ONS Auction 20 0ctober 2007
Realised prices - http://onsnumis.org/auctions/auction2007-realised-prices.doc
References used:
Album
Stephan Album, A checklist of popular Islamic Coins, 2nd edition, Santa Rosa 1998.
Bop.
Osmund Bopearachchi: Monnaies Gréco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques, Paris 1991.
Brotman
Irwin F. Brotman: A Guide to the Temple Tokens of India, Los Angeles 1970.
Codr
H.W. Codrington: Ceylon Coins and Currency, Colombo 1924.
Deyell
John S. Deyell: Living without silver: The Monetary History of Early Medieval North India, New
Delhi 1990.
G/G
Stan Goron & J.P. Goenka: The coins of the Indian Sultanates, New Delhi 2001
Göbl
Sasanidische Numismatik, Braunschweig 1968 / Sasanian Numismatics, Braunschweig 1971
Göbl2
Münzprägung des Kushanreiches, Wien 1984
Gomes
Alberto Gomes: Moedas Portuguesas, Lisboa 1987.
HG
T.R. Hardaker & P.L. Gupta: Ancient Indian Silver Punchmarked Coins, Nashik 1985.
Herrli
Hans Herrli: The Coins of the Sikhs, 2nd revised and augmented edition, New Delhi 2004.
KG
Karl Gabrish, Geld aus Tibet, Winterthur 1990.
KM
Krause/Mishler: Standard Catalog of World Coins, 23rd. ed. 1996, 18th and 17th cent. editions.
Kulkarni
Prashant P. Kulkarni: Coinage of the Bhonsla Rajas of Nagpur, Nagpur 1990.
McClenaghan Tony McClenaghan: Indian Princely Medals, New Delhi 1996.
Millies
H.C. Millies: Recherches sur les monnaies des Indigènes de l'archipel Indien et de la péninsule
Malaie, The Hague 1871.
MWI
M. Mitichiner: Oriental Coins and their Values: The World of Islam, London 1977.
MAC
- do -, The Ancient & Classical World, London 1978.
MNI
- do -, Non-Islamic & Western Colonies, London 1979.
MBLA
M. Mitchiner: The Land of Water; Coinage and History of Bangladesh and later Arakan, c.200BC to
the present day, London 2000.
MSEA
M. Mitchiner: The History and Coinage of South East Asia until the 15th century, London 1998.
Mitch.
M. Mitchiner: Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage, 9 vols., London 1975-76.
M/W
K.K. Maheshwari/K.W. Wiggins: Maratha Mints and Coinage, Nashik 1989
Pieper
Pieper, W. & O. Bopearachchi: Ancient Indian Coins, Turnhout 1998
Pr
F. Pridmore: The coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 4 India, vol 1 East India
Company Presidency Series c.1642-1835, London 1975.
Pr.(A)
F.Pridmore: The coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 2 Asian Territories, London
1965
R
Dalip Rajgor: Standard Catalogue of Sultanate Coins of India, Bombay 1991.
Rem
Remmelts, A.A.: Chinesische Käschmünzen, Amsterdam -.
RGV
N.G. Rhodes, K. Gabrisch and C. Valdettaro: The coinage of Nepal, from the earliest times until
1911, London 1989.
Sch
Scholten, C.: The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories 1601-1948, Amsterdam 1953
Sellwood
D. Sellwood, An Introduction to the coinage of Parthia, London 1971
Senior
A catalogue of Indo-Scythian coins, vol. I-III, Glastonbury 2000.
Shore
Fred B. Shore: Parthian Coins & History, Quarryville, Pennsylvania 1993.
SS
S. Singh: The Coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400-1986, Kuala Lumpur 1986.
S/S
W.F. Spengler and W.G. Sayles: Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and their Iconography, 2 vols.,
Lodi 1992-96.
Tye
Robert & Monica Tye: Jitals, Isle of South Uist 1995.
UBJ
Uno Barner Jensen: Danish India Tranquebar Coins 1620-1845, Brovst 1996.
Val.
W.H. Valentine: Modern copper coins of the Muhammadan States, London (1911) repr. 1969.
Vaz
J. Ferraro Vaz: Indo-Portuguese Money, Braga 1980
W
H. Nelson Wright: The coinage and metrology of the Sultans of Delhi, Delhi 1936
Note:
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Estimates are given in EURO. Bidding will be started at approx. 75-80% of the estimate for the coins and
at 90-95% for the books, provided that no more than one postal bid has been received for the lot
concerned.
All coin lots are (from the end of September 2007) illustrated at ZENO.RU – Oriental Coins
Database. You may view this at Special projects » Oriental Numismatic Society Auctions » Oct. 20,
2007. Utrecht.
LOT
DESCRIPTION
001
Arab-Sasanian, early Islamic anonymous AE fals, mint: Zaranj , ND.
(Album 49; Walker 351; Gyselen 50) Rare a VF
€
150,=
Bukhara (Uzbekistan), Alim Khan (AH1329-1339/AD1910-1920), AE 3 tenga, AH1336
(KM#48)
F-VF
€
20,=
Burma, AE ¼ pe (pice), CS1227 (1865) (KM#18)
gF
€
10,=
--, AE ¼ pe (pice), CS1240 (1878) (KM#25.2)
gF
€
15,=
--, AR 1, ½ , ¼ , 1/8, 1/16 rupee CS1214 (1852)
(KM#10, 9, 8.1, 7.1, 6) complete set
F-gVF (5) €
70,=
Ceylon, Rajas of Kandy, AV + AR Singhala fanam, (16th cent.-c.1760)
EF (2) €
15,=
--, VOC, AR Portuguese Tanga de Malacca, 163x (Gomes.F3. 11) countermarked by the Dutch at Galle
in 1665 (monogram: GALLE) (Sch.1268-1270; KM#53) RR gF as usual for type
€
480,=
--, --, lot of 2 AE I stiver (1660-1720) (13.26 g., 11.47 g) with leafy wreath, Colombo mint (Sch.1290;
KM#19.1); ¼ stiver (3.32 g.) Jaffna mint (Sch.1292; KM#17) F but slightly corroded (3) €
20,=
--, --, AE 1 stiver (13.56 g.) 1788 Colombo mint (Sch.1301; KM#26)
VF
€
50,=
--, --, AE 2 stiver (27.61 g.) 1791 Galle mint (Sch.1339; KM#30)
gF
€
25,=
China, Tang, Emperor: Xuan Zong (AD712-756) AE cash, era: Tian bao, kai yuan. Patina
VF
€
5,=
--, lot cash coins (8) period 1686-1904.
gF-VF (8) €
4,=
--, lot of 2 amulets (eind 19e eeuw?)
VF (2) €
8,=
--, Empire, milled coinage, 20 cash, Standard unified general coinage (Y#5); 10 cash (4)
Standard unified general coinage (Y#10.5); Fukien (Y#100.2); Hupeh (Y#120a); Kiangnan (Y#138);
aVF (5) €
10,=
Ghaznawids, Mahmud (AH389-421/AD999-1030), AR dirham, Balkh AH421 Rabi’al-Awwal
(partly visible) (SNAT 718 by die comparison; Album 1611.1) Rare
F-gF €
30,=
Giray Khans (Krim), Muhammad Giray I (AH920-931/AD1514-1523), AR akçe (0,63 g.),
Caffa AH923
(Album 2071)
VF €
9,=
Golden Horde (Jujid), Uzbek Khan (AH712-742/AD1312-1341), AR dirham (1,46 g.) (Saray)
AH717 (Fraehn 32)
nVF
€
30,=
--, in the name of Jani Beg, struck by local ruler Amir Wali (c. 1356-1357), AR 4 dirhams,
Bazar, ND (c.757-758) (Album.2029) Scarce, usual flatness of flan
VF
€
30,=
--, (Jujid), Khizr Khan (AH760-762/AD1359-1361), AE pul with name of ruler,
Gulistan AH762 (2,44 g.)
VF
€
6,=
Turco-Hephthalites, Alkhon (c.650-700), AR drachm (3.74 g.) of Hormazd IV (579-590) Balkh,
c/m Bust & ‘ododo’
(rf. ONS-NL 169 fig. 4&5)
nVF c/m gVF €
30,=
002
003
004
005
006
007
008
009
010
011
012
013
014
015
016
017
018
019
020
ESTIMATE
INDIA
021
022
023
024
025
026
027
028
029
030
Ancient India, AR punchmarked karshapana (2,91 g.), one punch of tree human figures
(MAC.4245)
VF
€
15,=
--, Ujjain area circa 150-75 BC, AE unit (1.57 g.), obv. Elephant to r./rev. Ujjain symbol
between two trees in railing.
Probably unpublished
VF
€
70,=
--, --, AE unit (3,20 g.), obv. Nandi bull and human figure with tree in between /
rev. Ujjain symbol
(MAC.4634; Pieper pl. 6-11)
VF
€
40,=
--, --, AE unit (3,75 g.),
(MAC.4638; Pieper pl .5-34)
VF
€
40,=
--, --, AE unit (5,70 g.)
(MAC.4621;Pieper pl. 9-6)
nVF
€
20,=
--, --, AE unit (7,66 g.) obv. Standing human figure (MAC.4629; Pieper pl. 5-1+) nVF
€
20,=
--, --, AE unit (6,31 g.) obv. Standing human figure (MAC.4629; Pieper pl. 5-1+) nVF
€
20,=
--, --, AE unit ( ) obv. Standing human figure with tree in railing to r.
Probably unpublished variety
gVF
€
50,=
Indo-Greek, Eucratides I (c.170-145BC), AE hemi-obol (7.14 g.), Helmeted bust of king to r./
Dioscuri with palms and spears mounted on horseback charging r.
(Mitch.190k; Bop. Serie 19-L)
aVF
€
50,=
--, Appollodotus I (180-160BC), AE hemi-obol (9.57 g.), Apollo facing with bow and arrow/ Tripod.
(Mitch.209q; Bop. Serie 6-F)
aVF
€
40,=
LOT
DESCRIPTION
031
--, Philoxenos (c.100-95BC), AE hemi-obol (7.47 g.), Demeter standing left holding cornucopia /
Humped bull standing r.
(Mitch.344e; Bop. Serie 10-H)
aVF
€
30,=
--, Apollodotus II (c.80-65BC), AR drachm (2.40 g.), diademed bust to r. /
Athena Alkidémos to l.
(Mitch.424c; Bop. Serie 2-D)
gVF
€
75,=
--, Strato II (c.25BC-10AD), AR drachm (1.77 g.), diademed bust to r. /
Athena Alkidémos to l.
(Mitch.469c; Bop. Serie 2-A)
aVF
€
60,=
--, Bhadrayasa (c.10-15AD), AR drachm (1.92 g.), diademed bust to r./Athena Alkidémos to l.
(Mitch. 476; Senior 160.2D; ONS-NL 128 & 138)
aVF
€
190,=
Indo-Scythian, Azes (58-19 BC), AE unit (7.41 g.) King on horseback to r./Bull to r.
(Senior 120.20)
aVF
€
20,=
--, Vonones with Spalahores (c.85-60BC), AR drachm (Senior 65.4)
VF
€
50,=
Kushans, Vima Takthu (c.80-90AD), AE unit (3.83 g.) previously allocated to Kujula Kadphises
(rf. MAC.2895). (see ONS-NL 154) These coins belong to the unusual magnetiuc series of
coins that emanate from Kashmir. Bull to r./Bactrian camel to r.
VF
€
30,=
Northern Yaudheas, AE 1 ½ karshapana (11.01 g.) (MAC.4467; Pieper.pl.23 1-3) nVF €
30,=
Kidara and successors (Jammu and Kashmir), Vigra Deva (c.5th cent. AD), Debased AV (Electrum)
dinar (7.52 g.). Formalized Kushan standing king / Semi-realistic portrayal of enthroned Ardoksho,
legend to right.
(MAC.3650)
gVF
€
100,=
--, Shri Vinayaditya (c.5th cent.AD), Debased AV (Electrum) dinar (7.54 g.). Formalized Kushan
standing king / Semi-realistic portrayal of enthroned Ardoksho, legend to right.
(MAC.3656)
aEF
€
75,=
Gupta, Kumaragupta (AD414-455), AR drachm (2,31 g.) Central provinces
(MAC.4860) Rare
aVF
€
100,=
--, Skandagupta (AD455-480), AR drachm (2,17 g.) 141GE (AD460/61) date in front of portrait
(MAC.4883+)
aVF
€
60,=
--, --, AR drachm (2,39 g.) 142GE (AD461/62) date in front of portrait
aVF
€
60,=
Pratiharas, AR drachm (3.30 g.), Bust to r./Fire altar with attendants (MNI 325-334) VF €
20,=
Hiranyakas, South-Eastern Deccan, lead karshapana, 2nd cent. /early 3rd cent. AD.
Type 2: large horse/ rev. Flat as usual.
(ONS NL#173-Supplement)
F for type
€
25,=
Dehli Sultanate, Muhammad bin Sam (AH589-602/AD1193-1206), AV unit (4,26 g.),
Bayana type obv. Lakshmi seated/rev. Ruler’s name in Nagari (G/G.D6; R.737) gVF
€
60,=
--, Muhamad bin Tughluq (AH725-752/AD1325-1351), AE paika, ND (G/G D394; R.1114);
Forced token currency, AE legal dirham, AH730 Hadrat Dehli (G/G D414; R.1130) F-VF (2) €
4,=
Adil Shahs of Bijapur, Ali Adil Shah II (AH1068-1083/AD1656-1672), AR larin , date off,
mint: Dabul
(G/G BJ37; KM#11.1)
aVF
€
30,=
Gujarat Sultanate, Nasir al-Din Mahmud Shah III (944-961/1537-1553), AR ½ tanka
(G/G.G419)
VF
€
22,=
--, Shams al-Din Muzaffar III (AH968-980/AD1560-1573), AR ½ tanka, 80 rati standard,
AH977
(G/G.G573)
VF
€
15,=
Sultans of Malwa, Mahmud Shah I (AH839-873/1436-1469), Billon tanka, 96 rati standard,
AH870, mint: Hadrat Shadiabad
(G/G.M32)
VF
€
23,=
Moghul Empire, Humayun (AH937-963/AD1530-1556) , AR Tanka or Sharukhi
(AH93x, last digit either of the flan or omitted), mint: Dehli
VF
€
70,=
--, --, AR Tanka or Sharukhi, mint: Agrah, AH(9)45.
VF
€
60,=
--, --, AR Tanka or Sharukhi, mint: Agrah, date not visible due to flatness of the flan. VF €
50,=
--, --, billon/AE ½ dam or falus (2), mint: Agrah, Dar al-khilafat AH937 & AH938 aVF (2) €
24,=
--, Kamran (AH937-962/AD1530-1554) AR Tanka or Sharukhi, mint: Kabul. Very Rare
Muhammad Kamran was intermitently ruler at Kabul and Kandhar. He was brother of Humayun.
He was ultimately captured and blinded by Humayun and allowed to proceed for Hajj to Mekkah
where he died.
gF
€
120,=
--, Akbar (963-1014/1556-1605), AR rupee, mint: Patna AH984
gVF
€
40,=
--, --, AR ½ Mahmudi (2,70 g.) struck at Mulher by the Raja of Baglana on order of traders of Surat.
With swastika within the loop of ‘Din’ of ‘Jalal al-Din’
aEF
€
40,=
--, Shah Jahan (AH1037-1068/AD1628-1658), AR Shahrukhi, mint: (Balkh) usual badly struck
coin with only a part of the legend impressed. (ONS Newsletter #136, Spring 1993; ZENO#27521)
032
033
034
035
036
037
038
039
040
041
042
043
044
045
046
047
048
049
050
051
052
053
054
055
056
057
058
059
ESTIMATE
F
€
80,=
ESTIMATE
LOT
DESCRIPTION
060
--, --, AR rupee, Akbarnagar, with arrow below Kalima on obv., AH1046/Ry.9
(KM#235.4)
VF
€
--, --, AE ½ dam (9,55 g.), mint: Qandahar AH1051 (KM#-) RRR
aVF
€
--, Murad Bakhsh (AH1068/AD1658), AR rupee, Ahmadabad (KM#272.1)
VF
€
--, Aurangzeb Alamgir (AH1068-1118/AD1658-1707), AR rupee, Imtiyazgarh (Adoni)
AH1108/Ry.42 some shrof-marks. Rare with AH-date
gF
€
--, -- , AR rupee, Kashmir, AH-/Ry.9
(KM#300.48)
VF
€
--, --, AR rupee, Sambhar AH11(03?)/Ry.33.Full clear mint name. AH-date not very clearly
engraved. Rare mint
(KM#300.79)
VF
€
--, --, AR rupee, Surat Bandar-i-Mubarak AH-/Ry.Ahad. Almost complete mint name
(KM#300.85)
gVF
€
--, --, AE ½ dam (6,35 g. light weight standard), Multan AH1073. Probably unpublished
“Falus Aurangzeb Shahi” RRR
gVF
€ `
--, Farukhsiyar (AH1124-1131/AD1713-1719), AU ½ fanam (0,19 g.), mint : probably Karpa
but struck off centre
EF
€
--, Rafi-ud-Darjat (AH1131/AD1719), AR rupee, Lahore, Dar al-Sultanat, AH1131/Ry.Ahad.
(KM#405.13)
gVF
€
--, Muhammad Shah (AH1331-1161/AD1719-1748), AE dam (17,76 g.) mint: Bhakkar Ry.17
(KM#430.2) Rare
VF
€
--, --, AR ½ rupee, Khambayat, AH-/Ry.15, several shrof-marks (KM#294.4)
VF
€
--, --, AR rupee, Junagarh AH1131/Ry.2. Clear mint and date (KM#436.32) Rare VF
€
--, --, AR rupee, Nusratabad, AH114x/Ry.? (KM#436.48) Rare
VF
€
--, --, AU ½ fanam (0,19 g.), Karpa. Complete rulers name, well centred
EF
€
--, Alamgir II (AH1167-1173/AD1754-1759), AU pagoda (3,28 g.), Imtiyazgarh AH(11)71,
rare with date
aEF
€
Indian Princely States, Awadh, AR rupee, W/o AH-date, Ry.25
(rf. KM#103.3 var.) Rare
aEF
€
--, --, Wajid Ali Shah (AH1263-1272/AD1847-1856), AR rupee AH1263/Ry.Ahad, Mulk Awadh
Baitu-s-Sultanat Lakhnau
(KM#365.1)
VF
€
--, Banswara, Anonymous AE paisa, ND.
(Y#2)
VF
€
--, Baroda, Khande Rao (AH1273-1287/AD1856-1870), AE paisa AH1275 (Y#7.7) aVF €
--, Broach, AR ½ Rupee, probably Nawab’s issue, ND (pre 1772) (KM#34)
VF
€
--, Choramandel Coast, AV kali fanam (2) ND
VF (2) €
--, --, AV Chiuli fanam of Ramnad, ND
(JONS#189-p.13-15)
gVF
€
--, Dhar, Anand Rao III (AH1276-1316/AD1860-1898), AE paisa AH1289.
Hanuman to l.
gF
€
--, Gwalior, Jhansi mint, Jayaji Rao (1843-1886), AR rupee, AH1282/Ry.5x, Persian Ji for
Jayaji added on reverse
(KM#113; Lingen/Wiggins, Coins of the Sindhias #01) VF
€
--, --, Lashkar mint, Jayaji Rao (1843-1886), AE paisa (2) VS1926 (1869);
Madho Rao (VS1943-1982/AD1886-1925), AE ¼ anna (2) VS1957, 1958 (KM#169);
AE ¼ anna, thick planchet, VS1970 (1913) (KM#170)
aVF (5) €
--, Indore, Mulhar Rao II (AH1226-1248/AD1811-1833), AR ¼ rupee, AH1246 (KM#72);
Shivaji Rao (VS1943-1960/1886-1903), AE ½ anna, VS 1958 (1901); AR rupee, VS1950 (1893),
(Y#18); Yeswant Rao (VS1983-2005/AD1926-1948), AE ¼ anna VS1992 (Y#20) gF-VF (4) €
--, Jaipur, Edward VIII (1936)/Man Singh II (1922-1949), AE nazarana paisa AD1936/Ry.15,
no circulation coins were struck in the name of Edward VIII in Great Britain, but some Princely
States in India (Jaipur, Jodhpur and Kutch) struck coins in his name. Rare (KM#167) nEF €
--, Jammu, Ranjt Dev (AH1155-1194/VS1799-1837/AD1742-1780), AR rupee VS1841/Ry.28.
Fine fabric
(KM#10.1)
gVF
€
--, --, --, AR rupee VS1841/Ry.28 crude barbarous fabric (KM#10.2)
gVF for type €
--, Kutch, Khengarji III (1875-1942), AR 5 Kori i.n.o. Victoria Empress, AD1882/VS1939
(Y#.37.4)
aEF
€
--, Malabar Coast, Rajas of Coorg, AV Vira raya fanam (3), ND
(Herrli 1.01.01-1.01.05)
EF (3) €
--, --, Zamorin of Calicut, AV Vira raya fanam, ND
EF
€
061
062
063
064
065
066
067
068
069
070
071
072
073
074
075
076
077
078
079
080
081
082
083
084
085
086
087
088
089
090
091
092
30,=
50,=
90,=
50,=
40,=
200,=
60,=
50,=
30,=
120,=
40,=
80,=
200,=
170,=
30,=
130,=
180,=
25,=
5,=
4,=
10,=
28,=
20,=
5,=
25,=
5,=
20,=
180,=
180,=
150,=
18,=
45,=
15,=
LOT
DESCRIPTION
093
--, Pudakkottai, Martanda Bairava (1886-1928AD), AE Amman cash. Struck at the Birmingham
mint between 1889-1906. Later contracts were produced by the Calcutta mint. (KM#6)EF €
2,=
--, Talpur Mirs of Sind, Anonymous AE fals, Shikarpur AH1255 (C#30; MWI.2253) aVF €
10,=
--, Sikh Empire, AR rupee, Amritsar, VS1861
(KM#20.1)
gVF
€
25,=
--, --, Lahore, Dar al-Sultanat, VS1870
(KM#66.1; Herrli 08.06.04)
VF
€
70,=
--, --, AR rupee, Multan, VS1879
(KM#84; Herrli 11.03.04) attractive gVF
€
70,=
--. Tanjore, AV kali fanam, ND, Rama Raju The Negapatnam fanams struck by the Dutch were
copied from those fanams
VF
€
18,=
--, Udaipur (Mewar), AR Swarupshahi rupee, ND (1858-1920), Dosti London/Chitarkot Udaipur
in Nagari
(Y#11)
VF
€
10,=
--, --, Bhupal Singh (VS1987-2005/AD1930-1948), sq. AE ¼ anna VS1999, round ½ anna VS1999
& octogonal 1 anna VS.2000 (Y#15, 16 & 17), full set of II WW emergency coins VF (3) €
5,=
Religious token, Sikh design. Guru Nanak and two disciples (Bala and Mardana)/ rev. Guru Govind
Singh seated on mat. Gurmukhi legend: “Om Sat Kara Tara” (God is Truth)
(rf.Brotman G-1)
VF
€
40,=
--, Hindu design. Durbar scene, Rama (left) and Sita (right)/ rev.Hanuman jumping upwards to right,
to grasp the sun, palm tree behind
(Brotman H-2)
VF €
40,=
--, --, brass Rama tanka,
(Brotman D-2)
aVF
€
3,=
--, --, brass Rama tanka
(rf. Brotman A-14a)
aVF
€
3,=
Portuguese India, D. Joao VI (1818-1826), AE 60 reis (39.93 g.), ND, obv. Blank, rev. 60 Reis.
(KM#159; Gomes.J6-16.01) F for issue
€
15,=
Indo-Dutch, Negapatnam, AR large fanam of 6 stivers or double puttun (0.90 g.),
struck for Cochin
(Sch.1234; MNI.1587)
EF
€
14,=
--, --, AE doit (3.30 g.) ND (c.1695), rough human figure (Kali) / rev. Tamil legend :
Nakapattanam. Struck for Ceylon.
(Sch.1245; KM.26) rare
VF €
50,=
--, --, AE 1 stiver (27.15 g.) ND (c.1695), rough human figure (Kali) / rev. Tamil legend :
Nakapattanam.struck for Ceylon.
(Sch.1244; KM.28)
gF
€
30,=
--, Pondicherry, Dutch occupation 1693-1698, AE cash or cache (Sch.1248b; KM#32).
The cash was put into circulation on 1-11-1694; 64 cash was equal to 1 AU fanam
F
€
20,=
--, Tuticorin, AV kali fanam (Sch.1257)
gVF
€
20,=
British East India Company, Madras Presidency, AU star pagoda (3,39 g.) ND(1740-1807)
(Pr.9; KM#426)
nEF
€
90,=
--, --, AE XX (1808), X (1808) & V cash (1803), European minting
(Pr.197, 206 & 208)
VF (3) €
15,=
--, Bengal Presidency, Prinseps contract coinage (1780-1784), AE fulus or ¼ anna (small flan) &
¼ fulus or 1/16 anna (large flan)
(Pr. 195, 200)
gVF (2) €
15,=
--, --, AE one pai sikka (6.41 g.), ND (1829) Calcutta (Pr.207; KM#56) q
VF
€
5,=
--, --, Benares 37 san trisuli pice (1815-1821) (Pr.309)
aVF
€
5,=
--, Bombay Presidency, AE pice 1816 & ½ pice (date off) (Pr.169, 177+)
aVF (2) €
8,=
Indonesia, Hindu-period, Majapahit (1293-1520), AR krishnala or djampal (2.28 g.).
Lotus flower incuse/Nagari ‘Ma’
(MNI.3065+)
VF
€
10,=
--, VOC, AE 2 stiver bonk (45.27 g.) 1805 (Sch.549; KM#207)
F
€
35,=
Iran, Safavid, Tahmasp I (AH930-984/AD1524-1576), AR 2 shahi (4,61 g.) AH976,
mint: Mashad, Imam Reza
(Album A2606)
VF
€
30,=
--, --, --, AR 2 shahi (5,41 g.), mint: Astarabad
gF
€
15,=
--, --, Safi I (AH1038-1052/AD1629-1642), AR 4 shahi, mint: Ganjan (KM#134) VF
€
20,=
--, --, Abbas II (AH1052-1077/AD1642-1666), AR mahmudi (3,77 g.), mint: Dezful
(KM#187) scarce
VF
€
20,=
--, --, --, AR mahmudi (3,76 g.), mint: Huwayza (KM#187) scarce
VF
€
20,=
--, --, --, AR 2 shahi (3.72 g.), mint: Dezful (KM#?)
VF
€
25,=
--, --, --, AR abassi, mint: Tabriz
(KM#163)
VF
€
20,=
--, --, --, AR abassi, mint: Ardabil
(KM#163)
VF
€
25,=
--, --, --, AR abassi, mint: Shimakhi
(KM#163)
VF
€
20,=
--, --, --, AR abassi, mint: Ardabil AH1056 (KM#169)
gVF
€
20,=
094
095
096
097
098
099
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
ESTIMATE
--, --, --, AR 5 shahi, mint: Kashan AH(107)4, unlisted date (KM#176.35-type c)
DESCRIPTION
130
--, --, Husayn (1105-1135/AD1694-1722), AR abassi, mint: Nakhjavan AH1111
(KM#258)
VF
€
--, Qajar, Nasir al-Din Shah (AH1264-1313/AD1848-1896), AR qiran, mint: Hamadan AH1278
(special reverse, mint name & epithet in quatrefoil (KM#824.3; Album 2938) partly flat area. Rare
aVF
€
--, --, --, AR qiran, mint: Herat AH(12)74
(KM#824.4) scarce
VF
€
--, --, --, AE falus (50 dinars) NM, AH1273. Reeded edge, which is normally plain.
(KM#819)
aVF
€
Morocco, Abd al-Aziz (AH1311-1326/AD1894-1908), AR dirham, Paris mint (Y#5), legend on
reverse purposely erased ; AR ½ dirham, Paris mint, AH1318 (Y#9.2)
aVF (2) €
Ottoman Empire, Egypt, Abdul Hamid II (1293-1327/AD1876-1909), Cu/Ni
1/10 qirsh, AH1293/Yr.30 (KM#289); AR 2 qirsh AH1293/Yr.20 (KM#293) F-VF (2) €
--, Turkey, brass token for Galata bridge, ca 1910-1930, 20 párah (Zeno#38485); lot of three
pierced brass and copper imitations of coins of Qustantiniya mint; Ni 20 para
AH1327/Yr.6
(KM#761)
F-VF (5) €
Qarakhanid (Ilak Khans), Mas’ud ibn Hasan (AH556-566/AD1161-1171), AE fals
Samarqand AH(5)61
(Kochnev 1050; Album 3399) scarce gF
€
Amir of Qunduz, Amir Khusraw (AH902-910/1497-1505), AE 2 dinars with deer or antelope
on the obverse, mint: Hisar Shadman
(Album 3009)
aVF
€
Sassanian Empire, Hormizd II (303-309), AR drachm, dark patina (MAC.864+) aVF
€
--, Shahpur II (309-379), AE unit, 11.85 g. (Göbl type obv. II/rev. I) Rare porous VG-F
€
--, Peroz (457-483) AR drachm, type IIa/1d, mint: Ay, year 4 (SNS A15) Rare
VF
€
--, Khusro II (590-627), AR drachm, mint: GI (Guey, Jayy) year 28 (rf.MAC1185+) gVF €
--, --, AR drachm, MR (Merv), year 27, Afid in Pehlevi scarce
gVF
€
Shrivanshahs, Farrukhsiyar (AH869-906/AD1466-1500), AR tanka, third standard (2.06 g.)
Shimakhi AH892
(Album 2471.3)
aVF
€
Thailand, AR 10 satang, BE2484 (1941)
(Y#56)
gVF
€
Tibet, AR Ga-den tangka (4.58 g.) ND (c.1896) (Y#d13.1)
VF
€
Timurids, Sultan Muhammad (AH850-855/AD1447-1451), AR Tanka of Abu’l-Qasim Babur
(AH851-861/AD1447-1457) with two countermarks: Adl Sultan Muhammad & Bih Bud
(Album 2427+2437 on 2422)
F-VF €
Urtukids of Mardin, Nasir al-Din Urtuk Arslan (AH597-637/AD1201-1239), AE dirham,
Mardin, AH606
(S/S.39)
aVF €
Yemen, al-Nasir Ahmad bin Yahya (AH1367-1382/AD1948-1962), AR 1/16 ahmadi riyal
(denomination stated as ‘half of eight’= nisf thumn) San’aa AH1374 (Y#13)
EF €
Zengid Atabegs of Sinjar, Qutb al-Din Muhammad b. Zengi (AH594-616/AD1197-1219),
AE dirham with Zengid tamgha in the left field before the figure’s face, AH596
(S/S 81.1)
aVF €
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
aVF
€
30,=
ESTIMATE
129
LOT
15,=
12,=
30,=
12,=
8,=
4,=
7,=
40,=
10,=
35,=
20,=
60,=
25,=
40,=
30,=
4,=
8,=
42,=
15,=
15,=
20,=
BOOKS and journals
151
A catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum:
- J. Allan: Coins of Ancient India (orig. publ. 1936)
- J. Allan: Coins of the Gupta dynasties and of Sasanka, king of Gauda (orig. publ. 1914)
- E.J. Rapson: Coins of the Andra dynasty (orig. publ. 1908)
Photolithographic reprint 1967, published by the trustees of the British Museum.
A fine set of still very useful BM-catalogues in good condition
€
50,=
152
Butak, Behzad: XI. XII. ve XIII. Yüzyillarda. Resimli Türk Paralari, Istanbul 1947 + supplement I & II,
Istanbul 1948 and 1950. Very important study on coins of various Turkoman dynasties. Each coin
described and illustrated. Very rare as a complete set. Several coins not found described elsewhere.
Turkish text. (nicely bound Xerox copy)
€
50,=
153
J. Farrugia de Candia: Monnaies Fatimites du Musée du Bardo. Extract from : Revue Tunisienne 1936,
1937 & 1948 (1st and only supplement) Complete, very scarce work (nicely bound Xerox copy) € 60,=
LOT
DESCRIPTION
ESTIMATE
154
Göbl, Robert: Die Münzen der Sasaniden im Königlichen Münzkabinett, Haag,’s-Gravenhage 1962. Very
important study on Sasanian coinage. German text. Scarce (nicely bound Xerox copy)
€
12,=
155
Parmeshwarilal Gupta & Sarojini Srivastava: Gupta gold coins in the Bharat Kala Bhavan. 87p., 14 pl.
Varanasi 1981
€
15,=
156
Prashant P. Kulkarni: Coinage of the Bhonsla Rajas of Nagpur, 261p. with illustrations, charts and maps in
the text. Nagpur 1990.
€
20,=
157
(J.E. Lang): Crimea (Krim). Proposed KM-listing with valuations in 4 grades of Giray dynasty (15th –
18th cent.). 13 pages with drawings, list of rulers, mints, weights. Only of this kind since Retowski’s work
of 1901 – 1905. (nicely bound Xerox copy)
€
10,=
158
McCammon, Antony: Namely…, a Do-It-Yourself History of the World, Baldwin’s London 2000. € 10,=
159
Mochiri, Malek Iradj: Arab-Sasanian Civil War Coinage (translated from French by Jean Louis Avril and
Françoise Graves, Leiden 1987. 105p., 21 pl. Very important study on the coinage of the various civil war
factions. (nicely bound Xerox copy)
€
20,=
160
B.N. Mukherjee: Kushana coins of the land of the five rivers, 111p., 32 pl. originally publ. 1978, Indian
Museum repr. Kolkata 2004.
€
15,=
161
Off print Numismatic Chronicle #166 (2006), The typology of Xinjiang silver half miscal pieces inscribed
Obdan / Besh Fen by T.D. Yih, p.335-357, pl.65-70
€
5,=
162
Ölçer, Cüneyt: Avrupa Müzelerinde Nadir Osmanli Madeni Paralari (Rare Ottoman Coins at European
Museums) Istanbul 1984. Very important study on rare Ottoman coins. Many illustrations in the text, 15
plates. Most coins are not described or illustrated elsewhere. Scarce work. Turkish text. (nicely bound
Xerox copy)
€
20,=
163
Pakhomov, E.A.: Monety Azerbaidzhana, Vypusk I, Baku 1959. Vypusk II, Baku 1963. Very important
studies on Omayyad and Abbasid coinages in that region are described. Rare as a complete set (500
printed) Russian text (nicely bound Xerox copy)
€
45,=
164
Smt. Premlata Pokharna: Coins and coin hoards of Rajasthan, 217p., 48 pl. (partly in colour) Jaipur 1997
€
35,=
165
Léon van de Polder: Abridged history of the copper coins of Japan. Extract from: Transactions of the
Asiatic Society of Japan, vol. XIX, 1891 + J.H. Wigmore: Note on the Eiraku-sen, Very scarce (reprinted
Tokyo 1964). One of the best works on the subject in English (nicely bound Xerox copy) €
25,=
166
Aman ur Rahman: Zahir-uddin Muhammad Babur, A numismatic Study, Karachi 2005. A corpus of
Babur’s coins.
€
60,=
167
J. Schulman Auction, Amsterdam: Collection Dr. L. White King, Quatrième partie (4th part), Décembre
1905. Very scarce and much sought-after auction catalogue today. (nicely bound Xerox copy) €
40,=
168
F. Soret: Neizdanniia Vostochnie Moneti (Unpublished Eastern Coins) Extract from: Trudy Vostochnogo
Otdeleniia Arkheologicheskogo Obshchestva, vol. 2 (S.Peterburg, 1856) and vol. 4 (S.Peterburg, 1859)
with index, complete. Foreword by Paul Savel’ev. Russian text (nicely bound Xerox copy) €
45,=
169
T. Sreenivas: Report of the Archaeological Department of His Exalted Highness the Nizam’s Dominions
(1921-24) Calcutta 1926 Appendix B, Notes on Coins In the Cabinet of the Hyderabad Museum, pp.27-35
(nicely bound Xerox copy)
€
10,=
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