&301). Pridmorep.90 refers toa specialperiodofproof strikingsdatingessentially from1890 to1905. It ispossible that the IndianGovernmentanticipatedademandforcollectorcoins,andthusdieswerepreparedin1891atbothmintsforproofstrikings.

1499 Victoria, Restrike Silver Proof Rupee, 1840(c) (KM 457.12). In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £600-800

boughtprivatelyfromRemickc.1965.ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1500 Victoria,SilverProofRupee,1849,reedededge,datenotissuedforcirculation,possibleearlyrestrikebutmorelikelyanoriginalproof(KM458.8;Pr64).In NGC holder graded PF63, lovely toned proof, extremely rare. £2500-3000TheBombayMintlistofdatesavailableforrestrikingc.1913didnotshowany1849coinage(Pridmorep.199),andthec.1955-1970listofdatesavailablerefersonlytothe1849Rupee. Fromitspatination,exKingFaroukcollection(soldbySotheby’sinCairo1954),alsolikelyexEricWodakcollection(soldthroughMaxStern,Australia,early1970s. boughtSpinkc.1975

1501 Victoria,RestrikeProofRupee,1862,thePridmorenumbernotdetermined,listedontheenvelopeasbeingfrompatterndies.Attractive tone, mint state. £300-500boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1502 Edward VII (1901-1910), Restrike Copper Proof 1/12-Anna, 1908(c) (KM 498). Uncirculated proof. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

15031504

1503 EdwardVII,RestrikeCopperProof½-Pice,1908(c)(KM500).Uncirculated proof. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1504 EdwardVII,RestrikeCopperProof¼-Anna,1908(c)(KM502).Uncirculated proof. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1505 EdwardVII,ProofAnna,1907B(KM504).Lovely original proof, extremely rare as such. £1000-1500Apartfromanexperimentalcoinageof200,000piecesinthepreviousyear,1907representsthefirstgeneralissueofnickelcoinageinIndia.Thisfollowedamajorperiodofexperimentationregardingcomposition,shapeandsizeofcoinsoflowerdenominations.Unquestionablyoriginalastherimsarenotbevelledasonlaterstrikings,andmostattractive. Sourcenotrecordedonoriginalenvelope,butlikelyexMaxStern,Australia,mid-1960s,possiblyexHeydeorGartnercollection.

1506 EdwardVII,RestrikePatternorProofAnna,1910(KM504;Pr-).In NGC holder graded PF62. £500-800WithoutincuseBbelowthecrosspattéeofthecrown.NotrecordedbyPridmore,andpossiblyfromadiepreparedforaspecialpurpose;thedesignespeciallysharpanddetailed. boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

15071508

1507 EdwardVII,RestrikeSilverProof2-Annas,1908(c)(KM505).Uncirculated proof, nicely toned. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1508 Edward VII, Silver Proof 2-Annas, 1910(c) (KM 505). In NGC holder graded “Proof surface hairlines”. £200-300boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

15091510

1509 EdwardVII,RestrikeSilverProof¼-Rupee,1908(c)(KM506).Uncirculated proof, nicely toned. £200-300boughtfromJerome“Jerry”Remickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1510 Edward VII, Silver Proof ¼-Rupee, 1910(c) (KM 506). In NGC holder graded PF65, lovely toned proof. £200-300

boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1511 EdwardVII,RestrikeSilverProof½-Rupee,1910B,Bombaymint(KM507). In NGC holder graded PF65, lovely toned proof. £250-350boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1512 Edward VII, Restrike Silver Proof Rupee, 1910B (KM 508). In NGC holder graded PF62, lovely toned proof. £300-400

boughtc.1966,exMaxStern,Australia,possiblyfromHeydeorGartnercollection.

1513 EdwardVII,SilverProofRupee,1903(c),Calcuttamint,eitheroriginalprooforearlyrestrike(KM508).In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £400-500ThefirstdateofissueforrupeesofEdwardVII.

15141515

1514 GeorgeV(1910-1936),RestrikeProof½-Pice,1914(Pr747fortype).Brilliant mint state. £150-200boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1515 George V, Restrike Proof ¼-Anna 1925B, dot below date (Pr 678 for type). Brilliant frosted proof, lacquered. £150-200boughtfromRemickc.1965?ApparentlyacquiredbyhimeitherdirectlyfromtheIndianmintsorfromsomeonewhowasorderingfromthemintsatthattime.SoldwiththeoriginalRemickenvelope.

1516 GeorgeV,RestrikeProof2-Annas1929C(Pr889fortype).Brilliant proof. £250-350

15171518

1517 GeorgeV,RestrikeSilverProof½-Rupee,1916(c),originalorearlyrestrike(KM522;Pr223).In NGC holder graded PF64, lovely toned proof. £300-500exHeyde(Australia)collection1950s,soldbyMaxSternandrecordedas“original”?

1518 GeorgeV,8-Annas,1920(b),laterrestrike(KM520). In NGC holder graded PF64. £300-400

15191520

1519 George VI (1936-1947), AE 1/12-Anna, 1938(c), type II bust, pattern or proof only issue (KM 526).Uncirculated proof. £400-600Thistypenotissuedforcirculationuntil1939.

1520 GeorgeVI,AEProof½-Pice,1938(c), type Ibust,patternorproofonly issue (KM528). Uncirculated proof. £400-600Thistypenotissuedforcirculationuntil1939.

152115221523

1521 GeorgeVI,AEProof¼-Anna,1938(c),typeIbust(KM530).Uncirculated proof. £250-300

TypeIheadcurrencycoinsstruckatbothBombayandCalcuttainthisyear.

1522 George VI, Silver Proof ¼-Rupee, 1938(c), type I bust, pattern or proof only issue (KM 544; Pr 471).Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £500-800

TypeIcurrencyquarterRupeeswerenotstruckuntil1939.

1523 GeorgeVI,SilverProof½-Rupee,1938(c),typeIbust,proofonlyissue(KM549). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £500-800

In1938onlyproofswerestruckatCalcutta,thoughcurrencycoinagewasstruckatBombay.

1524 George VI, Silver Pattern Rupee, 1938(c), type I bust (KM 544). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £1000-1500

In1938onlyproofexamplesofthehighreliefTypeIbustwerestruckatCalcutta.

15251526

1525 George VI, Restrike Pattern ½-Anna, 1940(c), type not struck for circulation until 1942 (KM 534). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £1000-1500

1526 GeorgeVI,RestrikeProofAnna,1938(c)(KM536). Uncirculated proof. £250-300

TypeIhighreliefcoinagewasstruckatbothCalcuttaandBombayin1938.

15271528

1527 GeorgeVI,RestrikeProof2-Annas,1940(c)(KM541). Uncirculated proof. £150-200

1528 George VI, Silver Proof ½-Rupee, 1938(c), proof only issue (KM 549). Uncirculated, lovely toned proof. £500-800

In1938onlyproofswerestruckatCalcutta,thoughcurrencycoinagewasstruckatBombay.

The UNIQUE 1904 VIP Proof Set

1529 EdwardVII,1904UniqueVIPPresentationProofSetinofficialcase. AllinPCGSholdersandgraded: Rupee1904,graded PR64 ½-Rupee1904,graded PR64 ¼-Rupee1903,graded PR64 2-Anna1904,graded PR63 Rupee1893,graded PR64 ½-Rupee1897,graded PR64 ¼-Rupee1897,graded PR65 2-Anna1897,graded PR64 Previouslyunrecordedandtotallyunique.(8) £80,000-120,000

MajorFredPridmoreinThe Coins of the British Commonwealth Nations, Part 4: India, Volume 2: Uniform CoinagemakesreferencetothethenknownofficialproofsetsmadeforBritishIndia.Thesearelistedonpage199andcomprisethefollowing: 1)1911Rupee,½-Rupee,¼-Rupee,2-Annassilver,“Fourcoinsinplushlinedcase,stamped‘HisMajesty’sCalcuttaMint’”. 2)India,1918,15-RupeesGold,“onecoininofficialcase.BombayMint.” 3)1919,8Annas,4-Annas,2-Annas,Annanickel,“twoofeachdenomination,eightcoinsinofficialCalcuttaMintcase.” 4)1938,Rupee,½-Rupee,¼-Rupee,Anna,¼-Anna,½-Pice,1/12-Annasilver,nickel,bronze.“AsetofthefirstissueofGeorgeVI1938(sevencoins),CalcuttaMintcase.” 5)1947,Rupee,½-Rupee,¼-Rupee,2-Annas,Anna,½-Anna,Pice,“AsetofthelastissueofGeorgeVI(sevencoins)inofficialMintcase(evidentlyBombayMint).” ThislatterlistedintheBASeabyCoin&MedalBulletin,1969,p.182. InadditiontothesefivepresentationsetsPridmorelistsonpage193through198variousIndiasingleproofcoins,eitherinthecorrectmetalorotherwise. However,itcannowbeseenthatanearlierandpreviouslyunrecordedsetofficiallystruckforaparticularreasonandunknowntoPridmorehassurvivedandhasbeeninthepresentcollectionforsomethirtyyears. In1904theColonialandForeignOfficeinLondongaveinstructionsthatexamplesofallcurrentcolonialcoinagebesuppliedtoit.TheIndianmintstooktheinstructiontoheart,andnotonlystruckproofexamplesofcoinscurrentlybeingcoined,butinadditionprepareddiesfordenominationsstilllegallyincirculationthoughnotatthetimebeingproduced.Asaresultthecopper½-Annaof1904,Pr595,cameintoexistence.Thislargecoinhadnotbeenstruckforcirculationsince1877,thoughproofshadbeenmadein1879,1884,1890,1891,and1893.AsnoEdwardVIIcoinage½-Annahadbeencontemplated,thoughthecoinwasstilllegallycurrent,dieswerepreparedtoshowineffecthowthecoinwouldlookwereitcurrentlybeingstruck. AsecondpiecewithasimilarbackgroundistheCeylon5Centsof1904.Thelastofthelarge-sizebronze5Centshadbeenstruckforcirculationin1892,andsubsequentlyareducedsizenickel5Centswastobeissuedyearslaterin1909.Notwithstandingin1904theIndianMintauthoritiesprepareddiesandonceagainineffectcreatedacoinagethatdidnotactuallyexist. AnexampleoftheCeylon5Centsof1904appearedinthesaleofnotedcollectorJerome“Jerry”Remick,soldatSpinkin2006,whereasLot231itbrought£12,348.00(thenapproximatelyUS$23,090.00). Whilethe1911andlaterofficialVIPpresentationproofsetsrecordedbyPridmoreasstruckinIndiacontainedonlyasinglecoinorsetofcurrentcoins,theundoubtedreasonfortheinclusionofVictoriancoinsinthisdiscoverysetisthatin1904VictoriancoinswerestilllegallycurrentandincirculationinIndia.Infactin1904virtuallyallthecoinageincirculationinIndiawouldhavebeenVictorian.AccordinglytheMasteroftheMintarrangedforstrikingstobemadefrom(repolished)VictoriandiesaswellasfromthecurrentaswellasspeciallypreparedEdwardVIIdies. 1904wastoseeregularcoinagesbybothCalcuttaandBombay.However,nocoinageof½-Rupeebyeithermint,nor¼-RupeesoftheCalcuttaMint,nor2-AnnasofCalcuttaweretobestruckin1904. Interestingly,ontheIndianGovernmentMintBombaypricelistofspecimencoinsavailableforrestrikingthe1/2Rupeeof1904islistedasbeingavailable.Quitepossiblytheseweretobestruckfromdiesthatcameintoexistencetocreatethe1/2Rupeedenominationin1904forinclusioninthepresentset. TheshortreignofEdwardVIIwasmarkedbyanumberofdesignandmetalchanges,asseeninthelargenumberofpatternsproposedduringhisreign.Accordinglyitmayhavebeenduetotheseriesofpatternsandtrialscommencingin1903andreachingapeakin1904-1905thattheColonialOfficerequestedasetofthe‘current’pieceswithwhichtomakecomparisonstoanynewproposals.

Patterns

1530 EdwardVII(1901-1910),Copper-nickelPatternAnna,1904(c),centralhole,rev palmtree(KMPn73;Pr1056).About uncirculated, extremely rare. £4000-6000

1531 Edward VII, Copper Pattern Anna, 1905(c), 16-sided scalloped edge (KM Pn86; Pr 1069). About uncirculated, extremely rare. £4000-6000ArevolutionarycoinageconceptintheBritishEmpire,experimentalwithadistinctshapetodistinguishitfromotherdenominations.

1532 Edward VII, Copper-nickel PatternAnna, 1906B, obv crowned bust to right, English inscription, revas the currency issues, 16-sided scalloped edge (KM Pn93; Pr 1071). About uncirculated, extremely rare. £4000-6000ArevolutionarycoinageconceptintheBritishEmpire,experimentalnotonlywithanewmetal,nickel,butwithadistinctshapetodistinguishitfromotherdenominations.

1533 EdwardVII,AluminiumProofPattern½-Pice,1909(c)(KM500a;mentionedbyPridmorep.197,butnotnumbered). In NGC holder graded PF64. £2500-3500OtherBritishcolonieswerebeginningtousealuminiumforcirculationcoinssuchastheEastAfricaUgandaProtectoratein1906andBritishWestAfricain1907.In1891theRoyalMintexperimentedwithaluminiumcoinage,asdidoneorbothmintsinIndia,thoughthismetalwasnotadoptedatthistime.

1534 EdwardVII,Copper-nickelPattern½-Anna,1908(c),obvcrownedbustofKingEdwardtoright,Englishinscription,rev“India”inthreelanguages(KMPn96;Pr1073;BNJ1968,fig.22).In NGC holder graded MS63, extremely rare and highly important. £5000-8000In1908asubstitutefortheheavyVictoriancopper½-Annacoinagewasconsidered,butno½-Annawastobestruckforcirculationuntil1942,whenasquare,notscalloped,designwasselected.

1535 GeorgeV(1910-1936),Copper-nickelPatternAnna,1921(c),(KMPn107;Pr1080).In NGC holder graded MS65. £3000-4000

AsexplainedbyPridmoreonpage81,inthisperiodadesiretoharmonisethecoinageledtoapattern1-Annabeingstruckinthesquareshapelikethe2-Anna.However,theprojectdidnotproceed. exAPSpencerandFPridmorecollections.SeePridmorearticleBNJ1968,#1. APSpencerwastheChiefEngraverofHisMajesty’sMintinCalcutta.

1536 GeorgeVI(1936-1952),Copper-nickelPattern2-Annas,1937(c),Calcutta,obvbustofKingGeorgeV,rev similartothedesignadoptedin1939butsmall“2Annas”andnativeletteringinstraightlinesratherthancurved(KMPn113;Pr1094;BNJ1968,9).In NGC holder graded PF65. £8000-12,000seeMajorPridmore’sexplanationsonpp.83-84. exAPSpencerandFPridmorecollections.SeePridmorearticleBNJ1968.

1537 George VI, Copper-nickel Pattern ot Trial ½-Anna, 1940(c), (KM 534; Pr 982). In NGC holder graded PF65. £6000-8000seeMajorPridmore’sexplanationsonp.84(under‘1938’). NeitherKrausenorPridmorereferstothistypespecificallyasapatternbutnocirculationcoinsareknownuntil1942. exAPSpencerandFPridmorecollections.SeePridmorearticleBNJ1968. Thenickelreducedsize½-Anna,firstconceivedin1905andprototypedasPr1073wasfinallymintedforcirculation(withthe1940design)in1942.

1538 Victoria,OriginalProof½-Rupee,1891B,largeincuse“B”attop,aproofonlyyear(Pr301).Mint state with iridescent blue tone. £500-800

British India

1539 East India Company, Gold Mohur, 1841, Calcutta (KM 462.1; Pr 22 var 1). In NGC holder graded MS62. £1500-1800

15401541

1540 EastIndiaCompany, BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,12.33g,inthenameofSahahAlamII,Murshidabad,AH1197,Year19(KM94;Pr33).Well struck, about extremely fine. £1800-2000

1541 EastIndiaCompany, BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,12.33g,Murshidabad,Year19type,1793issue,Calcuttamint(Pr62;KM103).Extremely fine, a little surface deposit. £500-600

1542 GoldMohur,1862,Calcutta,“v”inbust(KM480;Pr3).In NGC holder graded MS61, numerous marks to field before portrait. £600-800

1543 GoldMohur,1862,Calcutta(KM480;Pr6).In NGC holder graded MS63. £1000-1200

East India Company

15441545

1544 EIC,RecruitingTicket(Pr398).Very fine, scarce. £500-700

boughtc.1979fromSpink(?) Aninterestingrelicoftheoldcompanyanditsconstantneedformenbothmilitaryandcivil.

1545 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,12.29g,Murshidabad,Year19type,1793issue,Calcuttamint(Pr62;KM103).Extremely fine with lustre. £600-800

1546 BengalPresidency,GoldMohur,12.32g,Murshidabad,Year19type,1793issue,Calcuttamint(Pr62;KM103).Extremely fine with lustre. £600-800

15471548

1547 BombayPresidency,Proof2-Pice/8-Reas,1791(KM196;Pr119).Minor scuffs, otherwise as struck. £100-150

1548 Bombay Presidency, Proof 2-Pice, 1804 (KM 206; Pr 195). Minor reverse surface marks, otherwise as struck. £100-150

15491550

1549 BombayPresidency,Mule2-Pice1804,muleoftwoobverses(KMPn6;Pr197).Extremely fine, possibly used as a pocket piece. £200-300

1550 BombayPresidency,MuleProof2-Pice,1804,muleoftwoobverses(KMPn6;Pr197).A beautiful proof, much original colour and turquoise tone. £400-600

1551 MadrasPresidency,5-Cash,1803(KM317;Pr208).Extremely fine, the reverse struck from a shattered and rotated die. £30-50

1552 MadrasPresidency,5-Cash,1803(KM317;Pr208).Red uncirculated, an attractive coin. £50-80

1553 MadrasPresidency,GiltProof1-Cash,1803(KM315;Pr214).Brilliant proof. £500-800boughtc.1968.

1554 MadrasPresidency,GiltProof1-Cash,1803(KM315;Pr214).Extremely fine. £400-600boughtc.1968.

15551556

1555 MadrasCircars,Proof1/48-Rupee,1794,EastIndiaCompanybalemarkdesign(KM394;Pr311).Proof, choice and attractive. £100-150

1556 MadrasCircars,Proof1/96-Rupee,1794(KM392;Pr320).Mint state. £100-150

155715581559

1557 MadrasCircars,Proof1/96Rupee,1794(KM392;Pr320).Choice proof, reddish colour. £100-150

1558 MadrasCircars,Proof1/96-Rupee,1797(KM397;Pr324).Superb bronze proof, reddish colour with hints of turquoise, a flawless coin. £150-250

1559 MadrasCircars,GiltProof1/96-Rupee,1797(asKM397,butunlistedgilt;Pr325).Surface marks and a few scratches on the reverse, thus only extremely fine. £150-250

1560 Bombay,Gilt-copperPatternMohur,1828(KMPn18;Pr336,gilt).Possibly carried as a pocket piece, the gilding thin on the high points of the lion, thus about extremely fine. £1500-2000thegildingundoubtedlyappliedsubsequenttostriking,likelytoshowhowthiscoinwouldlookasaMohur,

Treaty Coinages of the Native States

1561 Dewas JuniorBranch,NarayanRao (1864-1892),CopperProof1/12-Anna,1888,portraitofEmpressVictoria,originalproof(KM1;Pr104).In NGC holder graded PF65, good colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1000-1500

1562 Dewas Junior Branch, Narayan Rao, Copper Proof 1/12-Pie, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,original proof (KM 1; Pr 104). In NGC holder graded PF64, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £800-1000

1563 Dewas Junior Branch, Narayan Rao, Copper Proof ¼-Anna, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,originalproof (KM3;Pr1018). In NGC holder graded PF63, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1200-1500

1564 Dewas Junior Branch, Narayan Rao, Copper Proof ¼-Anna, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,originalproof (KM3;Pr1018). In NGC holder graded PF65, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1500-2000

1565 DewasJuniorBranch,KrishnajiRao(1860-1899),Copper1/12-Anna,1888,portraitofEmpressVictoria,originalproof,(KM11;Pr1021). In NGC holder graded PF65, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1000-1500

1566 Dewas Junior Branch, Krishnaji Rao, 1860-1899, Copper ¼-Anna, 1888, portrait of Empress Victoria,originalproof(KM12;Pr1016).In NGC holder graded PF63, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1200-1500

156715681569

1567 DewasSeniorBranch,1/12-Anna,1888(KM11;Pr1020).Red about uncirculated and rare thus. £50-80

boughtc.1973

1568 Dhar,AnandRao III (1860-1898),CopperProof1/12-Anna,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM11).In NGC holder graded PF62, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £500-800

1569 Dhar,AnandRaoIII,CopperProof1/12-Anna,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM11).In NGC holder graded PF64, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £800-1000

1570 Dhar,AnandRaoIII,CopperProof½-Pice,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM12).In NGC holder graded PF64, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £800-1200

15711572

1571 Dhar,½-Pice,1887(KM12;Pr1029).About uncirculated with full colour. £30-60

boughtc.1971

1572 Dhar,½-Pice,1887(KM12;Pr1029).About uncirculated. £30-60

boughtc.1971

1573 Dhar,AnandRaoIII,Copper¼-Anna,1887,originalproof,portraitofEmpressVictoria(KM13).In NGC holder graded PF65, full colour, very rare and desirable as an original proof. £1000-1500

1574 Sailana,¼-Anna,1912(KM16;Pr1039).Lustrous about uncirculated. £50-80

boughtc.1966

Errors and Misstrikes

British India

15751576

1575 WilliamIV(1830-1837),ErrorCopper½-Anna,1835,obversebrockageerror,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM447).Struck 15% off centre, good very fine. £120-150

1576 WilliamIV,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,1833,obversebrockageerror,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM446.1;Cr592a).About very fine, scarce. £80-100

15771578

1577 WilliamIV,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,1835,reversedoublestruckwiththesecondstrike25%off-centre,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM446).Crude good fine, a very unusual error. £100-150

1578 WilliamIV,Error¼-Anna,1835,struck15%off-centre,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM446.1).Very fine, scarce. £60-80

15791580

1579 Victoria(1837-1901),ErrorCopper¼-Anna,undated(1862-1876),obversebrockageerror(KM467).Fine and scarce. £150-200

1580 Victoria,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,undated(1862-1876),obversebrockageerror(KM467).Slightly off centre strike, somewhat mangled, about very fine, scarce. £80-100

15811582

1581 Victoria,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,ND(1862-1876),obversebrockageerror(KM467).Scratch on the obverse, fine, scarce. £100-150

1582 Victoria, Error Copper ¼-Anna, ND (1897-1901), obverse brockage error (KM 486). About fine, scarce. £100-150

15831584

1583 Victoria,ErrorSilver2-Annas,ND(1877-1901),obversebrockageerror(KM488).Toned, about uncirculated, a charming piece. £350-450

1584 Victoria,ErrorSilver2-Annas,ND(1877-1901),obversebrockageerror(KM488).Fine, scarce. £100-150

15851586

1585 Victoria,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1840),obversebrockageerror(KM457).Choice good extremely fine, an attractive item, lovely condition and effect. £400-600

1586 Victoria,ErrorSilverRupee,1862,B/II,Calcuttamint,diesbyKasinathDass,struck15%off-centre(KM473).Toned, good very fine, scarce. £100-150

15871588

1587 Victoria,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1877-1901),obversebrockageerror(KM492).Good fine, scarce. £150-200

1588 Victoria, Error Silver Rupee, ND (1877-1901), obverse brockage error (KM 492). Lovely tone, about uncirculated, superb condition for this type of error. £300-400

158915901591

1589 Edward VII (1901-1910), Error Copper ¼-Anna, 1907(c), struck 30% off-centre (KM 502). Slight die clashing, very fine, scarce. £100-150

1590 EdwardVII,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,ND(1903-1910),obversebrockageerror(KM502).About very fine, scarce. £100-150

1591 EdwardVII,ErrorCopper¼-Anna,1908(c),struck25%off-centre(KM502).Fine, scarce. £100-150

15921593

1592 EdwardVII,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1903-1910),obversebrockageerror(KM505).Choice about extremely fine. £250-350

1593 EdwardVII,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1903-1910),obversebrockageerror(KM505).Choice about extremely fine. £200-250

15941595

1594 EdwardVII,ErrorSilverRupee,1903,reversebrockageerror(KM505).Struck 15% off centre, choice about extremely fine. £250-350

1595 EdwardVII,BrockageRupee(KM508).About very fine. £100-120

15961597

1596 George V (1910-1936), Error Silver Rupee, ND (1912-1922), obverse brockage error (KM 524). Choice about extremely fine. £200-300

1597 GeorgeV,ErrorSilverRupee,ND(1912-1922),obversebrockageerror(KM524).Choice extremely fine, scarce. £200-300

15981599

1598 GeorgeV,BrockageRupee(KM524).Good very fine. £60-80

1599 GeorgeVI(1936-1947),ErrorSilver¼-Rupee,1945(b),partialcappeddieerror(KM547).Extremely fine, an interesting striking. £250-350

160016011602

1600 George VI, ½-Rupee, 1946(b), partial capped die error (KM 533). Nice extremely fine, an interesting striking. £250-350

1601 GeorgeVI,ErrorSilverRupee,1947(b),struckona½-Rupeeplanchet(KM559).Choice, good extremely fine, an excessively rare wrong planchet error. £500-800

1602 BengalPresidency,GeorgeIV(1820-1830),ErrorCopperPice,ND(1827-1829),obversebrockageerror,EastIndiaCompanyissueinthenameofShahAlamII(KM29;Cr714).About very fine, scarce. £100-150

1603 BombayPresidency,ErrorCopperPice,ND(1802-1829),doublestruckwiththeobverseimagestruck75%offcentreonthereverseandthereverseimagestruck75%offcenterontheobverse,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM198).About very fine and scarce. £60-80

16041605

1604 BombayPresidency,GeorgeIII,ErrorCopperProof2-Pice,1791,edgecliperror,EastIndiaCompanyissue,struckattheSohomint,Birmingham(KM196).Nicely toned proof. £200-300

itisveryunusualtofindamintingerroronaproofcoin

1605 MadrasPresidency,GeorgeIII(1760-1820),ErrorCopper1/48-Rupee,1797,thestrike10%offcentre,EastIndiaCompanyissue(KM398;Cr522a).Partial red lustre, about uncirculated, an attractive Soho mint piece. £120-150

1606 MadrasPresidency,GeorgeIII,ErrorCopper5-Cash,ND(1807),reverserotated45%anddoublestruck,the entire coin struck 10% off centre, East India Company issue (KM 324; Cr 436; Pr 234). Fine and scarce. £80-100

Native States

16071608

1607 Baroda,Error2-Paisa,VS1948(1891),struck20%off-centre,wreathonthereversesimilartooldCanadianlargecents(KMY32.2).Very fine. £30-50

1608 Indore,Error¼-Anna,VS1945(1888),struck35%off-centre(KM33),very fine;Error½-Anna,VS1947(1890),seeminglywithplanchet“clips”onbothsidesbutitisuncertainastowhetherthisisanerrorornot(KM35.3),fine. (2) £50-80

Excessively Rare 1949 Pattern Set

1609 RepublicofIndia(1949-),PatternSet,1949,byPatrickBrindley,foranentirelynewproposedcoinageforthenewrepublic,setcomposedof: 1-Rupee,revmanwinnowingwheat, graded PR62 ½-Rupee,revtypeI,workerpouringmetalinfoundry(withoutstructurebehind), graded PR64 ½-Rupee,revtypeII,workerpouringmetalinfoundry(withstructurebehind), graded PR64 ¼-Rupee,rev mineworkerholdingpickinamine, graded PR64 2-Annas,revtypeI,withsideviewofpeacock, graded PR64 2-Annas,revtypeII,withfacingpeacock, graded PR65 Anna,revstandingwaterbuffalo, graded PR63 Pice,revsheavesofwheat, graded PR64RB

AllwithobvLionCapitalofAsoka,togetherwithEnglishandHindilegends(formerlylistedbyKrauseaspatterns,KMPn5-12,nowlistedasPn8-15).All in PCGS holders and graded. A highly important and excessively rare complete set of eight patterns Only four sets are recorded as having been struck. (8) £100,000-150,000

Nocoinswerestruckforcirculationdated1948or1949.Howeveradistinctnewseriesofdesignswere,requiredduetopartitionandIndependence. AfterpartitioninJulyof1947andtheachievementofIndependencebybothIndiaaswellasthenewly-createdPakistan,bothcountriesthoughttocreatenewanddistinctivecoinages.

TheinitialPakistanipatterncoinage,comprisingtwodifferentdesignsofRupeecoins,wasthefirsttobecompleted.Thesepatterns,preparedatLahorebytheMintMaster(andformerCalcuttaMintMaster)MrBernardSinclair-Jones, were literally prepared in the days immediately after partition by a man of vision whose achievementsamongothersincludedflyingthefirstairplaneinIndia.

During1946inIndiarupeecoinageinnickelhadbeenintroduced,thiscomprisingthe½-and¼-Rupeestruckinthatyear,aswellasin1947a1-Rupeecoinage,togetherwithadditional½-and¼-Rupeesofasimilardesignbeingstruckagainwiththe1947date.

Theinitialcoinageofapproximately460millionpiecesapparentlysufficeduntil1950whennewdesignswereintroduced.

Howeverin1949afinepatterncoinagewaspreparedbyartist/engraverPatrickBrindley. Itisnotknowntothecataloguerwhetherfinaldieswereactuallypreparedforthesepatterns,orwhetherthemastermatriceswereusedtostrikethecoins.

EngraverBrindleyexplainedtoWilliamBarrettinOttawa,Canada,duringthe1970sthatforvariousreasonseachofthe1949patternswasrejected,leadingtootherdesignsintroducedinthefollowingyear.

Thoughallthe1949piecesarevastlymoreappealingthanthecoinsissuedin1950,foronereasonoranother--mostlypolitical--eachwasrejected.Forexample,thebirdofparadisewasconsideredtopertaintoBurma,andthewaterbuffalotobenativetowhathadbecomePakistan.

TheSpinkNumismaticCircularof1954reportsthatonlyfoursetsofthesecharmingpatternswerestruck.

AcompletesetinacustomcasewascontainedintheBarrettcollectionduringthe1980s.Thissetincludedaticketmakingreferencetothe1954Spinkstatementthatonlyfoursetshadbeenstruckandpricedin1954atthethensubstantialvalueof£100.

Theoccasionalsinglecoinhassurfacedinpastyears,suggestingthatatleastoneofthefoursetshasbeenbrokenup.

Itshouldbenotedthatitisuncertainwhetherthe‘patterns’listedinKrause-Mishlerof¼-,½-,and1-Rupeefor1947areactuallypatterns,orwhetheratalaterdatethenewAshokaobverseproposedforthe1949patternswasmatedorperhapsmuledwiththecurrency1947reversedies.

Miscellaneous

16101611

1610 PortugueseIndia,LuisI,¼-Tanga,1886(KM308).About uncirculated with traces of colour. £200-300

1611 PortugueseIndia,LuisI,1/8-Tanga,1881(KM307).About uncirculated with considerable colour. £200-300

16121614

1612 Portuguese India,Republic,Rupee1935,aone-year type (KM22).Choice brilliant uncirculated, lightly toned. £150-250

1613 SilverCoins(12),includingRupeesofJodhpur(3),Bundi,Mewar,PartabgarhandsmallsilvercoinsofCambodia(3).Very fine. (12) £80-100

1614 IndianTempleToken,basesilver,35mm,19.65g,obv RamaandSitadeatedondurbarplatform,attendanttoleft,attendanttorightholdingparasol,Hanumanlyingpronebelow,rev Hanumanleapingtolefttograspsun,attendanttoleftholdingpennant,palmtreeandotherattendanttoright(cfMitchTokens379).Very fine. £30-40

Medals

1615 East India Company, Haileybury College Medal, c.1810, awarded as a prize for learning Sanskrit,BronzeMedal,byCHKüchler,Sohomint,obvstandingwomanwearingelephanthead,facingright,writingoncloth,pedestalleft,longstemmedflowerright,engraver’sinitial“K”belowtheflower,revSanskritinscriptionsurroundingthreeSanskritwordsincentre“PursuitofKnowledgeisBetterthanthePursuitofGold”,37mm(Pud948.1.1).Uncirculated. £400-600Thismedalwasfirststruckbetween1808and1811.AccordingtoPuddester,itshouldhavebeenissuedingold,silverandbronze,butisonlyknowntoexisttodayingold,bronzeandwhitemetal.Beautifulandhistoricalmedal. Afteranunauthorisedstart inCalcuttain1800,theEastIndiaCompanyfoundedtheEastIndiaCollegeinHertfordCastleinEnglandin1806.In1809thecollegemovedtonearbyHaileyburyEstate,andchangeditsnametoHaileyburyCollege.Duringits50yearcareer,thecollegetrainedmorethan2,000clerksforserviceinIndia,closinginJanuary1858.Apublicschoolofthesamenameexiststodayatthesamelocation.

1616 EastIndiaCompany,HaileyburyCollegeMedal,c.1810,awardedasaprizeforlearningArabic,WhiteMetalTrialStrikingofthereverse,byCHKüchler,Sohomint,Arabicinscription“PursuitofKnowledgeisBetterthanthePursuitofGold”,37mm(Pud948.1.2).About uncirculated. £250-350Thismedalshouldhavethecollegearmsontheobverse.Thispiece,however,hasbeenstruckoveranothermedal,probablytheSanskritprizemedalfromthesamecollege,usingthedieforthereverseoftheArabicPrizemedalandnodiefortheotherside.TracesofaSanskritinscriptionappearontheunstruckside.Themedalisaboutuncirculatedbuttheblanksideappearsworn.

1617 Awadh,theCoronationofGhazi-ud-DinHaider1819,struckSilverMedal,three-quartersbustleft,floralscrollpatternaround,withinborderofscript,rev thearmsofAwadhwithinborderofscript,64mm.Extremely fine, lightly toned and of the highest rarity. £6000-8000

Themedalisstruckonacastblank.

1618 SirHenryHardinge(1785-1856),TheTreatyofLahore,CopperMedal,1846,byGGAdams,bareheadleft,revVictoryreceivesolivebranchfromkneelingwarrior,MENSAEQUAREBUSINARDUIS,58mm(BHM2228;Pudd846.1).Good very fine. £120-150

Harding,acareersoldier,hadfoughtinthePeninsula.HewasappointedGovernor-GeneralofIndiain1844andsignedtheTreatyofLahore,endingthefirstSikhWaron9March1846.

1619 MadrasExhibition,Bronze-giltMedal,1855,byBWyon,largelaureateheadofVictoriatoleft,revseatedfemalefigurebeneathapalm,surroundedbyvariousobjects,edgeinscribedWALTERELLIOTESQ.1855,64mm(Pudd855.4).Nearly extremely fine, minor marks, rare. £220-280

1620 East India Railway Opened to Rajmahal, Bronze Medal, 1860, obverse by William Wyon, Turnbullreverse,VICTORIAREGINA,headleft,revTHEEASTINDIANRAILWAYetc,stampedSPECIMEN,73mm,inoriginalleathercaseofissue(Pudd860.2).Good very fine with red patina. £400-500

1621 NagporeExhibition,BronzeMedal,1865,byWWyon,bustofQueenVictoriatoleft,revvariousgoodsandmanufactures,43mm(Pudd765.2).Extremely fine. £70-90

1622 JubbulporeExhibition,BronzeMedal,1866,byWWyon,bustofQueenVictoriatoleft,revfemalefigureofIndustrylaureatesawomanstandingbeforeher,43mm(Pudd866.2).Extremely fine. £70-90

1623 North-WestProvincesProvincialExhibition,Lieutenant-GeneralDrummond’sSilverMedalofHonor,1867, by W Wyon, bust of Queen Victoria to left, rev inscriptions within and around wreath, edgeinscribedMODELFARMCAWNPORE,43mm(Pudd867.1).Nearly extremely fine and toned. £150-200

1624 InternationalExhibition,Calcutta,1883-1884,BronzeMedal,by JS&ABWyon, largecrownedandveiledbustofQueenVictoriatoleft,revfiguresdisplaythefruitsoftheirlabourandprogress,includingalocomotiveengine,76mm(Pudd883.2.1).Extremely fine. £180-220

1625 InternationalExhibition,Calcutta,1883-1884,SilverandBronzeMedals,bustofQueenVictoriatoleft,crownedandwearingelaboratedress,rev inscriptioninwreath,51mm(Pudd883.2.2).Both extremely fine, the silver with minor edge bumps.(2) £80-100

1626 ColonialandIndianExhibition,London,BronzeMedal,1886,byLCWyon,bustofthePrinceofWalestoleft,revinscriptioninwreath,52mm(Pudd886.1.2;BHM3209;E1725).Extremely fine. £50-70

1627 ColonialandIndianExhibition,London,WhiteMetalMedal,1886,bustofQueenVictoriatoleft,revwreathwithinscriptions,40mm(Pudd886.1.1;BHM3210;E-).Extremely fine and scarce. £50-70

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1628 BhavnagarCompetitionMedal,Cambridge1893,largecastbaseSilverMedal,PRINCEPSDEBHAVNAGARINDIAEORIENT,half-lengthbustofHHSirTakhatsinghji,GCS I,MaharajaofBhavnagarwearingplumedturbanandregalia,thirteenlineLatinlegendwithinlaurelwreath,114mm(Pud893.3).Extremely fine and rare. £1500-2000

162916301631

1629 GeorgeV(1910-1936),NickelDurbarMedal,1911,conjoinedbustsofGeorgeVandMary,revcrownoverwreath,32mm(Pud911.2.5).Stains on the obverse, about uncirculated. £30-50

1630 Unusual Ismaili Medal, Silver Medal, 1935, commemorating the 50th birthday of theAga Khan, obv Persianinscription,revblank,32mm,14.6g.Attractive extremely fine. £100-150

1631 NickelToken,AutomaticMachineCompany,1-Anna(?), elephant,“AutomaticMachineCo. (India)”,rev “India,Burma&Ceylon”over“J.H.Somerville”.Very fine. £30-50

boughtc.1975 possiblyexWodakcollection

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ISLAMIC COINS

Sasanian

1632 KhusrawII,Drachm,GD=JayyRY30,3.93g.Very fine. £120-150

Arab Sasanian

16331634

1633 YazdigerdIIItype,Drachm,SK=Sistan20YE,4.07g(WalkerUmaiyyad p.4:3).Good very fine. £250-300

1634 KhusrawIItype,Drachm,RYW25YE,4.03g(SICA1p.7footnote19).Extremely fine and rare. £400-450

1635 KhusrawIItype,Drachm,BYSH=BishapurYE,4.04g(Walker-;daterecordedbyAlbum).Extremely fine and rare. £250-300

16361637

1636 KhusrawIItype,Drachm,WYHC=Arrajan35,3.43g(seeSICA1p.65-67).Very fine and rare. £350-400

1637 KhusrawIItype,Drachm,SK=Sistan48,3.79g(Walkerp.20:26).Good very fine. £150-200

1638 KhusrawIItype,Drachm,SK=Sistan,blundereddate,obvPahlawiDWM,4.15g(Album75). About extremely fine. £150-200

16391640

1639 KhusrawIItype,Drachm,SK=Sistan45(?),4.01g(unrecordedtypewithfourreversecircles).About extremely fine and very rare. £450-500

1640 Ziyadb.AbiSufyan(45-55h),Drachm,BJRA=Basra55,2.46g(Walkerp.40:Cam2). Clipped, very fine. £80-100

16411642

1641 UbaydAllahb.Ziyad(55-64h),Drachm,BJRA=Basra58,4.09g(Walkerp.58:79).Good very fine. £120-150

1642 UbaydAllahb.Ziyad,Drachm,BJRA=Basra61,3.99g(Walkerp.59:85).About extremely fine. £120-150

16431644

1643 ‘AbdAllahb.al-Zubayr(70-73h),Drachm,KRMAN-NAR66,3.89g(Walker31:B6fordate,withnameofpatronymic).Very fine. £150-200

1644 ‘AbdAllahb.al-Zubayr,Drachm,KRMAN=Kirman65,countermarkja’iz,3.82g(Album16,withcaliphaltitle).Extremely fine. £150-200

16451646

1645 ‘AbdAllahb.al-Zubayr,Drachm,KRMAN-GY-Jiruft66,3.44g (SICA1,322,withcaliphal title). Very fine. £200-250

1646 Salmb.Ziyad(c.61-67h),Drachm,MRW=Marw64,4.06g(Walkerp.79:135).Good very fine. £200-250

16471648

1647 ‘AbdAllahb.Khazim(c.62-72h), Drachm,BBA=campmintorBalkh67,3.37g(Walkerp.88:154).Very fine. £200-250

1648 ‘AbdAllahb.Khazim,Drachm,MRW=Marw69,withonecountermark,3.95g(Walkerp.92:175).Good very fine. £200-250

16491650

1649 ‘Atiya b. al-Aswad (c.71-76h), Drachm, KRMAN = Kirman 73, 3.61g (Walker p.111:I.45). About very fine. £150-200

1650 ‘AbdAllah,Drachm,DR=Darabjird43,3.49g(Walkerp.50:I.22).Very fine and rare. £250-300

16511652

1651 ‘Abdal-Rahmanb.Muhammad(c.81-84h),Drachm,SK=Sistan81,3.65g(Walker-;Album38A).Very fine and rare. £250-300

1652 ‘Amr,Drachm,mintanddate illegible,3.56g (AlbumN84,EasternSistanClass IV). Crude, very fine. £200-250

16531654

1653 UncertainArabicnameinobversemargin, Drachm,mintanddateillegible,3.53g(seeAlbumEasternSistanClassIV,butunrecordedname).Very fine. £200-250

1654 Fals/Pashiz,DA=Darabjird47,royalbusttoright,3.79g(GyselenArab Sasanian Copper type10a).Very fine. £250-300

1655 Sasanian,KhusrawII,Drachm,mintuncertain,regnalyear20,twocountermarks,3.82g;ArabByzantine,Fals,standingemperor,4.15g.Both fine. (2) £200-250

Umayyad

1656 tempAbdal-Malik(65-86h/685-705AD),Dirham,al-Rayy79h,2.81g(Klatt394;A126). Good very fine, a rare mint and date combination. £4000-5000

Umayyad Governor

1657 MansurbinJumhur?,Fals,Zaranjundated,2.60g(appearstobeunrecorded).Good fine and extremely rare. £300-350

1658 AnonymousFals, ‘Akkaundated,2.90g;AbbasidRevolutionary,AnonymousFals,nomintundated,2.56g.Very fineabout fine. (2) £100-120

Abbasid Revolutionary

165916601661

1659 ‘AbdAllahb.‘Umar,Fals,nomint128h,withcountermarkbusttoright,3.09g.Good and extremely rare, possibly unrecorded. £150-200

1660 AbuMuslim(130-136h),Fals,Sijistan131h,3.41g(Album208,note70).About fine and very rare. £200-250

1661 ‘Imranb.Isma’il,Fals(60perDirham),Sijistan136h,3.40g(Wurtzel,ANSMuseumNotes23,no.47).Fine and very rare. £250-300

Abbasid

16621663

1662 temp. al-Mansur(136-158h),GoldDinar,nomint145h,4.18g.About extremely fine. £200-250

1663 al-Rashid(170-193h),GoldDinar,170h,rev: muhammad rasul allah / mimma amira bihi ‘abd allah / harun amir al-mu’minin incentre,4.02g(Lowick362;A218.1).Traces of mounting on edge, minor deposit on reverse, very fine and extremely rare. £2000-2500

16641666

1664 Yazid,Fals,Sijistan178h,3.07g(Lowick811,1ref).Fine & rare. £150-200

1665 al-Mahdi,heirHarun,Dirham,al-Haruniya169h,2.71g(Lowickobverse868,reverse869);al-Rashid,Dirhams(2),Sijistan171,2.76g(Lowick2364),MadinatZaranj182h,2.38g(Lowick2429).All fine to very fine. (3) £250-300

1666 temp. al-Amin(193-198h),GoldDinar,nomint198h,4.18g.About extremely fine. £200-250

16671668

1667 temp. al-Ma’mun(194-218h),GoldDinar,nomint203hal-Iraq,3.80g.Clipped, very fine. £200-250

1668 temp. al-Ma’mun,GoldDinar,205h,4.19g(Lowick450;A222.14).Scratched in fields, otherwise very fine, rare. £200-250

166916701672

1669 al-Ma’mun,Dirham,Misr212h,3.16g(A222.12).Some encrustation, very fine, scarce. £400-500

1670 ‘UbaydAllahb.al-Sari(GovernorofEgypt206-211h),GoldDinar,nomint(Misr)207h,4.23g(Album222.9).About extremely fine. £300-350

1671 Anonymous,Fals,Sabur/Kazirun156h,3.96g(Lowick740);al-Mahdi,Fals,Fasaundated,2.31g(Lowick716).Both very fine. (2) £120-150

1672 al-Musta’in(248-251h),GoldDinar,Madinatal-Salam251h,4.21g.Very fine. £250-300

16731674

1673 al-Mu’tamid(256-279h),GoldDinar,Madinatal-Salam263h,2.63g(BernardiArabic Gold Coins 177Jh).Extremely fine. £350-400

1674 al-Mu’tamid,GoldDinar,al-Ahwaz269h,3.92g(Bernardi 178Nd).Very fine. £350-400

1675 al-Qahir(320-322h),GoldDinars(2),Mahal-Basra321,3.35gand2.46g.First good very fine, the second

fine. (2) £500-550

1676 al-Radi(322-329h),GoldDinar,Misr323h,4.14g(Bernardi 285De).Good very fine. £300-350

1677 al-Radi,GoldDinar,mintanddateunclear,32xh,3.52g,fine; Ziyarid,Mardawijb.Ziyar, GoldDinars(2),Mahal-Basra322h,edge weakness, about very fine. (3) £450-500

1678 AbbasidRevolutionary,ruleruncertain,Fals,mintanddateillegible,2.33g,good; AbbasidTabaristan,‘Umar (b.al-A‘la),SilvercoppercoreHemidrachm,TIPURSTAN129=164h,1.73g (Walkerp.139:275,mintcounterfeit),good fine; Tahirid,Talhab.Tahir,Fals,mintillegiblebutBust209h,2.36g,about fine. (3) £150-200

Spanish Umayyad

1679 ‘Abdal-Rahman II (206-238h),Dirham,al-Andalus223h, Basil inobversefield, 2.60g (Album342.3).Crude, good very fine and rare. £150-200

Al-Murabit

16801681

1680 ‘Alib.Yusuf(500-537h),GoldDinar,al-Mariya530h,4.17g(HazardNorth Africa 357).Crude, good very fine. £350-400

1681 ‘Alib.Yusuf,GoldDinar,al-Mariya533h,4.18g(Hazard396).Extremely fine. £500-600

Al-Muwahhid

1682 abu-Ya’qubYusufI(558-580h),Gold½-Dinar,nomintnameordate,2.29g(Hazard495;A483).Good very fine. £100-120

1683 abu-Ya’qubYusufI,Gold½-Dinar(2),nomint,undated(563-580h),2.28gand2.30g(Hazard495).Both very fine. (2) £350-400

Zirid1684 temp. al-Mu’izz b. Badis (406-453h), Gold Dinar, Madinat ‘Izz al-Islam wa’l-Qayrawan 442h, 3.65g

(HazardNorth Africano.4).Good very fine. £250-300

Ziyanid

1685 Abu’l-‘AbbasAhmad III b. ‘AbdAllah II (949h, 950-957h), Gold Dinar, Madinat Tilimsan, undated,citingtheOttomansultanSulaymanIasoverlord,4.28g(Hazard-;A-).Some edge weakness, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare. £1000-1200

ThelaterZiyanidswerecaughtamongthreedifferentpowers:theSa’adianSharifsofMorocco,theSpanishwhoheldOran,andtheTurksinAlgiers.TheZiyanidsthrewintheirlotwiththeTurksandpaidtributetothemsoastosecuretheirprotection.AsatokenoftheirsubmissiontheircoinagegavethenameoftheOttomansultanontheobversewiththecaliphaltitleamir al-mu’mininwiththeZiyanidrulergiventhelessertitleamir al-musliminonthereverse.ThiscoinprovidesthecorrectkunyaforAhmadIII,abu’l-‘abbas,ratherthantheusualabu-ziyanfoundinthedynasticlists.

Safavid1686 ‘AbbasIofQazvin,GoldAbbasi,AH996.About very fine and very scarce. £50-70

Fatimid

16871688

1687 al-Mahdi(297-322h),GoldDinar,al-Qayrawan303h,4.13g(NicolFatimid 30).About very fine. £800–1000

1688 al-Qa’im(322-334h),GoldDinar,al-Mahdiya324h,4.08g(Nicol 156).Very fine. £700-800

1689169016911689 al-Mu’izz(341-365h),GoldDinar,al-Mansuriya361h,3.97g(Nicol 421). Very fine. £250-300

1690 al-Mu’izz,GoldDinar,Misrmonthal-Muharram362h,4.20g(Nicol 365). Extremely fine. £300-350

1691 al-Mu’izz,Gold¼-Dinar,nomintundated,0.94g(Nicol 5046). Good very fine. £80-100

169216931694

1692 al-‘Aziz(365-386h),GoldDinar,al-Mahdiya36?h,4.11g. About fine. £150-200

1693 al-Hakim(386-411h),GoldDinar,al-Mansuriya389h,4.08g(Nicol 1132). Very fine. £250-300

1694 al-Zahir(411-427h),GoldDinar,Filastin420h,4.21g(Nicol 1500). Very fine and very rare. £800–1000

169516961697

1695 al-Zahir,GoldDinar,al-Mansuriya424h,4.11g(NicolFatimid 1563).Good very fine. £300-350

1696 al-Zahir,GoldDinar,al-Mansuriya428h(sic),3.97g(Nicol 1574). Very fine. £300-350

1697 al-Mustansir(427-487h),GoldDinar,Misr441h,4.00g(Nicol2123). Good very fine. £300-350

169816991700

1698 al-Mustansir,GoldDinar,Misr448h,4.22g(Nicol2131). Good very fine. £250-300

1699 al-Mustansir,GoldDinar,Misr450h,4.36g(Nicol2133). Good very fine. £250-300

1700 al-Mustansir,GoldDinar,al-Iskandariya474h,4.19g(Nicol1679). About extremely fine. £300-350

170117021703

1701 al-Musta’li(487-495h),GoldDinar,al-Iskandariya491h,3.91g(Nicol2399). Very fine and rare. £600-700

1702 al-Hafiz(526-544h),GoldDinar,Misr528h,4.14g(Nicol2617). Good very fine. £450-500

1703 al-Hafiz,GoldDinar,Misr529h,4.01g(Nicol2618). Very fine. £400-450

170417051706

1704 al-Hafiz,GoldDinar,Misr540h,4.50g(Nicol2634). About extremely fine. £500-600

1705 al-Hafiz,GoldDinar,al-Iskandariya544h,3.66g(Nicol2610). Very fine and rare. £450-500

1706 al-Hafiz (526-544h),GoldDinar,Misr5??h,3.84g (Album735,general type).Reverse double struck, fine. £200-250

Burji Mamluk

17071708

1707 al-ZahirBarquq(784-791h,792-801h),GoldDinar,Dimashq,dateoffflan,9.39g(A972).Very fine and rare. £120-140

1708 al-AshrafBarsbay(825-841h),Ashrafi,al-Qahira834h,3.40g(Balog706).Very fine. £120-150

1709 ‘al-AshrafQa’itbay(873-901h),Ashrafi(2),nomint,undated,both3.40g(Album1027)Both very fine. (2) £150-200

1710 Ashrafi(3),al-AshrafQa’itbay,nomintundated,3.39g(Album1027),rulersnameoffflan,Dimashq,dateoffflan,3.41g,andruleruncertain,mintanddateoffflan,3.44g.All very fine. (3) £200-250

Rassid (First Period)

17111712

1711 al-Hadiila’l-Haqq,GoldDinar,Sa‘da298h,2.88g(Album1065).Extremely fine. £200-250

1712 al-Hadiila’l-Haqq,GoldDinar,Sa‘da298h,2.87g(Album1065).Extremely fine. £200-250

1713 al-Hadi ilâ’l-Haqq, Gold Dinar, Sa‘da 298h, 2.88g (Album 1065), extremely fine; Sulayhid, temp. al-SayyidaArwa(484-532h),Gold½-Dinar,DhuJiblaxx7h,1.23g(Album1078.1),good very fine;Sulayhidimitation,crudecopyof al-MukarramAhmad,2.46g(styleofAlbum1077),fine. (3) £450-500

Sulayhid

1714 ‘AlibinMuhammad(439-473h),GoldDinar,Zabid(4)51h,2.44g(Album1075.2).Extremely fine. £200-250

Artuqid of Mardin

1715 Maimal-DinAlpi (547-572h;1152-1176AD),Ae29mm, twodiademedmaleheads facing,rev femaleheadfacing(SS30),very fine;ZangidsAtabegsofMosul,Saifal-DinGhaziII(565-576h;1170-1180AD),CopperDirham,mintanddateunclear,bustleft,revscript(SS62),about very fine. (2) £60-80

1716 Qutbal-dinIl-GhaziII(572-580h),AEDirham,nomintundated,11.41g(SpenglerandSaylesArtuqid type31.1).About extremely fine. £150-200

1717 AyyubidofMayafariqin,al-AshrafMusâ,AEDirham,(Mayafariqin)612h,12.60g(Balog849),good very fine; Rum Saljuq,Kayka’usII,Fals,nomintundated,3.37g(Album1225),about very fine. (2) £200-250

Rum Saljuq

1718 ThreeBrothers,Dirham,Siwas647h,2.33g,underweight, about very fine;KaykhusrawIII, Dirham,Ma‘danShahr674,2.93g,about extremely fine; Saffarid, ‘Amrb.al-LaythwithMuhammadb.‘Amr,Dirham,Fars273h,2.90g(Album1403), fine. (3) £150-200

Ottoman

17191720

1719 SalimII(974-982h),GoldSultani,Jaza’ir974h,3.42g(PereOsmanlilar 232).Poorly struck, good fine. £200-250

1720 MustafaI(secondreign,1031-1032h),GoldSultani,Misr1031h,3.46g(Pere379;A1364).Slightly creased, good very fine and rare. £2000-2500

172117221723

1721 MuradIV(1032-1049h),GoldSultani,Misr1032,3.36g(Pere 412).Very fine. £200-250

1722 MuradIV,GoldSultani,Misr1032,3.21g(Pere 412).Underweight, very fine. £180-220

1723 MuradIV,GoldSultani,Jaza’ir1043,3.21g(Pere 409).Pierced, about extremely fine. £600-700

1724 ‘Abdal-HamidI(1187-1203h),GoldZar-imahbub(2),Misr1187ry2,2.59gandry7,2.59g(Pere 666).Both extremely fine. (2) £300-350

1725 Mahmud II, Silver Onluk/10-Para, Qustantaniyya 1143 h. ’ayn alif, 4.94g; Zand, Karim KhanZand,Silver ‘Abbasi/Mithqal, Daral-SaltinatIsfahan1170h,4.61g(Album2798).Both good very fine. (2) £100-120

Ziyarid

1726 Mardawijb.Ziyar(315-323h),GoldDinars(2),al-Karaj322h,3.05g,andMahal-Basra322h,3.55g,Both about fine, first rare. (2) £400-450

Saffarid

1727 ‘Amr(b.Khalaf)(c.360h),FractionalDirham(donativedenomination),nomintundated,0.25g.About extremely fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished. £450-500

1728 Tahirb.Khalaf(390-392h),overlord:MahmudofGhazna,Dirham,Sijistan391h,4.12g(Album1424).Edge weakness, about very fine & rare. £200-250

1729 Tahir(b.Khalaf),Dirham(donativedenomination),nomintundated,0.31g.Good very fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished. £450-500

Amirs of Bust

17301731

1730 ‘abu’l-Hasan Muhammad b. Jatakin (c.347h), Fals, Bust 347h, 2.65g (Album B1478). About very fine. £80-100

1731 Bekchur(c.339-350h),Double(?)Fals,Bust349h,31mm,4.94g(AlbumC1478).Fine. £200-250

1732 Baytuzh(c.359-365h),Fals,Bust359h,1.83g(AlbumD1478).Fine and rare. £80-100

Samanid

1733 ‘NasrIIb.Ahmad(301-331h),GoldDinar,al-Muhammadiya(3)19h,withoutnameofheirinobversefield,2.36g(MilesRayy -).Crude, fine. £150-200

1734 NasrIIb.Ahmad,GoldDinars(5),al-Muhammadiya,320h,3.20g,321h(2),4.10g,2.88g,323h,2.29gand32xh,Caliphal-Qahir,2.81g. First four partly flat, the fifth a weak strike, otherwise all about fine. (5) £650-750

Banijurid

1735 Muhammadb.Ahmad(260-286h),Dirham,Taliqan284h,3.99g(Album1433).About very fine. £200-250

Buwayhid

17361737

1736 ‘Adudal-dawlaAbuShuja’ (338-372h),GoldDinar,al-Basra372h,4.23g(TreadwellBa372G;A1551).Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise about extremely fine. £150-200

1737 Samsamal-dawlaAbuKalinjaral-Marzuban,asgovernorofKhuzistan(367-372h),GoldDinar,Suqminal-Ahwaz370h,4.39g(TreadwellSu370G;A1567).Extremely fine. £200-250

1738 Bahaal-dawla,GoldDinar,Suqal-Ahwaz399h,3.74g(TreadwellSU399G);abu-Kalijar,PaleGoldDinar,Suqal-Ahwaz421h,3.83g(Treadwellp.120,notetoSu43x).Both extremely fine. (2) £900-950

Qarakhanid

1739 NasrTughrilKhan(c.564-568h),AEDirham,Kashan(564-568h),2.31g.Fine and very rare. £150-200

1740 Ghaznawid, Farrukhzad, Gold Dinar, Ghazna 4(4)xh, 4.63g (SNAT XIVa no. 355); Great Saljuq, AlbArslan,GoldDinar,mintanddateoffflan,3.11g.First good fine, the second very fine. (2) £300-350

Saudi Arabia

1741 TradeGuinea,AH1370,7.99g(KM36).Good extremely fine. £250-300

Great Saljuq

17421743

1742 Bayghu (bin Mika’il) (c.343-348h), Gold Dinar, Harat 435h, 2.89g (Album 1669). Edge weakness, fine. £200-250

1743 AlpArslan (450-465h), overlord Chaghri Beg, Gold Dinar, Harat (4)50h, 3.03g (Album K1670). Edge weakness, very fine. £200-250

17441745

1744 SanjarandMuhammad, BillonDinar,Balkh507h,3.96g(SNATXIVc,no.775fordate).Very fine. £300-350

1745 Sanjar(511-552h),GoldDinar,Harat,dateoffflan,rev fourdragons,3.71g(Album1687).Off centre, partly flat, fine. £400-450

1746 GreatSaljuq,Mu’izzal-dinSanjar,GoldDinars(2),Harat,dateoffflan,3.42gandNaysabur(?)(5)37h,1.52g(Album1686),both partly flat, about fine; Ilkhan,temp. Abaqa,GoldDinar,nomint(Damaghan?),undated,1.70g(Album2126.3),fair. (3) £350-400

Great Mongols

17471748

1747 ChingizKhan,Dirham,nomintnameordate,rev: al-‘adil / al-a’zam / chingiz khan,3.05g (A1967).Very fine and rare. £200-250

1748 temp. Ögedei (624-629h), Silver/Billon Jital/Dirham, no mint undated, 3.17g (Album 1978K). Very fine. £200-250

Ilkhanid

174917501751

1749 AbuSa‘id(716-726h),GoldDinar,720h,Baghdad,8.61g(Diler488,typeC).Good very fine. £700-900

1750 AbuSa‘id,GoldDinar,733h,Tabriz,revnumeral“3”abovedal ofMuhammad,6.89g(Diler525,typeG).Good very fine, rare. £350-450

1751 AbuSa‘id,GoldDinar,73xh,Jajarm,9.39g(Diler525,typeG).Very fine, a rare mint. £500-600

1752 Anonymous, Qa’an al-‘adil (none listed in Diler Ilkhans), Dirhams (2), Isfarayn, undated, 2.78g, about extremely fine,Tiflis,dateuncertain,2.69g,very fine;Fals(2),Tabriz(6)76,2.97g,very fine,Jurjan,dateoffflan,2.56g,fine. (4) £200-250

1753 WalidofAstarabad,temp. AmirWali,Silver6-Dirhams(3),MadinatDamghan775h,totalweight12.73g(Album2343.2),mainly good very fine;temp. Amir‘Ali,Silver6-Dirhams(7),MadinatAstarabad775h(6),778h(1),totalweight29.69g(Album2343.2),mainly extremely fine.(10) £250-300

Ghurid/Mamluk

17541755

1754 Anonymous,BillonJital,nomintundated,2.59g(SNATXIVd,no.586).Very fine and rare. £120-150

China - Sinkiang1755 Ya’qubBeg,rebel(1281-1294h),GoldTilla,inthenameoftheOttomanSultanAbdulHamidII,Daral-

SultanatKashghar,dateunclear,3.55g(KMC37-3). Light traces of mounting on edge, good very fine and extremely rare. £600-800

Miscellanous1756 Islamic Silver Billon, probably Mirdasid; Islamic Copper Fals (3), Umayyad, Busra, Abbasid, Misr,

Burid, Taj al-Muluk Buri;Aq Qoyunlu orOttoman, FiguralCopperfromAmid. First weakly struck, good, the others mainly fine. (5) £200-250

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THE ALAN HARLEY COLLECTION OF COUNTERMARKED LATIN AMERICAN COINS

AlanHarleyhasbeencollectingthisseriesfromthelate1970s.HisinterestwasfirstsparkedbythediscoveryoftheGilt Dragon(VerguldeDraeke)wreckcobsinPerth,Australia,wherehewasworkingasahydrologist.Hisworkhastakenhimallovertheworldandthereforetheprovenancesofhiscoinsareglobal.ThecoinsaremainlyfrommainstreamUSandotherspecialistdealers-Ponterio,Sedwick,Almanzar.Thereareexamplesfrommostofthemajorshipwrecks.Amongthecountermarks,thelargestsectionisIndonesian.ThismakesachangefromtheusualCaribbeancollectionsandisprobablythelargestofferingofIndonesianSoumanepcountermarksever.Alan’smainregretisthatironically,hisprofessionalworkdidn’ttakehimtoSouthAmerica,hismainareaofinterest!

Bolivia

17571758

1757 Potosi,PhilipII,8-RealesB,26.95g(Cayon3926).Very Fine. £80-120

1758 Potosi,PhilipIII,8-RealesB,19.63g(Cayon3926).Fine. £60-80

exRillCoveShipwreck-CollectorsGalleryShrewsbury1994,withcertificate

17591760

1759 Potosi,PhilipIV,8-RealesTR,26.40g.Nearly very fine. £80-120

boughtSimmons1997

1760 Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales1666E,20.38g(Cayon6580).Good fine. £80-120

Possibleseasalvage,Perth,Australia1978

1761 Potosi,CharlesII,8-Reales1687,26.77g(Cayon7623).Good fine. £80-120

exHMS Association,LaneofPenzance,1975,withcertificate

1762 Potosi, Charles IV, 8-Reales 1791 PR, 26.16g (KM 73).tosi,CharlesIV,8-Reales1791PR,26.16g(KM73).Fine. £30-40

1763 Potosi,CharlesIV,8-Reales1800PP,26.54g(KM73).Fine. £30-40

1764 Potosi,CharlesIV,8-Reales1808PJ,26.90g(KM84).Very fine. £30-40

1765 Potosi,FerdinandVII,8-Reales1819,PJ,27.05g(KM84).Very fine. £30-40

Brazil

17661767

1766 960-Reis,1813,overstruckonSantiago8-Reales,1808F(J)(KM307.3;Russo146/505).Good very fine, a scarce under coin. £50-70

boughtHardiman1987

1767 960-Reis,1819R,overstruckonLima8-Reales,1818(KM327.1;Russo146/504).Extremely fine. £50-70

boughtFormat1988

1768 960-Reis, 1826 R, overstruck on Potosi 8-Reales, 1822(?) (KM 368.1; Russo 146/503). Extremely fine. £50-70

boughtDownie1982

Colombia

1769 Cartagenamint,8-Reales,NRE/NERtoleftofshieldandVIIItoright,revpartialdate(1)62(?),26.42g(as Lasser type M45.3, re-engraved assayer’s marks but a different die). Very fine and a new variety, extremely rare, possibly unique. £1000-1500

boughtRobertJohnson2000

1770 FrenchmadecoinweighttoweighSpanish8-RealesofPhilipIV,27.22g,countermark,fleur-de-lys,brasswithtinwashc.1680.Very fine. £30-50

boughtSimmons1990

Guatemala

1771 CharlesIV,8-Reales,1802M,26.66g(KM53). Very fine. £30-50

1772 FerdinandVII,8-Reales,1820M,25.91g(KM69).Extremely fine. £70-90

India

1773 MadrasPresidency,EastIndiaCompany,½-Pagoda(1807-1809),overstruckonportrait8-Reales,20.96g,15(twonotstruckup)and15stars(Pridmore153).A very clear overstrike, good fine. £300-500

boughtRist1989

Mexico

1774 MexicoCity,PhilipII,8-Reales,nodate,PHILIPPVSIIDEIGRATIAM8,27.49g(KM43).Fine. £80-120

boughtSpink1982

17751776

1775 MexicoCity,PhilipII,8-Reales,nodate,27.58g(KM43).Fine. £50-80

boughtSedwick1987

1776 MexicoCity,PhilipIII,8-RealesF(1607-1608),23.44g(KM44.3).Porous and bright, very fine. £50-70

seasalvage,boughtSedwick1984

17771778

1777 MexicoCity,PhilipIII,8-RealesF,16--(1607-1608),21.63g(KM44.3).Fine. £50-80

boughtDownie1978

1778 MexicoCity,PhilipIII,8-RealesF(1607-1608),14.51g.Waterworn, fine. £30-50

seasalvage,fromRillCovewreck,Collectors’Gallery,Shrewsbury,1994,withcertificate

17791780

1779 MexicoCity,PhilipIII,8-RealesA(1608-1609),27.31g.Good fine. £50-80

boughtAlmanzar1979

1780 MexicoCity,PhilipIII,8-RealesF(1610-1617),26.48g(KM44.3).Very fine. £100-150

seasalvagefromGilt Dragon(VOCshipVergulde Draek),WesternAustralia,withWesternAustralianMuseumcertificateno3990 boughtDownie,Melbourne1988

1781 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-RealesD,--24(?),27.70g(KM45).Fine. £70-90

seasalvage,possiblyGilt Dragon,boughtTaylor,WesternAustralia

1782 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-RealesD,--20(?),18.09g(KM45).Fine. £50-80

seasalvage,Atocha,Sedwick1988,withcertificate

1783 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-RealesD,1631,27.25g(KM45).“I” shape test mark, fine. £120-150

fromIndonesia,boughtSimmons1988

1784 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-RealesP,1639,26.22g(KM45).Good fine. £120-150

seasalvage,Concepcion,boughtSedwick1984,withcertificate

1785 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-RealesP,25.79g(KM45).Fine, porous. £50-80

seasalvage,Concepcion,Almanzar1982,withphotocertification

17861787

1786 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-RealesP,1652,25.74g(KM45).Fine. £120-150

possiblyfromtheGilt Dragon,boughtTrevor’sCoins,Perth1978

1787 MexicoCity,CharlesII,8-RealesG,(167)1,26.22g(KM46).Fine, a rare assayer. £200-250

boughtAlmanzar1981

1788 MexicoCity,CharlesII,8-Reales,167(5),18.11g(KM46).Fine. £60-80

shipwreck,Joanna,boughtHankinson,SouthAfrica1986

1789 MexicoCity,CharlesII,8-RealesL,(168)0,15.37g(KM46).Fine. £60-80

shipwreck,Joanna,boughtHankinson,SouthAfrica1986

1790 MexicoCity,CharlesII,8-RealesL,1688,26.90g(KM46).Double struck, good fine and rare. £250-350

exHMS Association,Lane,Penzance1978,withcertificate

1791 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-RealesJ,26.86g(KM47).Fine. £80-120

from1715Fleet,Florida,boughtAlmanzar1977

1792 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-Reales,squareshape,27.18g(KM47).Fine. £40-60

exHMS Association,withcertificateno.417,boughtChilternCoins1978,withcertificate

1793 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-RealesL,1703,26.05g(KM47).Very good, holed. £60-80

boughtAlmanzar1982

179417951794 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-RealesR,(1729-1730),25.43g(KM47).Fine. £60-80

boughtinSharjah1995

1795 Mexico,MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-RealesF,1732,26.70g(KM47a).Fine, holed at top. £80-120

boughtAlmanzar1982

17961797

1796 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-RealesF,1733,26.47g(KM47a).Square flan, holed, very fine. £80-120

boughtAlmanzar1981

1797 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-RealesMF,1733,24.21g(KM48).Large octagonal flan, very fine. £100-150

exHollandia,Lane,Penzance,lot1075,withcertificate585,boughtChilternCoins1978

17981799

1798 MexicoCity,8-Reales,1733MF,klippetypecob,26.63g(KM48).Very fine, holed. £150-250

exSuperior,WolfsenSale,9May1975,lot1587andLarryNugent,Australia

1799 MexicoCity,PhilipIII,4-Reales,1621,13.33g(KM37.2).Fine. £150-250

shipwreck,possiblyGilt Dragon,Australia

18001801

1800 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,4-RealesP,typeIshield,13.10g(KM38).Good fine. £80-120

shipwreck,possiblyGilt Dragon,Australia

1801 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,4-RealesP,typeIIIshield,12.70g(KM38).Fine. £80-120

shipwreck,possiblyGilt Dragon,Australia

1802 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-Reales,pillartype,1735MF,26.22g(KM103).Very fine. £150-200

exHollandia,Lane,Penzance1975,Seaby,Taylor,Perth1977,withcertificate

18031804

1803 MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-Reales,pillartype,1739MF,26.62g(KM103).Extremely fine. £200-300

exReijgersdal(1747),SouthAfrica,boughtSchoeman1982

1804 Mexico City, Philip V, 8-Reales, pillar type, 1745 MF, 27.07g (KM 103). Very fine, scratches above globe. £100-150

boughtAlmanzar1978

18051806

1805 MexicoCity,FerdinandVI,8-Reales,pillartype,1749MF,26.74g(KM104.1).Very fine. £150-200

boughtDownie1978

1806 MexicoCity,FerdinandVI,8-Reales,pillartype,1750MF,26.81g(KM104.1).Very fine. £150-200

boughtAlmanzar1978

18071808

1807 MexicoCity,FerdinandVI,8-Reales,pillartype,1758MM,26.76g(KM104.2).Good fine. £80-120

boughtSaltfordCoins1987

1808 Mexico City, Ferdinand VI, 8-Reales, pillar type, 1759 MM, 27.12g (KM 104.2). Nearly extremely fine, burnished. £150-200

boughtAlmanzar1976

18091810

1809 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales,pillartype,1760MM,26.94g(KM105).Extremely fine. £200-300

boughtTaylor,Perth1975

1810 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales,pillartype,1766MF,27.14g(KM105).Extremely fine. £200-300

boughtAlmanzar1978

18111812

1811 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales,pillartype,1771FM,26.78g(KM105).Good very fine. £150-200

boughtAlmanzar1974

1812 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales,portraittype,1772FMinverted,26.84g(KM106.1).Very fine. £30-50

boughtAlmanzar1974

1813 Mexico City, Charles III, 8-Reales, portrait type, 1775 FM, 26.93g (KM 106.2). Double struck, very fine. £40-60

boughtSeaby1981

1814 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales,portraittype,1777FM,27.1g(KM106.2).Extremely fine. £40-60

boughtAlmanzar1978

1815 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales,portraittype,1782FF,27.01g(KM106.2).Extremely fine. £40-60

boughtAlmanzar1977

1816 MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales,portraittype,1790FM,26.94g(KM108).Very fine. £40-60

boughtAlmanzar1974

1817 MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales,portraittype,1797FM,26.81g(KM109).Very fine. £40-60

boughtTaylor,Perth1975

1818 MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales,portraittype,1808TH,26.94g(KM109).Extremely fine. £40-60

boughtAlmanzar1978

1819 MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1809TH,26.79g(KM110).Extremely fine. £40-60

boughtTaylor,Perth1975

18201826

1820 MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1821JJ,27.10g(KM111).Extremely fine. £40-60

1821 MexicoCity,CharlesIII,8-Reales(3),portraittype,1773FMinverted,1780FF,1785FM(KM106.2(2),106.2a).Fine, the first brooch mounted. (3) £60-80

1822 MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales(3),portraittype,1789FM,1802FT,1808TH(KM107,109(2)).Fine or better.(3) £60-80

1823 MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales(3),portraittype,armouredbust,1808THJ,1808TH,1809TH(KM110).Fine or better.(3) £60-80

1824 MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales(3),portraittype,1811HJ,1814IJ,1821IJ(KM111).Fine or better. (3) £60-80

1825 Durango,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1821DCG(KM111.2).Nearly very fine. £40-60

1826 Guadalajara,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1821GAFS(KM111.3).Very fine. £50-70

1827 Guanajuato,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1821GoJM(KM111.4).Very fine. £40-60

1828 Guadalajara,FerdinandVII,8-Reales(4),portraittype,1821GAFS,Guanajuato1822GoJM,Zacatecas1821ZsRG(2varieties)(KM111.3,111.4,111.5(2)).Fine. (4) £80-120

Peru

1829 Cuzco,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1824G(KM117.2).Holed and plugged, fine and rare. £20-40

18301831

1830 Lima,8-Reales,1689V,26.77g(KM24;Cayon7635).Nearly very fine. £80-120

exHMS Associationshipwreck,Lane,Penzance1975,withcertificate

1831 Lima,8-Reales,1719M,20.11g(KM34;Cayon9005).Fine, holed. £60-80

shipwreck,boughtHankinson,SouthAfrica1984

1832 Lima,8-Reales,1797IJ,26.49g(KM97).Very fine. £30-40

1833 Lima,8-Reales,1805JP,26.61g(KM97).Very fine. £30-40

18341836

1834 Lima,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,1810JP,imaginarybust,26.8g(KM106.1).Extremely fine. £80-120

1835 Lima,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,1814JP,26.61g(KM117.1).Fine. £30-40

Spain

1836 Madrid,PhilipV,8-Reales,25.68g.Fine. £60-80

exHollandia,Lane,Penzance1973andSeaby,withcertificate

18371838

1837 Seville,PhilipII,8-RealesB,22.71g.Very fine. £100-150

1838 Seville,PhilipII,8-RealesP(1551-1589),27.48g.Fine. £70-90

boughtDownie1978

1839 Seville,CharlesII,8-Reales,crossoverMAmonogram(1690-1691),21.54g(KM206).Fine. £100-150

shipwreck,exDownesandCollectors,GalleryShrewsbury2001

1840 Seville,PhilipIII,4-Reales;MexicoP,PhilipIV,2-Reales;Seville,PhilipIV,2-Reales;Mexico,PhilipIN,2-Reales.Fine. (4) £80-120

allprobablyexGilt Dragon,Australia

1841 Seville,2-Reales,1826JB;Mexico,½-Real (2),1745,1782FF;Chile,Santiago,½-Real,1791DA;Peru,Lima,½-Real,1777.Last two holed, generally fine. (5) £30-50

Contemporary copies of Cob coins made for local circulation

1842 BaseSilverImitationofMexicoPhilipIV8-Reales(?),(16)20orDoverN,20.72g.Fine. £150-200

fromoldFrenchcollection,Simmons1995 Thisisapuzzle.Althoughthishasnolocalisedprovenance,itmaybeanEasterncopy.

1843 BaseSilverImitationofMexicoPhilipIV8-Reales(?),(16)20,24.9g.Fine. £150-200

fromoldFrenchcollection,Simmons1995 thisisverysimilarinstyletothepreviouslot

18441845

1844 TincopyofaMexicanCob4-Reales,11.11g,notrecorded,probablyfromMalaysiaorIndonesiawheretinwaswidelyusedasacurrencymetal.Fine. £50-80

boughtSimmons1994

1845 TincopyofaMexicanCob2-Reales(?),1728,5.25g,notrecorded,probablyfromMalaysiaorIndonesiawheretinwaswidelyusedasacurrencymetal.Fine. £50-80

boughtSimmons1994

1846 NativecopyofSpanishAmerican2-Escudos,thecastles looklikeacrown,revcopiesPotosiorLimatypes,2.7g.Fair. £100-150

boughtSimmons1997 apuzzle-probablyCentralorSouthAmerican.

1847 PlatedforgeryofBolivia, Potosi, Charles IV, 8-Reales, 1796 PR, 26.12g.Bolivia,Potosi,CharlesIV,8-Reales,1796PR,26.12g.Fine. £30-50 Countermarks listed by area of Circulation

Arabia / Djibouti

18481849

1848 MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales,portraittype,1806TH,26.83g,countermarkedwithabroochontheking’sshoulder,makingitresembleaMariaTheresaThaler,theprimetradecoininthearea.Fine and rare,not previously recorded. £60-80

exDjiboutidealer,boughtSimmons1994

Azores1849 Spain,Madrid,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,1816,GJ26.94g,countermarkedcrownedGP(1887)(Vaz31.10).

Very fine. £80-120

boughtP&GCoins,SouthAfrica1986

Azores / Philippines

1850 MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1810HJ,26.83g,countermarkedwithcrownedGP(1887)andlatersmallchops.Good fine. £80-120

boughtSedwick1989

Batavia(?)

18511852

1851 Bolivia,Potosi,CharlesIII,8-Reales,1772V,26.18g,countermarkedwithBincuse(2.2mm),apparentlynotrecorded.Very fine. £150-200

exPonterioauction4February1995,lot186

1852 Bolivia,Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,TRmonogram,27.51g,countermarkedwithBincuse(3.7mm).Very fine. £150-250

boughtDownie1978 Bolivia

1853 Potosi, Philip IV, 8-Reales, mm E (1651-1652), 22.85g, countermarked with crown type A, PotosiProclamation1652,valuingcoinat7½-Reales.Fine. £100-150

exMaravillashipwreck,Ponterioauction5February1994,lot1228,withcertificate

18541855

1854 Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,mmQ(1650),19.49g,countermarkedwithcrownedF,PotosiProclamation1652,valuingat7½-Reales.Nearly very fine / fair. £100-150

exMaravillashipwreck?,boughtSedwick1992

1855 Potosi,PhilipIV,4-Reales,mmO/Z(1649),8.52g,countermarkedwithcrown,PotosiProclamation1652,valuingcoinat3¾-Reales.Fair, a rare denomination. £100-150

exMaravillashipwreck?,boughtSedwick1992

18561857

1856 Potosi,PhilipII,4-Reales,mmO,1651,13.31g,countermarkedwithcrownedT,1652.Very fine. £200-300

exMaravillashipwreck,boughtSedwick1997

1857 Potosi,Philip IV,8-Reales,mmO,1(65)0,26.91g, countermarkedwithcrowned lowercase“a”.Very fine. £100-150

boughtBaldwins1995 seeMenzelThe Potosi mint Scandal and Great Transition of 1652,wherethiscoinisillustrated

18581859

1858 Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,mmE,29.52g,countermarkedwithcrownedT(?)Very fine. £120-150

exMaravilla shipwreck,boughtBaldwins1995

1859 Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,mmE,27.19g,countermarkedwithcrown, type“A”,PotosiProclamation1652,valuingcoinat7½-Reales.Very fine. £120-150

exMaravillashipwreck,boughtBaldwins1995

Brazil

1860 Mexico, Mexico City, Philip IV, 8-Reales, mm P (1634-1665), 27.37g, countermarked with crowned“600” (1663), crowned armillary globe (1668), as 600-Reis, the milled edge has been added. Very fine. £600-800

boughtSimmons Themillededgecouldhavebeenaddedasanexperiment.ThetechnologywaswellestablishedhavingbeenusedontheSpanishcoinsfromtheearly19thcentury.

18611862

1861 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip III, 8-Reales, 20.04g, countermarked with crowned “480” (480-Reis 1643) andcrowned“600”(600Reis1663).Fine. £100-150

sea-salvage,Ponterioauction5June1993,lot767

1862 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip III, 4-Reales, 12.97g, countermarked with crowned “2(40)” (240-Reis 1643),overstruckwithcrowned“300”(300-Reis1663).Very fine. £80-120

exPonterioauction5February1994,lot671

18631864

1863 Mexico,MexicoCity,Philip IV,8-Reales, 1652,21.93g, countermarkedwithcrowned“600” (600-Reis1663).Very good. £80-120

exHMS Association,boughtSedwick1986,withcertificate

1864 Mexico,MexicoCity,PhilipIV,4-Reales,mmF,13.43g,countermarkedwithcrowned“300”(1663).Very fine. £100-150

boughtBaldwin1990

1865 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip IV, 2-Reales TR, 4.60g, countermarked with crowned “150” (1663). Very fine. £80-120

boughtSedwick1991,platecoininRusso,Livro das Moedas do Brasil

1866 Bolivia,Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales(2),16.24gand13.27g,countermarkedwithcrowned“480”(1643).Good. (2) £80-120

exshipwreck,boughtPonterio1993

18671868

1867 Bolivia,Potosi,Philip IV,8-Reales,166(2),mmE,26.75g,countermarkedwithcrowned“600” (1663).Very fine. £250-350

boughtSpink1997

1868 Bolivia,Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,mmO,24.29g,countermarkedwithcrowninbeadedcircle(Potosi1651)andBrazil,crowned“600”(1663).Good fine, an unusual double countermark. £120-150

exHMS Association,Ponterioauction29March1996

1869 Chile,Santiago,CharlesIV,8-Reales,1804FJ,26.91g,obvcountermarkedPortugueseArms“960”below,revarmillaryglobe,Brazil,MinasGerais(1809).Very fine, a rare host coin. £300-450

exPonterioauction4June1994,lot189

1870 Brazil,960-Reis,1816,overstruckonSpanishAmerican8-Reales,countermarkedbothsideswithBrazilSãoPaulo400yearscommemorativeSANPEX.Extremely fine. £350-450

exPonterioauction4February1995,lot477

British Honduras

1871 Mexico,MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,1818JJ,26.92g,countermarkedwithcrowned“GR”incuse.Cleaned very fine. £100-150

1872 MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype,1818JJ,26.79g,countermarkedwithcrowned“GR”inframe.Very fine. £150-200

exPonterioauction13March1998,lot1711

1873 Mexico,Zacatecas,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,portraittype1821RG,26.49g,countermarkedwithcrowned“GR”inframe.Very fine, rare date of host coin. £150-200

exDrWTankersleycollection,BaldwinsAuction18,12October1998

China

1874 SpanishAmericansilvercoins(5),½-,1-,2-,4-and8-Reales,mostlycutdown,chiseltestedandchopmarked,mainlyPhilipIV,allwithnumerousChinesechops.Mostly cut bullion, fine. (5) £80-120

boughtSedwick Fromalandfind,thesedatetotheearlydaysofEuropeancontactwithChinapre-1700.SpanishAmericansilvercoinshavebeentradedtoChinasincethe16thcentury.TheyweretreatedasbullionandfrequentlycutupanddistinctivelymarkedwithChinesecharactersorchops.Thesewerethemarksofmerchantsormoneychangers.

1875 Cutdown8-Reales(2),MexicoP,13.64gandJ?,11.90g,bothwithChinesechopsandchiselmarks. Fine, some verdigris. (2) £80-120

boughtFormat1989

18761877

1876 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip IV, 8-Reales FR, (1)64-, 26.97g, with single Chinese chop on the reverse. Very fine. £80-120

boughtManilla1996

1877 Mexico, Mexico City, Philip IV, 8-Reales P, 1652/45?, 27.25g, with chops, test marks and cuts. Very fine. £150-200

boughtSedwick1987

1878 Mexico, Mexico City, Philip IV, 4-Reales P (1643-1665), 13.77g, with Chinese chops. Nearly very fine. £40-60

boughtSedwick1997

1879 Mexico, Mexico City, Philip V, 4-Reales P (1702-1714), 13.53g, with Chinese chops. Nearly very fine. £40-60

boughtSedwick1994

18801881

1880 Peru, Lima, 4-Reales, 1696 H, with Chinese chops and two chisel marks, test cut. Rare date, good fine. £80-120

boughtSedwick1994

1881 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales,pillartype,1758/8,withsmallChinesechopmarks.Very fine. £100-150

boughtDownie1988

18821883

1882 Mexico,MexicoCity,FerdinandVI,2-Reales,1759M,6.60g,withChinesechopmarksbothsides. Ex-mount, otherwise very fine. £50-80

1883 Peru,Lima,2-Reales1801FT,5.35g,cutdown,withChinesechops,largesize.Very fine. £30-50

1884 BankofEnglandDollar1804,overstruckonSpanishAmericanportrait8-Reales,withChinesechops.Good fine, an unusual host coin. £80-120

boughtFormat1988

China / Philippines

1885 SpanishAmerican,8-Reales(5),portraittype,MexicoCity,1789FM,1800FM,1803FT,17??FM,and

onetotallyobliterated,allwithChinesechops.Fine. (5) £80-100

smallsizemarksareassociatedwiththeChinesemerchantsinthePhilippines,thelarge,wellformedandmorecomplexcharactersareassociatedwithmainlandChina

Costa Rica

188618871888

1886 Mexico, Charles and Joanna, 1-Real with countermarks for Costa Rica, type IV, 1846 (KM 47, theundertyperecordedbyMurillobutnotKM).Holed, fine, rare as a host coin. £60-80

boughtSimmons1998

1887 PotosiorLima,2-Reales,17(2or3)7,withcountermarksforCostaRica, typeIV,1846(KM54or55).Fine. £70-90

boughtSpink1995

El Salvador

1888 Guatemala,1-Real,1739,2.99g,withcountermarkCoatofArms,typeV,1869(notrecordedinKMona1-Realcob).Holed, fine. £50-80

boughtSedwick1993

1889 Bolivia,Potosi,1-Real,1739,Mexico,1-Real,bothcountermarkedCoatofArmstypeV,1869(KMhasonlyaselectivelistingofElSalvador).Fine. (2) £40-60

boughtSedwick1995andDaleSeppa1995

Great Britain

1909

1890 Mexico,MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales,1799FM,27.02g,countermarkedwithGeorgeIIIportraitinoctagonalframe(1804).Cleaned, very fine. £300-500

boughtAlmanzar1978

1891 Mexico,MexicoCity,CharlesIV,1790FM,countermarkedwithGeorgeIIIportraitinanovalpunch(ahallmarktouch)(1804).Very fine. £150-200

1892 Mexico,MexicoCity,CharlesIV,1797FM,countermarkedwithGeorgeIIIportraitinanovalpunch(ahallmarktouch)(1804).Very fine. £150-200

boughtAlmanzar1978

1893 Peru, Lima, 8-Reales 1793 IJ, countermarked with George III portrait in an oval punch (a hallmarktouch)(1804),acontemporaryforgery.Coin about extremely fine, mark very weak. £50-80

boughtDurbanStampCo1985

1894 Mexico,MexicoCity,Charles IV,1791FM,countermarkedwithGeorge IIIportrait inanovalpunch(1804),neatlyengravedinfrontoffaceSMR.SAMBROOKBORN23DEC1795.Very fine. £100-150

boughtFormat1990,Sambrooknottraced

1895 Spain,Madrid,CharlesIV,4-Reales,1792MF,27.16g,countermarkedwithGeorgeIIIportraitinanovalpunch(ahallmarktouch)(1804).Holed at top, fine. £100-200

Ponterioauction12February1999,lot1313

1896 BankofEngland,Dollar1804,struckover8-Reales.Very fine. £150-200

1897 BankofEngland,Dollar1804,clearoverstrikeonLima8-Reales1795.Fine, some scratches. £80-120

boughtFormat1991

1898 Bank of England, Dollar 1804, clear overstrike on Guatemala 8-Reales 1793. Very good, a rare under coin. £80-120

boughtFormat1991

Guatemala

18991900

1899 PotosiorLima,cob2-Reales,countermarklargecrown(1663)(KMA1).Fine. £30-50

exDrWTankersleycollection,Baldwin’sAuction18,12October1998,lot91

1900 Potosi,cob2-RealesE,countermarkcrown(1663)(KMA1.2).Fine. £30-50

seasalvage,exPonterioauction,7October1995,lot662

19011902

1901 MexicoCity,PhilipV,4-Reales,12.71g,birdshapecob,obvcountermarkedSunovermountains,typeIIcountermark,1869(KM89).Holed, good fine. £80-120

exPonterioauction,22February1997,lot1490

1902 Guatemala,4-Reales,1752,13.21g,revcountermarkedSunovermountains,typeIIcountermark,1869(KM87.2).Holed, fine. £100-150

Ponterioauction,22February1997,lot1404

1903 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip IV, 8-Reales, 1684 VR, 26.40g, rev countermarked Sun over mountains, type IIcountermark,1869(KM87.2).Holed, very fine,hostcoinhasthreedates. £200-300

exSellshoppcollection,SwissBankCorporationauction,14September1988,lot1287 exPonterioauction,5June1993,lot723

1904 Guatemala,8-Reales1752,26.46g,obvcountermarkedonSunabovemountains,samestamptwice,thesecondoverlapscentralhole(flan flaw - not a later piercing)(KM102).Very fine. £100-150

boughtAlmanzar1976

1905 Mexico,MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-Reales,1730R,26.13g,rev countermarkedSunovermountains,typeIIcountermark,1869(KM105.2).Very fine. £150-200

boughtAlmanzar1983

19061907

1906 Mexico,MexicoCity,PhilipV,8-Reales,(169)1,27.1g,elongatedbirdshape,rev countermarkedSunovermountains,typeIIcountermark,1869(KM-).Holed, good fine. £100-150

boughtSimmons1991

1907 Bolivia,Potosi,CharlesIII,8-Reales,1772,26.21g,sunovermountains,typeIIcountermark,1869(KM100).Holed, very fine. £100-150

boughtSedwick1993

Guatemala /St Eustasius, Leeward Islands

1908191019111908 Guatemala,8-Reales1753,26.46g,obv countermarkedsunabovemountains,revPinabeadedborder

strucktwiceoverlapping.Fine, unrecorded. £100-200

boughtAlmanzar1976 seeNumismaticCircular,Nov1992,wherethePmarkisdiscussedandthispieceisillustrated

Haiti

1909 Lima(?),½-Real,1708,cutdown,obvcountermarkedwithcrownedCandanchor=LeCap(1781)½-Escalin(KM7.1).Good fine and very rare. £250-300

exNorweb,Christie’s1985,lot839,Karon,Superior1992,lot172,Karon1996

1910 LimaorPotosi,2-Reales,1740,cutdownandcountermarked,obvcrownedCanchor-LeCap(1781),Escalin,2.36g(KM8.1,theplatecoin).Good fine and very rare. £250-300

exJohnJFordcollection,Glendining1989(£430),Spinkauction9August1991,lot1681

India(?)

1911 Spain, Seville, Philip IV, 8-Reales, 1622, 27.16g, rev countermarked with Portuguese style cross in asquarepunch,possiblyPortugueseIndiaattheendofthe17thcentury.Very fine, unrecorded. £150-200

Ponterioauction4April1997,lot3657 thisisnotacertainattributionbutthereisalongtraditionofcountermarkinginIndiaandsosuchmarkingistobeexpected

1912 Lima,CharlesIV,8-Reales,portraittype,1791FM,26.94g,obv countermarkedDCinaframestruckwitharustypunch.Good very fine. £150-200

boughtAndrédeClermont1998 asmallgroupoftheseoriginatingfromIndiawasonthemarketinthemid1990s

Ireland

1913 BankDollarofSixShillings,1804,overstruckonportrait8-Reales.Good fine. £100-150

boughtFormat1990

Jamaica

19141915

1914 SantoDomingo,CharlesandJoanna,Copper4-Maravedis,countermarkedanchor.Very fine. £40-60

exKaroncollection,Superior1995andSedwick1996

1915 Mexico,MexicoCity,FerdinandVI,8-Reales,1754MM,36.58g,countermarked“GR”bothsides(KM8.4).Good fine. £200-300

exPattersonsale,Bonhams16-17July1996,lot620

Mexico

1916 Mexico,Chihuahua,8-Reales,1813CRP,castdoubleimpression,29.75g,countermarked“T”incuseandcrownedpillarsandpomegranate,markedattimeofissue(KM123).Fine. £30-50

boughtinManilla1996 Mozambique

19171918

1917 Bolivia,Potosi,CharlesIII,cob4-Reales,1762V,26.18g,rev countermarked“MP”monogramincuse,1765(Vaz22.02).Good fine, minor scratches. £300-500

Ponterioauction4April1994,lot1409 althoughlistedinVaz,KMindicatesthatonly8-Realeswerecountermarked

1918 Bolivia,Potosi,PhilipV,cob8-Reales,1763,27.04g,obv countermarked“MR”monogramincuse,1765(Vaz23.01).Very fine. £500-700

boughtSimmons1993

19191920

1919 Mexico,MexicoCity,FerdinandVI,8-Reales,1755MM,26.65g,obv countermarked“MP”monogramincuse,1765(Vaz24.01).Fine. £200-300

Ottoman / Arabia(?)

1920 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales,18thCentury,21.61g, countermarkedArabic in square frame,possiblyMisr(Cairo).Fine, rare. £250-350

boughtSimmons1987 seeHarley&Cribb,NCirc,June1991,p147

19211922

1921 Mexico, Mexico City, 8-Reales, 18th Century, 20.42g, countermarked Arabic in square frame.Fine. £250-350

boughtSpink,accordingtotheticket,foundinTunisia

1922 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales,16--,cutdown,11.68g.countermarkedwithArabicinsquareframeandacrownedframe(Portuguese).Fine. £250-350

boughtSpink,accordingtotheticketfoundinTunisia Philippines

1923 MexicoCity,CharlesIV,8-Reales,portraittype,1806TH,26.83g,countermarkedcrowned“F7o”andtestmarks(KM64).Very fine. £100-150

exSpinkTaiseiSingaporeAuctionNo6,23February1989,lot379

Scotland

1924 Mexico, Mexico City, Ferdinand VI, 8-Reales, 1795 FM, 26.45g, countermarked on obverse PAYABLEATLANARKMILLSinaring,5/-incuseincentre(Manvillep.147;DavisH14,this coin illustrated).Very fine. £600-800

exBliss1916,Sanderson1923andRankin1987collections

Spanish Netherlands

19251926

1925 MexicoCity,PhilipIV,8-Reales,(16-)1?,24.54g,rev countermarkedGoldenFleece.Fine. £100-200

boughtFormat1992 SpanishNetherlandscountermarkingstartedin1652andwasmaintainedforabout20years

1926 Bolivia,Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,1653E,26.55g,obv countermarkedGoldenFleece.Very fine. £200-300

exBaldwin’sAuctionNo6,11October1995,lot619

1927 Bolivia,Potosi,PhilipIV,8-Reales,1662E,26.75g,obvcountermarkedGoldenFleece.Very fine. £200-300

boughtSedwick1994

Uncertain

1928 Chile(?),Guatemala,8-Reales,(174)3J,26.99g,countermarkedwithmountain(?)markbothsides.Very fine. £150-200

boughtSimmons1991 thecataloguerhasnotfoundanythingsimilarintheliterature

Soumanep and other Indonesian Countermarks ThelargestsectionintheHarleycollectioncomprisescobscountermarkedinIndonesia.Asagrouptheyprovidea

furtherinsightintolocalpracticefrom1800toapproximately1850

Soumanep

19291930

1929 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales,pillartype,1770M,26.85g,countermarked MaduraStar,shieldshapewithalilystar.Very fine. £200-300

boughtSimmons1990

1930 Java, Rupee, 1766, countermarked Madura Star, pointed oval with branching star (Scholten 458e).Fine. £80-120

SpinkTaiseiSingaporeAuctionNo14,18-19February1993,lot1084

19311932

1931 Java,Rupee,1232AH,1817AD,countermarkedMaduraStar,pointedovalwithbranchingstar(Scholten597b).Fine. £80-120

SpinkTaiseiSingaporeAuctionNo14,18-19February1993,lot1094

1932 EastIndiaCompany,MadrasPresidency,¼-Pagoda,secondissue1808,countermarkedwithMaduraStar,pointedovalwithbranchingstar.Nearly extremely fine. £150-200

exArthurEngelcollectionandFormat1998

1933 Mexico, Mexico City, Charles IV, 8-Reales, 1805 TH, countermarked with Madura Star, pointed ovalwithbranchingstar.Good fine. £80-120

boughtSimmons1989

1934 Mexico,MexicoCity,FerdinandVII,8-Reales,1819JJ,countermarkedwithMaduraStar,pointedovalwithbranchingstar.Good fine. £80-120

boughtSteveEyer1990

1935 Mexico,MexicoCity,4-Reales(1701-1732),12.85g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptinasquareframe.Very fine with some later graffiti. £100-150

boughtBaldwin1992

1936 Mexico,MexicoCity,4-Reales(1701-1732),13.41g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptandtwosmallcrosspunchedmarksonthereverse.Very fine. £100-150

boughtSpink1986

1937 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales(1701-1732),23.91g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptinasquareframe.Fine with some later graffiti. £120-180

boughtSedwick1985

1938 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales(1701-1732),25.85g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptinasquareframe.Fine with some later graffiti. £120-180

boughtSedwick1989

1939 Mexico,MexicoCity,4-Reales,173-,12.89g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptandrosette.Very fine. £100-150

boughtFormat1991

1940 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales(1701-1714),26.04g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptandlargecross.Fine. £120-180

boughtARBrockandCo1998

1941 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales(1700-1732),24.47g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptandrosettetwice.Fine. £120-180

boughtSedwick1989

1942 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales,1730R,24.81g,countermarkedSoumanepinArabicscriptplusrosetteandannulet.Fine. £150-200

Ponterioauction17October1992

1943 Mexico, Mexico City, 8-Reales (1700-1732), 26.33g, countermarked “230” inArabic script (possibly aHejiradate,1814AD).Fine. £120-180

boughtSedwick1995

1944 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-RealesD(1724-1728),26.39g,countermarked“230”inArabicscriptandrosette(possiblyaHejiradate,1814AD).Fine. £120-180

boughtSedwick1989

19451946

1945 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales (1700-1732),26.55g,countermarked“230” inArabicscriptplusrosetteandChinese(?)chop.Fine. £120-150

boughtSedwick1999

1946 Mexico,MexicoCity,4-Reales(1701-1732),8.191g,cutdown,countermarkedrosette. Very fine. £80-100

boughtSimmons1991

19471948

1947 Mexico,MexicoCity,8-Reales,1730R,22.68g,countermarkedrosette. Fine. £80-100

1948 Mexico, Mexico City, 4-Reales, struck from 8-Reales die (1700-1732), 12.15g, countermarked rosette. Fine. £80-120

boughtSedwick2002

19491950

1949 Indonesia, Bartadip,Mexico,MexicoCity,4-Reales,1730R,13.32g,countermarkedinArabicBartadip.Very fine. £200-300

Ponterioauction27February1993,lot1539

1950 Java, Bolivia,Potosi,CharlesIV,8-Reales,1800PP,26.43g,countermarkedDjawa(Java)inArabicscript,plusmanysmallchops(Philippines).Fine. £100-200

boughtSteveEyer1990

1951 Indonesia(?),Bolivia,Potosi,1-Real,1762,2.95g,countermarkedwithachakra-likewheelmark.Very fine. £150-200

boughtSedwick1989

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FOREIGN COINS OtherProperties

Crusader Coins

1952 Achaia,RobertofAnjouTarentum(1346-1364),Florind’or,undated,Chiarenza,RCLAR/ENTIA,lily,rev SIOHA/NESBR,StJohntheBaptiststandingfacing(Schlpl.XII,33;F38).Some old light scratches in the reverse field, otherwise very fine and rare. £1000-1200

195319541955

1953 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV(1163-1201-1216),BillonDenier,helmetedtypeB,bustleft,+BOAMVDNVS,reversed D, rev cross pattée, crescent in first quarter, +AMTIOCNIA, 0.98g (Metcalf 368 var). Very fine. £100-150

1954 Antioch, Bohemond III or IV, Billon Denier, helmeted type B, bust left, +BOAMVNDVS, rev crosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+ANTIOCNIA,1.01g(Metcalf368var).Weakness in legend, otherwise very fine. £100-150

1955 Antioch, Bohemond III or IV, Billon Denier, helmeted type C, bust left, +BOAMVMDVS, rev crosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+ANTIOCHIA,annuletsbyAs,1.03g(Metcalf377var).Small flan, very fine. £100-150

195619571958

1956 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeC,bustleft,+BOAMVMDVS,revcrosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+ANTIOCHIA,annuletsbyAs,0.99g(Metcalf377var).Very fine. £100-150

1957 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeC,bustleft,+BOANVDNVS,revcrosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+ANTIOCHIA,annuletsbyAs,1.00g(Metcalf377var).Fine. £100-150

1958 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeE,bustleft,+BOANVDNVS,revcrosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+ANTIOCHIA,threeannuletsbetweenIandO,doublebarredN’s,0.79g(Metcalf400var).Ragged flan, good fine. £100-150

195919601961

1959 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeF,bustleft,+BOAMVDNVS,reversedN,revcrosspattée, crescent infirstquarter,+ANTIOCNIA, reversedN’s,annuletsbyAs,0.96g (Metcalf408var).Very fine. £100-150

1960 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeF,bustleft,+BOANVDNVS,reversedN’s,revcrosspattée, crescent infirstquarter,+ANTIOCNIA, reversedN’s,annuletsbyAs,1.09g (Metcalf408var).Very fine. £100-150

1961 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeF,bustleft,+BOAMVDNVS,reversedN,revcrosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+AMTIOCNIA,pelletsbyAs,0.90g(Metcalf408var).Very fine. £100-150

196219631964

1962 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeF,bustleft,+BOAMVDNVS,reversedN,revcrosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+AMTIOCNIA,pelletsbyAs,0.94g(Metcalf408var).Good fine. £100-150

1963 Antioch,BohemondIIIorIV,BillonDenier,helmetedtypeH,bustleft,+BOANVDNVS,secondNreversed,revcrosspattée,crescentinfirstquarter,+AMTIOCNIA,0.98g(Metcalf412var).Obverse good very fine, the reverse badly double struck, fine. £100-150

1964 Jerusalem,BaldwinIII(1143-1163),SilverDenier, ‘Smooth‘series,group5,cross,revTowerofDavid,0.91g(Metcalf164a).Good very fine. £140-180

1965 Jerusalem,Amaury (1163-1174), Silver Denier, triple annulet stop, cross pattée, AMALRICVS REX, revChurchoftheResurrection,DEIERVSALEM,0.97g(Metcalf170).Good fine. £140-180

Afghanistan

1966 AhmadShahDurrani(1160-1186h;1747-1772AD),GoldMohur,10.78g,Daral-KhilafatShajahanabad,AH1173,Year14(KM765).Good very fine. £350-400

Austria

1967 ArchdukeLeopold(1619-1632),Thaler,1632,Hall,crownedandcuirassedbustoftheArchdukerightholdingaswordandasceptre,dateinrightfield,rev crownedshieldofarmssurroundedbytheOrderoftheGoldenFleece,28.77g(Vog183/IV;Dav3338).Flan is slightly concave as is usual, nearly extremely fine with a beautiful and rich patina. £200-300

1968 ArchdukeLeopold(1619-1632),¼-Thaler,1632,Hall,crownedandcuirassedbustoftheArchdukerightholdingaswordandasceptre,dateinrightfield,rev crownedeaglefacingwiththeOrderoftheGoldenFleecebelow,7.07g(KM590).Almost extremely fine and lightly toned. £100-150

1969 Salzburg, Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau (1587-1612), ½-Reichsthalerklippe, undated (1593), struck bybishopWolfgangTheodortopayhistroopssenttotheEmperorfortheTurkishWar,StRudbertstandingfacingbehindshieldofarms,rev fourheads(thewinds)blowingairtowardsatowerwhichstandsonaroughsea,14.21g(Probst810). Nicely toned, good very fine. £350-400

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1970 Salzburg,WolfDietrichvonRaitenau(1587-1612),Thaler,undated,StRudbertseatedfacing,rev twoshieldsofarmssurmountedbycardinal’sattributes,28.70g(Probst825;BR1667;D8187).Good very fine, lovely old cabinet tone. £300-400

Bermuda

19711972

1971 IrelandIslandCo-OperativeSocietyLtd,AluminiumTokenfor2/6d,28mm(Lyallunlisted).Very fine and extremely rare. £250-300

1972 Ireland Island Co-Operative Society Ltd, Brass Penny Token, 29mm (Lyall unlisted). Very fine and extremely rare. £250-300

Bhutan

1973 Bhutan:JigmeWangchuck(1926-1952),Silver½-Rupee,ND(1928),originalstriking(KM24).In NGC holder graded PF64, superb tone, extremely rare. £1500-2500ARoyalMintVIPproof. UntilthemassproductionofcommercialsetsofBhutancoinagein1996,theonlyknownproofsfromthiscountryarethetwo1928RoyalMintstruckcoinages,thePiceandthe½-Rupee.Bothareextremelyrare.

British East Africa

1974 Mombasa,ProofPice,1888/AH1306H(KM1.5).Two small spots on the obverse, otherwise a lovely Proof FDC, rare. £200-250

British West Africa

19751976

1975 EdwardVIII,Cupro-nickelMulePenny,obvBritishEastAfrica,10-Cents,1936H(FT336;KM17;Vice22A).Extremely fine and rare. £200-250

1976 EdwardVIII,ProofHalfpenny,1936H(KM15).A superb gem proof, uncirculated, lightly toned on the obverse and rare. £150-200

British Guiana

1977 3-Guilders,1816(KM15).Extremely fine with light grey tone, very rare in such nice grade. £2000-2500

Denmark

1978 FrederikVII(1848-1863),ProofRigsbankskilling,1853VS,withanordinarycurrencyexample(H12c;Sieg4;KM756).The currency piece extremely fine with traces of lustre, the Proof is fully lustrous with only a couple of dark spots, unrecorded as such and extremely rare. (2) £500-600

1979 ChristianIX(1863-1906),Proof½-SkillingZigsmont,1868,ProofOneSkillingZigsmont(2),1867,1872(H7,6;Sieg1,2;KM776,774).All three pieces choice proofs with hardly any imperfections, unrecorded as proofs and extremely rare. (3) £500-600

Egypt

1980 AbdulAziz, 10-Para,AH 1277, Year 4, Toughra, rev legend and date (KM 241). Choice uncirculated, prooflike with much original colour and brilliance. £80-120

1981 GoldPound,1960AD/AH1379,AswanDamissue,8.51g(KM401).Practically as struck. £250-300

France

1982 HenriIII(1574-1589),Francd’argent,1577A,Paris,laureateandcuirassedbustofthekingright,rev Hatcentreoffloriatedcross,10.03g(Dy1130).With a strong portrait, good very fine for issue. £350-400

1983 LouisXVI(1774-1792),DoubleLouisd’oràlatêtenue,1786T,Nantes,headoftheKingleft,rev shieldsofFranceandNavarreunderacrown,15.32g(Dy1706;F474).Some light adjustment marks on the obverse and some faint hairlines in the fields, otherwise a superb piece, FDC with proof-like fields and wonderful eye appeal. £1500-1800

1984 LouisXVI,DoubleLouisd’oràlatêtenue,1786A,Paris,headoftheKingleft,rev shieldsofFranceandNavarreunderacrown,15.27g(Dy1706;F474).Good very fine and very pleasing. £600-800

1985 LouisXVI,Louisd’oràlatêtenue,1786T,Nantes,bareheadoftheKingleft,rev shieldsofFranceandNavarreunderacrown,7.63g(Dy1707;F475).Some light adjustment marks, otherwise a splendid coin with great eye appeal, virtually as struck with reflective fields. £800-1000

1986 LouisXVI,Louisd’oràlatêtenue,1787D,Lyon,bareheadoftheKingleft,rev shieldsofFranceandNavarreunderacrown,7.65g(Dy.1707;F.475).Some light adjustment marks on reverse, good very fine with nice surfaces and much brilliance. £400-500

1987 LouisXVI,EcudeCalonne,PatternEcu,by J-PDroz,1786,Paris, laureatebustof theKing left,rev twointertwined“L”sformedbypalmandolivebranchesunderacrown,threefleur-de-lisatcentre,29.49g(C2202;VG90).A very desirable pattern of refined style and delightful tone, FDC and very rare. £3000-4000

1988 Consulat(1799-1804),Franc,An12,Paris,bareheadofBonaparteright,rev valuewithinwreath,dateinexergue,4.98g(G442).A little light cabinet wear on the obverse and old cabinet tone, extremely fine with a superb reverse. £350-400

1989 PremierEmpire(1804-1814),¼-Franc,An12,Paris,bareheadofNapoleonright,rev valuewithinwreath,dateinexergue,1.26g(G346).Very slightly double-struck on the obverse, otherwise an absolutely superb piece, FDC with a beautiful patina and some iridescence. £250-300

1990 PremierEmpire(1804-1814),¼-Franc(2),An13Marseilleand1807Limoges(G346,347).First with a faint scratch on the obverse, both very fine or nearly so and scarce. (2) £150-200

1991 PremierEmpire,¼-Franc“têtedenègre”,1807A,Paris,bareheadofNapoleonright,rev valuewithinwreath,dateinexergue,1.25g(G348).Three faint hairlines on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine with a superb iridescent tone. £350-400

1992 Louis XVIII (1815-1824), ½-Franc, 1817A, ¼-Franc (2), 1817A, 1823A, bare head of the King left, rev crownedshieldofarmsdividingvaluewithinwreath,date inexergue(G401,352).Good very fine to extremely fine. (3) £150-200

1993 Louis-PhilippeI(1830-1848),40-Francsor,1831A,Paris,laureateheadoftheKingleft,rev valueanddateinthreelineswithinwreath,12.91g(G1106;F557).Nearly extremely fine with much lustre and a proof-like reverse, rare in such nice condition £700-800

1994 Louis-Philippe I,Franc,1831B,Rouen,bareheadof theKingright,rev valueanddate in three lineswithinwreath,4.98g(G452).Small edge bruise at 1 o’clock on the obverse, extremely fine with better reverse and dark tone. £200-250

1995 Louis-PhilippeI,½-Franc(2),1834A,1847A,Paris,laureateheadoftheKingright,rev valueanddatewithinwreath(G408,410).First nicely toned and extremely fine, the second nearly so. (2) £80-100

1996 SecondRepublic(1848-1852),5-Francs,1852A,Paris,bareheadofthePrincePresidentleft,rev valueanddateinthreelineswithinwreath,24.99g(G726).Lightly toned, about extremely fine. £250-300

1997 SecondEmpire(1852-1870),Gold5-Francs,1854A,Paris,reedededge,bareheadofNapoleonIIIright,rev valueanddateinthreelineswithinwreath,1.62g(G1000;F578).Extremely fine. £150-200

1998 Second Empire, 5-Francs, 1869BB, Strasbourg, laureate head of Napoleon III left, rev crowned armsdividingvalueatbottom,date inexergue,25.09g(G739).Slight edge bruise at 6 o’clock on the obverse, otherwise beautifully toned, extremely fine and seldom seen in such a nice condition. £300-350

1999 SecondEmpire,Franc,1868A,Paris,50-Centimes(2),1854A,1860BB(G463,414).Last almost extremely fine, the two first superb extremely fine, the second beautifully toned. (3) £200-250

2000 ThirdRepublic(1871-1940),Gold100-Francs,1886A,Paris,theGeniusofLibertytorightwritingCONSTITUTION on a tablet placed on an altar, rev value and date in three lines within wreath,32.27g (G 1137; F 590). Some light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine with much lustre and very attractive. £1000-1200

French Colonies

2001 IslesduVent(WindwardIslands),LouisXV(1715-1774),12-Sols,1731H,LaRochelle,laureateheadofthekingright,rev ISLESDUVENTbetweenthreefleur-de-lis,thelowestonewithextendedarcs,2.67g(Lec5;C2).A lovely coin, unusually nice and well centred, extremely fine with attractive tone. £400-500

2002 IslesduVent(WindwardIslands),LouisXV,6-Sols,1731H,LaRochelle,1.33g(Lec1;KM1).Toned, very fine. £100-150

2003 IslesduVent(WindwardIslands),LouisXV,12-Sols,1732H,LaRochelle,2.65g(Lec7;C2).Toned, good very fine and the rarer date. £250-300

Corsica

2004 PasqualePaoli(1762-1768),2-Soldi,1766,Murato,Moorishheadonacartoucheundercrown,rev valueanddateinthreelinesbetweenvolutes,1.54g(CNI24;MIR5/2;G6).Unusually nice for this difficult issue, good very fine with some remaining silvering, very rare. £600-800

2005 PasqualePaoli,4-Soldi,1767,Murato,Moorishheadonacartoucheundercrown,rev valueanddateinthreelineswithinwreath,1.68g(CNI26;MIR4/6;G7).Almost extremely fine for issue. £300-400

Germany

German States

2006 Württemberg, Friedrich II as Duke (1803-1805), 3-Kreuzer, 1803, monogram with value below, rev crownedshieldofarmsdividingdate,1.35g(AKS24;KM479).Usual striking imperfections, extremely fine and rare. £250-300

2007 Württemberg,WilhelmI(1816-1864),Doppel-Thaler,1846,onthemarriageoftheCrownPrinceKarlwiththeGrandDuchessofRussiaOlga,bareheadof thekingleft,rev conjoinedheadsofKarlandOlgatoright,37.07g(Th438;Dav958;AKS122;KM596).Choice extremely fine with a beautiful rich dark tone. £400-500

2008 Hamburg, Free City, 32-Schilling, 1808 HSK, ornate shield of arms, rev value and date in five lines,18.30g(AKS12;KM238).Almost extremely fine. £150-200

200920102009 Stolberg,ChristophFriedrichandIostChristian(1704-1738),6-Mariengroschen,1726IIG,deerwalking

left,columnbehind,rev valueinfourlinesandmintmarksdividingdate,3.26g(KM132).Nicely toned, extremely fine, a superb coin. £150-180

2010 Pfalz,KarlPhilipp(1710-1742),Gold¼-Karolin,1736/1,headoftheElectorright,datebelow,rev roundcoatofarmsat thecentreofacross formedbycrownedmonograms,2.50g (F2031).Lustrous, nearly extremely fine. £350-400

2011 Pfalz-Sulzbach,CarlTheodor(1742-1799)10-Kreuzer,1767AS,headoftheprinceright,rev crownedshieldofarms,valueinexergue(KM129).Some haymarking, good extremely fine. £120-150

2012 Saxony,Kingdom,Johann(1854-1873),Ausbeute-Thaler,1860B,headofthekingleft,rev crownedshieldofarmswithsupporters,18.51g(AKS134;Dav892;J115;KM1199).Extremely fine with a dark and rich tone. £120-150

2013 Nürnberg,FreeCity,Reichs-Thaler,1637,titleofFerdinandIII,childholdingfloralspraysatcentreofthreeshieldofarms,rev crownedimperialeaglewithashieldofarmsonitsbreast,29.05g(Dav5655;KM138).Very fine and rare. £150-200

2014 Holstein-Gottorp, Christian Albrecht (1659-1694), Gulden, 1683 CR (Dav 574; KM 79); JohannWilhelm(1679-1716),Jülich-Berg,Gulden,1691(Dav588;KM96).First toned, almost very fine, the second with striking imperfections and a flan crack in the right field, otherwise about very fine and very rare. (2) £200-300

2015 Breisach,City,besiegedbytheSwedes,Klippezu48-Kreuzer,shieldsofAustria,AlsaceandBreisachunderdateanddividingvalue,rev fivelinesinscription(Berstett85;B-Mpl.4,6var).Some traces of repair at the top, otherwise toned, good very fine. £200-300

Hungary

20162017

2016 LadislausV(1453-1457),Goldgulden,undated,Kremnitz,3.49g(F16).Good very fine. £400-500

2017 HabsburgRulers,MariaTheresia(1740-1780),Gold1/16-Ducat,1778HS,Karlsburg,0.21g(Eyp390;R213;F549).Nearly extremely fine, a little light creasing. £400-500

Indonesia

2018 Java,GoldRupee,1796,24mm,15.44g(Scholten442,RRRR;Bucknillp.31).Pale gold, good very fine and extremely rare. £4000-5000

AlthoughverysimilartotheBucknillspecimen,whichisthecointhatScholtenlists,thereareminordifferences,soprobablynot,infact,theBucknillspecimen.

2019 Java,SilverRupee,1803,24.4mm,13.15g(Scholten530).Extremely fine. £150-200

Italy

2020 PapalStates,PaulII(1464-1471),GoldDucatoPapale,undated,Rome,shieldofarmssurmountedbypapal insignia inaquatrefoil,rev StPeterandStPaulstandingfacing,3.47g(M16;Berm401;F19).Slightly granular surface on the reverse due to rusty die, almost extremely fine. £1500-2000

2021 Papal States, Innocent VIII (1484-1492), Gold Fiorino di Camera, undated, Rome, shield of armssurmountedbypapalinsigniainaquatrefoil,rev StPeteronaboatfishing,3.39g(M4;Berm497;F26).Good very fine or better, retaining some mint lustre. £1200-1500

2022 PapalStates, Jules II (1503-1513),GoldFiorinodiCamera,undated,Rome,armsof thedellaRoverefamilysurmountedbypapalinsigniawithinaquatrefoil,rev StPeteronaboatfishing,3.35g(M9var;Berm561var;F42).Slightly irregular edge, good very fine and rare. £1000-1200

2023 PapalStates,ClementVII(1523-1534),GoldDoppioCarlino,undated,Rome,diesengravedbyBenvenutoCellini,beardedbustofthePopeleft,rev theChristraisingStPeterfromthewater,5.22g(M43;Berm841).Some traces of double striking, toned, very fine, a very rare coin struck from artistic dies. £1200-1500

2024 Papal States, Paul III (1534-1549), Gold Scudo d’oro, undated, Rome, dies engraved by BenvenutoCellini,shieldofarmssurmountedbypapalinsignia,rev StPaulstandingfacing,holdingabookandrestingonasword,3.38g(M20;CNI72;Berm904;F65).A very attractive coin of lovely style, good very fine and rare. £1500-1800

2025 PapalStates,PaulIII,GoldScudod’oro,undated,shieldofarmssurmountedbycrossedkeysandtiara,rev StPaulstandingfacing,holdingsword,3.36g(M23;Berm905;F65).Struck on a nice round flan, very fine and scarce. £550-650

2026 PapalStates,JulesIII(1550-1555),GoldScudod’oro,undated(year2),Rome,shieldofarmssurmountedbypapalinsignia,rev nimbatebustoftheChristleft(M4;Berm984;F69).A delightful coin of fine style, nearly extremely fine and rare. £3500-4000

2027 PapalStates,PiusV(1566-1572),Testone,undated,Ancona,shieldofarmssurmountedbypapalinsignia,rev StPeterseatedfacing(M34;Berm1105).Toned, nearly extremely fine and very pleasing. £400-500

20282029

2028 Venice,FrancescoFoscari(1423-1457),GoldDucat,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.49g(Paol1;F1232).Well struck, almost extremely fine. £200-250

2029 Venice,ChristoforoMoro(1462-1471),GoldDucat,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.43g(Paol1;Gig20;F1234).Weakly struck in parts, otherwise good very fine and rare. £450-500

20302031

2030 Venice,GiovanniMocenigo(1478-1485),GoldDucat,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.53g(Paol1;F1239).Softly struck, very fine and very rare. £600-800

2031 Venice,AgostinoBarbarigo(1486-1501),GoldDucat,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.44g(Paol1;F1241).About very fine and rare. £400-450

20322033

2032 Venice,AndreaGritti (1523-1538),GoldScudod’oro,undated,floriatedcross,rev lionofStMarkonshield,3.25g(Paol3;F1448).Good very fine with lustre. £400-500

2033 Venice,FrancescoDonà(1545-1553),GoldZecchino,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.50g(Paol1;F1250).A faint hairline on obverse, very fine. £200-250

20342035

2034 Venice,MarcantonioTrevisan(1553-1554),GoldZecchino,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.51g(Paol1;F1251).Weak in parts, otherwise very fine and very rare. £600-800

2035 Venice,LorenzoPriuli(1556-1559),GoldZecchino,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.44g(Paol1;F1255).Very fine and rare. £350-400

2036 Venice,PietroLoredan(1567-1570),GoldZecchino,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.48g(Paol1;F1259).A superb coin, extremely fine with much brilliance and rare. £600-800

2037203820392037 Venice,LeonardoDonà(1606-1612),GoldZecchino,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabanner

tothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.46g(Paol1;Gig43).Very fine and rare. £300-400

2038 Venice,CarloRuzzini(1732-1735),GoldZecchino,undated,StMarkstandingfacinggivingabannertothedogekneelinginfrontofhim,rev theChristsurroundedbystarsinanellipse,3.46g(Paol2;Gig66;F1384).Weakly struck on high points but on a decent flan, good very fine and rare. £450-500

2039 Sicily,Palermo,GoldRuba’i/Tarid’oro,withthenameofCaliphal-Mustansir(1036-1094),cuficlegendeachsidein‘clockface’layout,0.49g(Spahrpl.XVII,41;Fr875a).Ragged flan, very fine. £70-90

2040 Sicily,Messina,FedericoII(1197-1250),Augustalis,undated,laureateanddrapedbustright,rev eagleleftwithheadtoright,5.19g(Spahr98ff;MIR59;F134).Some traces of mounting and light surface marks, very fine and very rare. £5000-6000

2041 Sicily,CharlesV(1516-1554-1556),Tarì,1552,Messina,crownedbustoftheemperorright,rev crownedeaglestandingfacing,headtoleft,2.76g(Sp353).Two small edge splits and a few faint scratches but with a strong portrait, about very fine for issue. £120-150

2042 Sicily,CharlesIIofSpain(1665-1700),Trionfod’oro,1697,Palermo,crownedeaglestandingfacing,headtoleft,withashieldofarmsonitsbreast,rev youthfulportraitofthekingrightinanornatecartouchesurmountedbyacrowninwhicharepalmbranches,datebelow,3.45g(Sp61;MIR489;F881).Some traces of creasing, a very fine specimen of this sought after type, very rare. £3000-3500

2043 Naples,CharlesVofSpain(1516-1554-1556),Carlino,undated,crownedyouthfulbustofthekingleft,wearing the imperial mantle, letter G behind, rev quartered arms, double-headed eagle at top withthearmsofAustriaonitsbreast,3.05g(P/R26;CNI549var).A most attractive coin with a beautiful and powerful Renaissance portrait, good very fine and very rare. £1500-2000

20442046

2044 Naples,CharlesVofSpain(1516-1554-1556),Carlino,undated,crownedandbeardedbustofthekingright,letterRbehind,rev theGoldenFleecesuspendedtotwocrossedbranches(P/R36b;CNIAv636/Rev628).Pleasing good very fine, lovely old cabinet tone and a strong portrait. £200-250

2045 Lucca,Republic(1369-1799),Zecchino,undated(1544),crownedbustofStVultusfacing,rev StMartinon horseback, tearing his coat to share it with a beggar (Bell 65; CNI XI, 164; F 487).Some light flan imperfections but sharply struck, nearly extremely fine and rare. £2200-2600

2046 Milan,GaleazzoMariaSforza (1466-1476),Testone (Lirada20Soldi),undated,cuirassedbustof thedukeright,rev shieldofarmssurmountedbycrownedhelmetcrestedwithadragondividing“G3”and“M”attop,firebrandsandbucketsinfields,9.51g(Biaggi1548;N/V190;CNI73/73).Toned, very fine with a nice Renaissance portrait. £400-500

2047 Milan, Giovanni Galeazzo Maria Sforza Duke and Bona di Savoia Regent (1476-1481), Testone,undated,headofStAmbrose,BONA7IOGZMDVCEMELIVI,veiledbustofBonadiSavoiaright,rev headofStAmbrose,SOLAFACTASOLVMDEVMSEQVOR,Phoenixwithspreadwingsstandingonfire,9.52g(Cr2;N/V208). Some faint old scratches beneath toning on the obverse and two tiny edge splits, very fine and very rare. £5000-6000

Averyimportantcoinofbeautifulstyle,featuringtheonlyportraitofawomanintheItalianRenaissancecoinage

2048 Milan, Ludovico Maria Sforza (1494-1500), Testone, undated, cuirassed bust of the duke right, rev crownedquarteredshieldofarms,firebrandsandbucketsinfields,9.53g(Cr2;RM5;N/V222).Softly struck on high points, otherwise toned, good very fine with a lovely portrait, rare. £650-750

2049 Milan,PhilipIIofSpain(1556-1598),Ducatone,1582,cuirassedbustofthekingwearingtheorderoftheGoldenFleecedividingdate,rev crownedquarteredshieldofarms,31.55g(Cr12-b;N/V313-b;CNI66-79).An edge split and a few flan imperfections, otherwise a pleasing coin with a clear portrait, toned, good very fine. £350-400

2050 Milan,PhilipIVofSpain(1621-1665),Ducatone,1630(dateunclear),radiateandcuirassedbustright,datebelow,rev crownedquarteredshieldofarms,31.67g(Cr10-13;N/V381b;CNI67-76;Dav4001).Edge a little ragged but with a strong and expressive portrait, toned, good very fine and very rare. £300-400

20512052

2051 Milan,MariaTheresaofAustria(1778-1780),MezzoScudo,1779,Milan,veiledbustoftheQueenright,rev crownedquarteredshieldofarmswitharmsofAustriaatcentre,11.55g(Cr39d;Mont16).Some very faint adjustment marks on the reverse, otherwise toned, good very fine and very rare. £600-800

2052 FlorenceandGrandDuchyofTuscany,Republic(1189-1533),Fiorinod’oro,undated(secondsemester1339), lily, rev St John theBaptist standing facingholdingcross, 3.51g (Bernocchi1471;F275).Very fine. £600-800

2053 FlorenceandGrandDuchyofTuscany,FerdinandoIIdeMedici(1621-1670),Testone,1636,drapedandcuirassedbustofthedukeright,rev StJohntheBaptistseatedfacing,dateinexergue,9.08g(R-M9;CNI86var).Struck on a large flan, almost extremely fine and rare. £1000-1200

20542055

2054 FlorenceandGrandDuchyofTuscany,FerdinandoIIdeMedici(1621-1670),Giulio,1642,ovalshieldofarmsunderacrown,rev theAnnunciation,dateinexergue(CNI-).With a beautiful iridescent tone, very fine and very rare. £200-300

2055 FlorenceandGrandDuchyofTuscany,FrancescoIIdiLorena(1737-1765),DoppioPaolo,1738,Firenze,laureate head of the Grand Duke right, rev crowned shield of arms, 5.38g (CNI 9/10). A small edge imperfection at 9 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine with a beautiful dark and rich patina. £500-700

2056 Modena,ErcoleIIId’Este(1780-1796),Scudo,1783,bustof thedukeleft,rev crownedshieldofarmssupportedbyaneagleandsurroundedbyOrderchains,9.05g(CNI15/17;MIR860).A few light surface marks, very fine and very rare. £150-200

2057 HouseofSavoy,CarloEmmanueleIII(secondperiod,1755-1773),ScudoNuovoda6-Lire,1765,Torino,drapedandcuirassedbustofthekingleft,datebelow,rev crownedshieldofarmssurroundedbyOrderchain,34.95g(M171;MIR946h).Nicely toned, a pleasing very fine and rare. £500-600

20582059

2058 Messerano, Pier Luca Fieschi (1528-1548), Testone, undated, draped bust right, rev the martyr StTheonestusenthroned,8.31g(CNIXXIX,2;MIR709).Some light pitting but with a very nice Renaissance portrait, very fine with an old cabinet tone and rare. £400-500

Jamaica

2059 Penny,1887(KM17).A couple of minor imperfections but generally fresh about uncirculated. £200-250

mintageofonly24,000

Low Countries

20602061

2060 City of Ghent in rebellion against Maximilian (1488-1492), Goldgulden, undated, St John standingfacingbehindashield,rev G-A-N-Daroundshieldofarmsoverfloriatedcross(Delm501;F239).Two small flan cracks possibly from a mount, otherwise almost very fine and rare. £400-500

Poland

2061 Danzig,StephanBathory(1576-1586),GoldDucat,1586,crownedandcuirassedbustofthekingright,rev armsofDanzigsupportedbytwolions,3.49g(Kop7452;F3).With some creasing and a light scratch at lower part of the obverse, otherwise about very fine. £600-800

20622063

2062 Principality of Galicia and Lodomeria under Austrian domination, Silver 15-Kreuzer, 1776 C-A,veiledbustofMariaTheresa,rev crownedarms,valuebelow(KMC2).Good fine/very fine for issue, scarce. £120-150

2063 GrandDuchyofWarsaw,FriedrichAugustI,KingofSaxonyasGrandDuke(1807-1814),⅓-Talara,1810I-S,bustofFriedrichAugustright,rev crownedovalshieldofarmsbetweenpalmbranchesdividingdateattop,valueinexergue(Kop3695;J206).A faint scratch on the cheek and some light haymarking on the reverse, otherwise a very pleasant coin, toned, good very fine. £200-300

2064 Alexander I (1815-1825), Gold 25-Zlotych Polskich, 1833 KG, Warsaw, 4.89g (Kop 2734; F 110). Light hairlines, some rubbing to obverse field and light abrasions around star on the reverse, extremely fine with much original brilliance, rare. £8000-10,000

Russia

2065 ElizabethI(1741-1761),RussianCoinageforEastPrussia,GoldSolidus,1760,Königsberg,crownroyal,lasttwodigitsindateverysmall,0.58g(Olding460;Bit800,R2;Diakov700;Sev1818;Uzd4887).Light grey tone, about extremely fine. £80-120

2066 NicholasI(1825-1855),AlexanderICommemorativeRouble,1834,byHGube,bustofAlexanderIright,rev AlexandrinecolumninStPetersburg(Bit837;Sev3061;Uzd4190). Many small hairlines and contact marks on prooflike surfaces, otherwise about uncirculated. £800-1200

2067 AlexanderIII(1881-1894),Gold5-Roubles,1894АГ(Fr168;Bit40;Sev546;Uzd0312,S).In NGC holder graded MS62, a scarce date. £1500-2000

lowmintageofonly598,007pieces

2068 NicholasII(1894-1917),Gold15-Roubles,1897АГ�АГ�АГАГ,longlegendvariety,12.90g(Fr177;Bit1,R;Sev559;Uzd0321,S).In PCGS holder graded AU58. £350-450

St Helena

2069 ProofHalfpenny,1821,asissuedbytheBritishEastIndiaCo(FT3A;KM4a).A number of spots on either side, otherwise an uncirculated proof and very rare. £400-500

Sweden

2070 Gustav IIAdolf (1611-1632), Öre, 1628, Säter, crowned shield of arms, rev crossed arrows under a crowndividingvalue,23.69g(SM133,type11a).Some minor roughness, good very fine and choice for issue. £120-150

2071 GustavIIAdolf,Öre,1628,Säter,crownedshieldofarms,rev crossedarrowsunderacrowndividingvalue,29.31g(SM137).Very nice brown patina, choice good very fine. £120-150

2072 KarlXI(1660-1697),2-Mark,1670,laureateyouthfulbustofthekingleft,rev threecrownslaidtwothenonedividingdateandvalueintwolines,10.16g(SM-,seetype122for1671only).Some small metal flaws and somewhat bright, otherwise good very fine and very rare. £200-300

2073 KarlXI,2-Mark,1682,Stockholm,drapedandcuirassedbustofthekingright,rev threecrownslaidtwothenonedividingdateandvalueintwolines,10.05g(SM138var;KM282.1).Edge indentation at top, toned, very fine. £150-200

2074 KarlXI,ÖreSilvermynt,1684/3,Avesta,crownedarmsdividingdate,rev crossedarrowsunderacrowndividingvalue,33.03g(SM353;KM264b).Unusually nice for issue, good very fine. £150-200

2075 KarlXI,ÖreSilvermynt,1685,Avesta,crownedarmsdividingdate,rev crossedarrowsunderacrowndividingvalue,35.48g(SM354;KM264b).Tiny spot of verdigris by date, choice for issue, almost extremely fine with a lovely brown patina. £120-150

Switzerland

2076 Basel,Bishopric,JohannKonradIIvonReinach-Hirzbach(1705-1737),¼-Thaler,1717,bustofthebishopright,rev armsofBaselinacartouche,6.72g(HMZ2-142). About very fine and rare. £150-200

2077 Basel, City, Thaler, undated, view of the city from North, rev winged dragon holding arms of Baselsurroundedbycoatsofarms,27.86g(Divo101;Divo/Tobler742;Dav1743).Two small letters “O” and “A” written in ink in the obverse field, otherwise about very fine. £120-150

2078 Basel,City,½-Thaler,1765H,wingeddragonto leftholdingthearmsofBasel,rev value in two lineswithinwreath,dateinexergue,11.80g(D/T760c;HMZ103;KM168).Very fine. £120-150

2079 Basel,City,cityview¼-Thaler,1740(D/T767;HMZ105);another,undated,cityviewfromtheNorth(D/T765).Both very fine. (2) £100-150

2080 Bern,City,Dicken,undated,beartoleftunderadoubleheadedeagle,rev seven-linelegend,9.61g(HMZ2-172a).Very fine for issue and rare. £300-400

2081 Thurgau,Canton,BillonBatzen,1809(HMZ2-934);½-Batzen,1808(HMZ2-935).Both very fine. (2) £50-80

2082 Geneva,City,Silver12-Sols(Gulden),1602,armsofGenevaunderadoubleheadedeagle,rev valueinthreelines(HMZ2-318a);6-Sols,sametypeanddate(HMZ2-321).First with a slightly irregular edge, both toned and very fine. (2) £150-200

2083 Geneva,City,12-Florinsand9-Sols(Thaler),1796,roundshieldofGenevawithinwreath,rev IHSinacircleatthecentreofasuninsplendour(Divo164;HMZ2-339i;Dav1770).Some flan imperfections on the reverse, otherwise toned, good very fine. £150-200

2084 Schaffhausen,BillonBatzen,1658,horserearingtoleft,rev valueonbreastofdoubleheadedeagle,2.50g(HMZ2-768).Almost very fine and rare. £100-150

2085 Zug,SilverDicken,1612,bustofStOswaldright,rev doubleheadedeagleunderacross,8.92g(HMZ2-1092;KM20).A pleasing good very fine or better. £150-200

2086 Zürich,Canton,8-Batzen,1810,shieldofarmsinawreath,rev valueanddateinthreelineswithinwreath,7.39g(D/T21a;HMZ2-1175).Lightly toned, proof-like good extremely fine and very attractive. £100-150

2087 Neuchâtel (Neuenburg), Marie de Nemours (1694-1707), 20-Kreuzer, 1695 (HMZ 2-694b; KM 28);FriedrichI(1707-1713),20-Kreuzer,1713(HMZ2-700a).First very fine for issue, the second fine and scarce. (2) £150-180

20882089

2088 Neuchâtel(Neuenburg),FriedrichWilhelmII(1786-1797),21-Batzen(½-Thaler),1796,crownedshieldofarmsdividingvalueinexergue,rev suninsplendouratthecentreofafloriatedcross,15.29g(HMZ2-706;D/T994;KM53).Some light adjustment marks on the obverse and softly struck in parts, otherwise nearly extremely fine with a lovely patina. £200-300

2089 Neuchâtel(Neuenburg),FriedrichWilhelmIII(1797-1805and1814-1840),21-Batzen(½-Thaler),1799,bustofthePrussiankingleft,datebelow,rev crownedshieldofarmswithtwosupporters,14.75g(HMZ2-715).Nearly very fine, a popular type-coin. £120-150

2090 Vaud,Canton,10-Batzen,1823(HMZ2-1000d;D/T226c);Franc,1845(HMZ2-1001).Second extremely fine, the first nearly so. (2) £120-150

Syria

2091 UnderFrenchMandate,PatternNickel-brass½-Piastre,1935,plainedge(Lec5;KME8).Tiny dark spot by obverse rim, otherwise FDC. £350-400

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