Ancient Greek Ancient Near East Ancient African Ancient Roman - Byzantine Ancient Central Asian Islamic Dynasties Coinage of China Coinage of India Coinage of Asia Coinage of Africa Coinage of Europe Coinage of the Americas Australia and Pacific Return to previous page Auction #1, December 1st 2007, Section: Coinage of India, Lots 440-564 Lot No. Photo Description Realized Lot 440 ERAN: Anonymous, ca. 150-75 BC, square AE 2 karshapanas, Mitch-4616/17, various punchmarks, uniface, Very Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $90 Lot 441 SATAVAHANAS: Vasisthiputra Sri Pulomavi, ca. 131-159, AR drachm (2.05g), Mitch-IIC/1346, bust right / various symbols, crude Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR, . The Satavahanas were a dynasty which ruled over Southern and Central India from around 230 BC onward. The Satavahanas are credited for establishing peace in the country and resisting the onslaught of foreigners after the decline of Mauryan empire.. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos $275 Lot 442 KSHATRAPAS of GUJARAT: Chashtana, ca. AD 78, AR drachma (1.92g), BMC-pl.10, 259, bust of king, rev sun and moon (or crescent and star) surrounded by legend rajno ghsamotikaputrasa chashtanasa, crude Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $400 Lot 443 SOUTHERN KOSALA: Prasannamatra, ca. 525-550, AV GOLD bracteate unit (1.25g), Mitch-page599 note, Tribal Issue, Sarabhapuriyas of Mahakosala (Chhattisgarh); garuda bird flanked by conch shells, Brahmi legend and stupa in exergue / incuse of the obverse, Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $750 - 900. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 444 INDO-GREEK: Diodotos I, ca. 255-235 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.18g), Bop-6E, in the ruler's name DIODOTOU, diademed head r. / Zeus standing, brandishing thunderbolt, viewed from behind, crescent monogram, eagle in lower left corner, some light porosity on reverse, Very Fine, RR, . Diodotus, the Seleucid satrap of Bactria, rebelled against Seleucid king Antiochus II (about 255 BC) and became the founder of the Graeco-Bactrian kingdom. His power seems to have extended over the neighbouring provinces. Diodotus was a contemporary, a neighbour, and probably an ally of Andragoras, the satrap of Parthia, who at about the same time also proclaimed independence from the Seleucid Empire.. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos $850 Lot 445 INDO-GREEK: Diodotos II, ca. 240 BC, AE ½ unit (1.76g), Bop-14, king's bust right, wearing petasos / Athena standing, holding lance, decent strike for this rare type, crude Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $200 - 275. View details and enlarged photos $180 Lot 446 INDO-GREEK: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.35g), Bopearachchi-Série 9A.2, diademed head right / nude Herakles resting on lion's skin draped over rock, holding club on rock by knee; monogram at lower right, older portrait with stern appearance, very attractive strike and patina, good Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 447 INDO-GREEK: Euthydemos I, ca. 230-200 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.38g), Bopearachchi-Série 5B, Attic standard, struck circa 225-215, diademed head right / nude Herakles sitting on rock, resting club on pile of rocks before him; monogram at lower right, very light amount of hornsilver, Fine to Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 375. View details and enlarged photos $360 Lot 448 INDO-GREEK: Antimachos I, ca. 185-170 BC, AR obol (0.66g), Bop-4B, king's bust right, wearing kausia / Poseidon standing, holding trident, lovely example, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 449 INDO-GREEK: Agathocles, ca. 190-180 BC, CN di-chalkon (7.38g), Bop-5A, Bop-5A, kind's head right / panther right, one foot raised, nice example with minimal porosity, Very Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 275. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 450 INDO-GREEK: Eucratides I, ca. 170-145 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.09g), Bopearachchi-Série 6E, helmeted, draped and diademed bust right / the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right; monogram below right, somewhat uneven strike on large flan, crude style, attractive portrait, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos $540 Lot 451 INDO-GREEK: Eucratides I, ca. 170-145 BC, AR tetradrachm (16.31g), Bopearachchi-Série 6E, helmeted, draped and diademed bust right / the Dioskouroi on rearing horses right; monogram below right, small pitted area near control mark, darkly toned, small compact flan, fine style, superb portrait, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos $350 Lot 452 INDO-GREEK: Eucratides I, ca. 170-145 BC, AR tetradrachm (15.91g), Bopearachchi-Série 1F, diademed and draped bust right / the Dioskouroi on horseback right, holding palms and lances; D to left, monogram to lower right, improperly cleaned leaving many fine scratches over fields, Fine, R, . Eucratides I was one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings. He uprooted the Euthydemid dynasty of Greco-Bactrian kings and replaced it with his own lineage. He fought against other Helllenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was finally defeated and pushed back to Bactria. Eucratides had a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance.. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $280 Lot 453 INDO-GREEK: Menander, 160-145 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.78g), Bopearachchi-Série 12, diademed and draped bust right / Athena standing legft, holding shield and thunderbolt, Karosthi legend around, a pleasing example of this type, good Very Fine. Menander is the first historical Westerner documented to have converted to Buddhism. He is one of the few Bactrian kings mentioned by Greek authors, among them Apollodorus of Artemita, quoted by Strabo, who claims that the Greeks from Bactria were even greater conquerors than Alexander the Great, and that Menander was one of the two Bactrian kings, with Demetrius, who extended their power farthest into India:. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $470 Lot 454 INDO-GREEK: Heliocles I, ca. 145-130 BC, AR tetradrachm (13.31g), Bop-3A, bust of king right, wearing helmet, diadem beneath / Zeus enthroned, holding Nike who hands him a diadem, minor spots of corrosing, nice portrait, About Very Fine, RR. Estimated Value $550 - 750. View details and enlarged photos $660 Lot 455 INDO-PARTHIAN: Pisayu, ca. AD 60-78, AR drachm (3.42g), Mitch-2677, governor of Saurashtra, diademed bust of king right / Brahmi legend around swastika, crude Very Fine, RR, . For most of its history, the capital of the Indo-Parthian kingdom was at Taxila (in present-day Pakistan), but during the last few years of its existence the capital was at Kabul.. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos $180 Lot 456 INDO-SCYTHIAN: Maues, ca. 90-60 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.75g), Taxila, Senior-1.1, M-729, Zeus standing left wearing himation, carrying three-pronged sceptre with arm extended left, Greek legend "Maues, Great King of Kings" around / Nike standing right, palm with streamers over shoulder, right arm extended holding wreath, monogram below right, Kharosthi legend around: Rajadirajasa Mahatasa Moasa, well centred and struck, lovely Extremely Fine, S. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 457 INDO-SCYTHIAN: Vonones, with Spalahores, ca. 75-60 BC, AR tetradrachm (9.81g), Senior-65.3, M-681, king on horseback riding right, wearing cataphractus and carrying a whip and lowered spear, Greek legend "Vonoes Great King of Kings" around / Zeus standing facing, holding long spear and thunderbolt, monogram under left arm, Kharosthi script naming Spalagadames as son of Spalahores: Spalahoraputrasa Dhramiasa Spalahorasa, this an exceptional example, bold Extremely Fine, S, . Vonones ruled in areas of the North-western Indian subcontinent. His brother, Spalahores, was mentioned on his coins, as well as Spalahores' son Spalagadames. Spalahores succeeded him.. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos $280 Lot 458 KUSHAN: Vasudeva III, 260-300 AD, AV GOLD ¼ stater (1.94g), Mitch-3358, Göbl-573, king standing facing, head left, wearing crown with nimbus, holding garlanded standard and sacrificing at altar, trident above, Brahmi letter Pri in right field / goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, holding cornucopia, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos $460 Lot 459 KUSHAN: Vasudeva III, 260-300 AD, AV GOLD stater (7.78g), Mitch-3546, Göbl-574, Brahmi legend Vasu in right field, king standing left, sacrificing to an altar left, holding standard and trident, Brahmi letters in left field, between feet and under right arm / goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, holding cornucopiae, tamgha to left, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $425 - 500. View details and enlarged photos $390 Lot 460 KUSHAN: Vasu Deva I, 195-230, AV GOLD stater (7.8g), Fr-23, Very Fine. Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details and enlarged photos $400 Lot 461 KUSHAN: Huvishka, 150-190, AV GOLD dinar, Fr-19, scarce with king facing right, Fine. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos $900 Lot 462 KUSHAN: Kanishka I, 127-152 AD, AV GOLD stater (7.91g), G-58, Kanishka standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard, flame at right shoulder / goddess Mao (the Moon) diademed, lunar "horns" at shoulders, standing facing, head left, right hand extended in benedictional gesture and holding sceptre, tamgha to left, gorgeous Very Fine. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos $2,105 Lot 463 KUSHAN: Huvishka, 126-164 AD, AV GOLD stater (8.06g), Mitch-3196/7fl, Göbl-285, nimbate and crowned bust of the king left, flames rising from right shoulder, holding sceptre and spear /goddess Ardoksho standing left, holding cornucopia, tamgha to left, choice Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $900 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos $850 Lot 464 KIDARITE: Kidara, ca. 350-385, AR drachm (3.94g), NM, ND, G-11, facing bust slightly to the right / fire-altar & 2 attendants, bold obverse & reverse, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R, . The Kidarites came from the proto-Mongolic Uar. If the Uar were not already present in Turfan (Turpan, Tulufan) it is thought that many of the Uar around Pingyang (in modern Linfen, Shanxi) fled west along the Silk Road causing the Xionites to encroach upon Khorasan and the frontiers of the Kushan state around 320 AD.. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 465 GUPTA: Puragupta, ca. 480-485, AV GOLD stater (9.30g), Mitch----, BMC Gupta, Plate XXI-26, archer type, king standing, holding bow, Garuda standard to left / Lakshmi seated on lotus, bold strike, Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos $1,000 Lot 466 GUPTA: Skandagupta, ca. 455-480, AV GOLD stater (9.22g), Mitch-4865, archer type, king standing, holding bow, Garuda standard to left / Lakshmi seated on lotus, excellent strike, bold Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos $600 Lot 467 GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, ca. 414-455, AV GOLD stater (7.93g), Mitch-4841/42, horseman type, king on horseback, riding left / Lakshmi seated on wicker stool, feeding grapes to a peacock, bold strike, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos $850 Lot 468 GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, ca. 414-455, AV GOLD stater (8.02g), Mitch-4839, horseman type, king on horseback, riding right / Lakshmi seated on wicker stool, feeding grapes to a peacock, lovely strike, choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos $750 Lot 469 GUPTA: Kumaragupta I, ca. 414-455, AV GOLD stater (8.18g), Mitch-4830/33, archer type, king standing, holding bow, Garuda standard to left / Lakshmi seated on lotus, full strike, choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos $450 Lot 470 GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 380-414, AV GOLD stater (7.78g), Mitch-4796/807, archer type, king standing, holding bow, Garuda standard to left / Lakshmi seated on lotus, full bold strike on both sides, Extremely Fine. Chandragupta II (often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya) was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire. The Gupta empire achieved its zenith during his reign. The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. Chandragupta was the son of the previous ruler, Samudragupta. He attained success by pursuing both a favorable marital alliance and an aggressive expansionist policy. In this his father and grandfather set the precedent.. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photos $700 Lot 471 GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 380-414, AV GOLD stater (7.81g), Mitch-4819/20-var, Chattra type, king standing, throwing incense to altar, dwarf to his right / Lakshmi, nimbate, standing on lotus, Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 472 GUPTA: Samudragupta, ca. 380-415, AV GOLD stater (7.45g), Mitch-4793/95, king standing, offering at altar, inscribed kacha right of king / Lakshmi standing on lotus, struck on broad flan with almost all of obverse marginal inscriptions visible, good Very Fine, S. Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 473 GUPTA: Samudragupta, ca. 380-415, AV GOLD stater (7.37g), Mitch-4792, Chandragupta I and his wife Queen Kumaradevi, parents of Samudragupta, standing together / Lakshmi seated on lion facing right, Very Fine, S, . Samudragupta was the successor to Chandragupta I,and is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history, thus he is also known as the 'Napoleon of India'. His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests (Samudra referring to the `oceans'). Samudragupta is believed to have been his father's chosen successor even though he had several older brothers. Therefore, some believe that after the death of Chandragupta I, there was a struggle for succession in which Samudragupta prevailed.. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 474 GUPTA (of Gauda): Sasanka Deva, ca. 600-630, AV GOLD debased stater (9.05g), Mitch-4926/27, king reclining left on bull / Abhiseka of Lakshmi, good strike, nice Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 475 GUPTA: Narasimha Baladitya, ca. 485-530, AV GOLD stater (9.54g), Mitch-4916/20, archer type, king standing, holding bow, Garuda standard to left / Lakshmi seated on lotus, lovely bold strike. Estimated Value $850 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos $580 Lot 476 SAMATATA: Anonymous, ca. 550-650 AD, AV GOLD dinar (4.59g), Mitch-4923cf, BMC-Gupta pl. XXIV, 18, king with bow and arrow left, Garuda is bold / 'Sri-Sri', goddess standing right, well struck example, early style, Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 477 SAMATATA: "Rajabhata", ca. 700, AV GOLD 50 rati (5.44g), Mitch-72, archer / goddess, caricature of original design (ex-Gupta), Extremely Fine, S. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 478 SAMATATA: Sridharana Rata, late 7th C., AV GOLD 50 rati (5.63g), Mitch-65, archer / goddess, strongly stylized as normal for this series, bold strike, Extremely Fine. The Kingdom of Samatata a Hindu kingdom located at the mouth of the Brahmaputra near Chittagong and was a dependency of the Gupta Empire. A Chinese monk, Xuanzang visited the kingdom in the seventh century which he referred to as San-mo-tat'a. The kingdom played an important role in the region from the fourth to the twelfth centuries.. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 479 KARAS of SAMATATA: Ramakara, ca. 7th C, AR unit (7.63g), Mitch----, humped bull left / yupa in temple, sun & moon above, almost full inscription, good strike, completely showing the bull and temple, Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 480 KARAS of SAMATATA: Attakara, ca. 7th C, AR unit (7.97g), Mitch----, humped bull left, partly off flan / yupa in temple, sun & moon above, nearly full inscription, decent strike, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Many hammer strokes around the margin, as on Mitchiner-64 of Ratnakara.. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 481 KARAS of SAMATATA: Lalitakara, ca. 7th C, AR unit (7.96g), Mitch----, humped bull left / yupa in temple, sun & moon above, full inscription, choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 482 KARAS of SAMATATA: Dhammakara, ca. 7th C, AR unit (7.88g), Mitch----, humped bull left / yupa in temple, sun & moon above, nearly full inscription, decent strike, bold Very Fine, RR, . Many hammer strokes around the margin, as on Mitchiner-64 of Ratnakara.. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 483 KARAS of SAMATATA: Pradyumnakara, ca. 7th C, AR unit (7.18g), Mitch----, humped bull left / yupa in temple, sun & moon above, full inscription, very nice strike for this series, flan crack in margin, choice Very Fine, RR. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 484 KARAS of SAMATATA: Bhadrakara, ca. 7th C, AR unit (7.47g), Mitch-65, humped bull left / yupa in temple, sun & moon above, full inscription, good Very Fine, RR, . Ruler's name only partially read by Mitchiner.. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 485 BENGAL: Iltutmish, 1210-1235, AR tanka (10.90g), NM, AH61(5), G-B17, horseman left, holding mace, commemorating the Delhi conquest of Bengal, good Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 486 BENGAL: Iltutmish, 2nd reign, 1225-1227, AR tanka (10.74g), without mint, AH(62)4, G-B42, with caliph al-Zahir (AH 622-623), issued by governor Nasir al-Din Mahmud in Bengal, Very Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 487 BENGAL: Jalalat al-Din Radiyya, 1236-1240, AR tanka (10.72g) (Lakhnauti), DM, G-B57, clear mint & date, three dots in each of the 4 reverse exergues (variety not mentioned by Goron), Choice Very Fine, RR. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos $460 Lot 488 BENGAL: Yuzbak, 1254-1257, AR rupee (10.99g), Laknur (=Lakhnauti), Ramadan AH653, G-B76, inscribed "from the land-tax of Azmardan and Nudiya" in Arabic as part of reverse margin, wonderful strike, Choice Extremely Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 489 BENGAL: Da'ud Shah Kararani, 1572-76, AR rupee (11.36g), Tanda, ND, G-B983, superb strike, very clear mint name, one t/m on obverse, bold Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $130 Lot 490 BIJAPUR: AR pagoda, NM, ND, G-BJ45cf, inscribed laam on obverse, unpublished type, crude Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $250 - 325. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 491 CHITTAGONG: Adam Humayun, late 16th C, AR tanka (9.91g), without mint or date, G-B1008, Bengali trade issue, said to be struck at Ramu, some light tooling on reverse, Very Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos $250 Lot 492 DELHI: Qutb al-Din Mubarak, 1316-1320, AR square tanka (10.96g), Hazrat Dar al-Khilafa, AH719, G-D261, Choice Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos $180 Lot 493 DELHI: Ghiyath al-din Tughluq, 1320-1325, AV GOLD tanka (10.98g), Delhi, AH721, G-D301, practically full reverse margin, slightly crimped, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, S. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos $440 Lot 494 DELHI: Mubarak Shah, 1421-1434, AR tanka (11.22g), NM, AH833, G-D654, in the name of Muhammad bin Firuz, boldly clear date, Nearly Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 495 DELHI: Muhammad bin Farid, 1434-1445, AV GOLD tanka (11.37g), MM, AH84x, G-D670, one t/m, Extremely Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos $1,200 Lot 496 KASHMIR: Isma‘il I, 1538-1540, AR sansu (6.21g), Kashmir, AH842 (sic), G-K95, Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $160 Lot 497 MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, square AR rupee (11.26g), Tatta, Ilahi 41 Amardad, KM-88.7, superb strike, choice Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $140 Lot 498 MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AR rupee (11.39g), Srinagar, Ilahi 50 Khurdad, KM-93, lovely About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 135. View details and enlarged photos $100 Lot 499 MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV GOLD mohur (10.88g), Agra, AH979, KM-106.1, superb Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Akbar is widely considered the greatest of the Mughal emperors. He was only 13 when he became emperor, due to the death of his father Humayun. During his reign, he eliminated external military threats from Sher Shan, the Sultan of Delhi. At the Second Battle of Panipat defeated the Hindu leader Hemu. In addition to his military gains, the emperor solidified his rule by repealing the jizya tax on non-Muslims and courting the favour of the powerful Rajput caste by marrying Rajput princesses.. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos $850 Lot 500 MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.42g), Agra, AH1027 year 13 Farvardin, KM-145.1, finest style, one t/m, Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos $210 Lot 501 MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR rupee (11.43g), Allahabad, ND, Mihr, KM-149.9, lustrous About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $85 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $125 Lot 502 MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR jahangiri (13.6g), Qandahar, AH1022 Mihr, KM-155.5, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $160 Lot 503 MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AR heavy rupee (14.29g), Amadabad, year 3, KM-158.3, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $140 Lot 504 MUGHAL: Jahangir, 1605-1628, AV GOLD mohur (10.87g), Burhanpur, year 17, Mihr, KM-176.3, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R, . This is the first of this type in gold we have ever encountered.. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos $900 Lot 505 MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AR rupee, Lahore, AH1040 year 4, KM-227.7, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $85 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $170 Lot 506 MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AV GOLD mohur (10.91g), Akbarabad, AH1064 year 28, KM-258.1, lustrous, choice Uncirculated. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos $950 Lot 507 MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AR ½ rupee (5.72g), Haidarabad, AH1100 year 32, KM-294.28, epithet Dar al-Jihad, lovely Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $140 Lot 508 MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV GOLD mohur (10.87g), Multan, AH1077 year 10, KM-315.36, Very Fine. This is the first of this type in gold we have ever encountered.. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos $500 Lot 509 MUGHAL: Shah Alam I, 1707-1712, AR rupee (11.46g), Multan, AH1119 year one, KM-334A.1, long couplet, superb strike, lustrous, virtually Uncirculated, RRR. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details and enlarged photos $900 Lot 510 MUGHAL: Shah Alam I, 1707-1712, AR rupee (11.5g), Kabul, AH1122 year 4, KM-347.22, broad flan, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $130 Lot 511 MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AV GOLD mohur (10.91g), Akbarabad, year 3, KM-438.9, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos $460 Lot 512 MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1720-1748, AV GOLD mohur (10.98g), Kora, AH114x year 11, KM-438.4, scarce mint in gold, Extremely Fine, S, . This is the first of this type in gold we have ever encountered.. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos $600 Lot 513 MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AR rupee (11.42g), Alamgirpur, year 1, KM-459.x, bold strike with fully clear mint name; appears to be unpublished, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $200 - 300. View details and enlarged photos $440 Lot 514 MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AR rupee, Najibabad, AH117x year 3, KM-460.35, Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 515 MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AR rupee (11.31g), Mahindarpur, AH1173 year 6, KM-460.33, large bold strike, choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $90 Lot 516 MUGHAL: Alamgir II, 1754-1759, AR rupee (11.29g) Mahindrapur AH1172 year 5, KM-460.33, nice even strike, bold date & full mint, Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, R. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $160 Lot 517 MUGHAL: Shah Jahan III, 1759-1760, AR ½ rupee (5.76g), Surat, year one, KM-470.3, may have been issued by the East India Company, choice About Uncirculated, RR, . Shah Jahan III was the grandson of Kam Bakhsh. He was placed on the Mughal throne in 1759 but subsequently deposed by Wazir Ghazi-ud-Din 1760. During his short reign Delhi was briefly captured by the Marathas.. Estimated Value $175 - 250. View details and enlarged photos $150 Lot 518 MUGHAL: Shah Alam II, 1759-1806, AR rupee (11.12g), Hathras, AH119x year 26, KM-640, bold strike, Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $85 - 100. View details and enlarged photos $100 Lot 519 ARAKAN: Naradibbati/Salim Shah, 1593-1612, AR trilingual tanka (10.35g), BE955, G-RA2, probably struck at Chittagong, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $300 Lot 520 ASSAM: AR rupee, year 15 (1663), KM-10, Ahomese legends, Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $125 - 175. View details and enlarged photos $190 Lot 521 AWADH: AR 1/16 rupee (0.66g), Muhammadabad Banaras, year 26, KM-99, struck at Lucknow, in the name of Shah Alam II, Very Fine, R. Estimated Value $150 - 250. View details and enlarged photos $120 Lot 522 AWADH: AR ½ rupee (5.53g), Muhammadabad Banaras, AH1229 year 26, KM-102.2, struck at Lucknow, in the name of Shah Alam II, Fine, R. Estimated Value $225 - 300. View details and enlarged photos $200 Lot 523 AWADH: AV GOLD mohur (10.82g), Subah Awadh, AH1229 year 26 sic, KM-390, struck by Brijis Qadr during the Great Revolt of 1857-1858, small regnal date, nice Extremely Fine. The Sepoy Rebellion brought about the end of both the East India Company's rule in India, and the Mughal Empire replacing them with direct rule by the British government (British Raj) of much of the Indian subcontinent for the next 90 years.. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos $620 Lot 524 BAHAWALPUR: AR rupee (8.75g), Khanpur, AH1280, Y-5.3, nazarana style, possibly unique, choice Extremely Fine, RRR. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos $800 Lot 525 BAHAWALPUR: AR rupee (9.98g), Khanpur, AH1258//1258, Y-5.1, superb strike, KM plate specimen, choice Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $85 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $140 Lot 526 BHOPAL: AR 2 rupees (21.74g), NM, AH1286, Y-C14, presentation strike, choice About Uncirculated, R. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos $620 Lot 527 BIKANIR: Ganga Singhji, 1887-1942, AV GOLD mohur (8.5g), 1937, KM-M3, incorrectly identified on the NGC holder as a 1/2 mohur, this is a 1 mohur., NGC graded Fully Lusterous MS-63. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos $1,200 Lot 528 HYDERABAD: AV GOLD ashrafi, AH1311, year 27, Y-33, NGC graded AU-55, RR. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos $1,300 Lot 529 JAIPUR: AV GOLD mohur (10.91g), Sawai Jaipur, year 8, KM-55, struck at Madhopur, in the name of Shah Alam II, Extremely Fine. This is the first of this type in gold we have ever encountered.. Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos $340 Lot 530 JAIPUR: AE nazarana paisa (17.20g), Sawai Jaipur, year 14, KM-62, in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, good Fine, RR. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 531 JAIPUR: AR nazarana rupee (11.42g), Sawai Jaipur, 1895 year 18, KM-120, Y-6a, in the name of Queen Victoria, choice Extremely Fine, RR, ex. Holland Wallace,. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 532 JAIPUR: AV GOLD mohur (10.86g), Sawai Jaipur, 1925 year 4, KM-163, in the name of George V, lustrous, choice About Uncirculated, R, . Jaipur State, which existed from the twelfth century until Indian Independence in 1947, took its name from the city. It had a total area of 15,579 square miles (40,349 km²) in 1900. The maharajas of Jaipur belonged to the Kachwaha clan of Rajputs, claiming descent from Rama, king of Ayodhya.. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $360 Lot 533 JAIPUR: AE nazarana rupee (11.39g), Sawai Jaipur 1941, year 20, KM-196, Uncirculated, R. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos $140 Lot 534 JODHPUR: AV GOLD mohur (11.01g), year 4, KM-160, in the name of George VI, date perhaps intended for VS[200]4, crude Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $290 Lot 535 SIRONJ: AR rupee (11.13g), Sironj, AH1216 year 43, in the name of Shah Alam II, lustrous Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $100 Lot 536 MYSORE: AE paisa, Khurshed Sawad, AM1218, KM-93, Superb Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $180 Lot 537 PATIALA: AV GOLD mohur (10.62g), VS[18]94, Cr-35, issue of Karm Singh, 1813-1845, unpublished date, lovely Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos $680 Lot 538 ROHILKHAND: AR rupee (11.13g), Alinagar, year 21, in the name of Shah Alam II, with a spear as a mint mark in seen of julus on reverse, unpublished, lovely Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photos $460 Lot 539 SIKH EMPIRE: AR rupee (11.13g), Lahore, VS1870, KM-66.1, two tiny t/ms, lovely strike, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $95 Lot 540 BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR ¼ rupee (2.88g) (Murshidabad), year 5, KM-82.1, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $350 Lot 541 BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV GOLD mohur (12.3g), Murshidabad, AH1201 year 19, KM-103, cleaned with resulting hairlines, About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $475 - 525. View details and enlarged photos $420 Lot 542 BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR rupee, Murshidabad, AH1202 year 19, KM-106, struck in Calcutta 1790, slightly wavy flan as made, Extremely Fine, R, ex. William F. Spengler,. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos $380 Lot 543 BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AV GOLD mohur (12.33g), "Murshidabad", "AH1202", struck 1830, KM-114, with crescent added to reverse, About Uncirculated, S. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos $650 Lot 544 BENGAL PRESIDENCY: AR rupee (11.23g), Allahabad, AH1211, year "26", KM-after 588, in name of Shah Alam II, sword & star on obverse, fish & numeral 6 on reverse, unpublished, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 545 BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AE ½ anna (13.95g), 1821, KM-228, Cr-689, local Southern Concan issue, choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $75 - 100. View details and enlarged photos $110 Lot 546 BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AV GOLD 1/15 mohur (0.76g), Surat, year 4(6), KM-237.1, in the name of Shah Alam II, lustrous About Uncirculated. As nice an example as can be found.. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos UNSOLD Lot 547 MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE ½ dudu, ND (1695-1794), KM-284, struck for use in Benkulen (Bengkulu, a port on the south-west coast of Sumatra, aka Fort Marlborough), the three letters "GCE" on the obverse stand for "(The) G(overnor and) C(ompany of Merchants of London trading to the) E(ast Indies)", the official full name of the Company at its creation, superb strike! Very Fine. The British East India Company established a long-running pepper-trading center and garrison at Bengkulu in 1685. The trading post was never financially profitable for the British, despite this, they persisted, maintaining a presence there for 150 years before ceding it to the Dutch in 1824.. Estimated Value $150 - 225. View details and enlarged photos $250 Lot 548 MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AE 10 cash, 1808, KM-320, from the Admiral Gardner, wrecked January 25, 1809, obverse brockage error, lightly cleaned Extremely Fine. The 11-year-old Admiral Gardner was an East Indiaman, one of the proud, tall ships that made the regular and perilous journey between England and India during the 18th and 19th centuries. 145 feet in length, she was captained by William John Eastfield. Part of his cargo consisted of coins to be used by the British East India Company. The majority on these coins were copper 10 cash that were struck at the Soho mint in Birmingham, England. The copper for these coins came from the Rose Copper Co. in Cornwall. As the ship left the safety of the River Thames and proceeded beyond the Straits of Dover, a very sudden storm developed that pushed the ship on to the Goodwin Sands. Some seaman were rescued as the ship bore the thunderous waves but others, unfortunately, lost their lives. In 1985, with modern equipment, the wreck was discovered and some of its treasure like this 10 cash coin were recovered.. Estimated Value $100 - 150. View details and enlarged photos $420 Lot 549 MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AR rupee (11.25g), Machhlipatan, AH1197 year 23, KM-390, in the name of Alamgir II, very rare mint, choice Extremely Fine, RR. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos $900 Lot 550 BRITISH INDIA: AR rupee, 1840, KM-457.12, incuse M on left ribbon, lovely toned Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, RRR, ex. William F. Spengler,. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos $620 Lot 551 BRITISH INDIA: AR rupee, 1849, KM-458.8, W.W. raised on truncation of bust, small spot on obverse, faint hairlines, rare date not issued for circulation! restrike Proof, R. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos $1,700 Lot 552 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur (11.6g), 1841, KM-461.2, continuous legend overhead, lustrous, Choice About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos $2,200 Lot 553 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur (11.66g), 1841, KM-461.2, continuous legend overhead, lustrous, small rim dent noted on reverse, About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos $2,500 Lot 554 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur, 1841, KM-462.1, popular design with Lion / Palm tree, nearly uncirculated, plain 4 in date, NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,850 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos $2,800 Lot 555 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur, 1841, KM-462.1, nice example of this popular coin, Lion / Palm tree, NGC graded nearly uncirculated AU-58. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos $2,300 Lot 556 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur (11.66g), 1862, KM-480, fresh lustrous surfaces, NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,750 - 1,850. View details and enlarged photos $2,100 Lot 557 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur, 1862, KM-480, cleaned with scattered scratches on the obverse, About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos $800 Lot 558 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur (11.66g), 1877, KM-496, one of the nicest quality examples available, NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos $2,500 Lot 559 BRITISH INDIA: Victoria, 1837-1901, AV GOLD mohur, 1879, KM-496, NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,750 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos $2,400 Lot 560 BRITISH INDIA: AR rupee, ND (1912-36), KM-524, obverse brockage error, off center strike, rotated dies, Extremely Fine, ex. William F. Spengler,. Estimated Value $85 - 125. View details and enlarged photos $140 Lot 561 BRITISH INDIA: AE medal, 1864, Pud-864.6.2, Calcutta Agricultural Exhibition - Exhibitor's Medal, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R. Estimated Value $150 - 200. View details and enlarged photos $90 Lot 562 GREAT BRITAIN: AE medal (14.21g), ND, FIELD MARSHALL LORD ROBERTS OF KANDAHAR, bust of Lord Roberts right with lion below / angel pointing at marksman's target, SOCIETY OF MINIATVRE RIFLE CLVBS. These medals originally came with a suspension ring added to the top and were issued from around 1905 to the 1930s, lustrous Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $50 - 75. View details and enlarged photos $75 Lot 563 BRITISH INDIA: AR medal (22.39g), 1921, N.I.R.A. 1863-86 in square with lioness above / ARMY RIFLE ASSOCIATION INDIA, B.P.R.A. 1887-1921, all within wreath, stuck by Pinches London, prooflike Uncirculated, RR. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos $130 Lot 564 COCHIN: tin bazaruco (1.18g), ND, Sc-1254, KM-2, VOC monogram of the Dutch East India Company / stylized cowry, the type said to have been issued to replace the traditional cowries in the Malabar region, choice Very Fine, RR. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photos $350 Auction #1, December 1st 2007, Section: Coinage of India, Lots 440-564 Ancient Greek Ancient Near East Ancient African Ancient Roman - Byzantine Ancient Central Asian Islamic Dynasties Coinage of China Coinage of India Coinage of Asia Coinage of Africa Coinage of Europe Coinage of the Americas Australia and Pacific Return to previous page World Numismatic Auctions presented by: Clark Smith World Gold Coins 1537 4th Street, Suite b San Rafael, CA 94901 Steve Album Rare Coins Steve Album and Joe Lang PO Box 7386 Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Email: csmith1541@yahoo.com Tel: (415) 457-1371 Fax: (415) 457-0340 Website: www.coinvault.com Email: joe@stevealbum.com Tel: (707) 539-2120 Fax: (707) 539-3348 Website: www.stevealbum.com © Copyright 2007 World Numismatic Auctions