Auction #107

Archaic Punch Marked, Attributed to Vidarbha Janapada, Silver ½ Karshapana, 1.67g, four symbol series, ABCC type, obv. an elephant walking to l...

Late Mauryan, Vidarbha region (c. 300-200 BC), Cast Copper Karshapana, 13.76g, obv. a three arched hill, rev. a hollow cross, probably struck by the m

Late Mauryan, Vidarbha region, Cast Copper Karshapana, 10.64g, obv. a three arched hill, rev. a hollow cross, probably struck by the ministers of Asho

Ujjain Region, Uninscribed Copper Fraction, 2.1g, obv. three headed Shiva standing, holding karmandal in right hand, and tree in railing to right, rev

Anandas of Karwar, Sivalananda (1st century BC), Lead Unit, 11.09g, obv. legend around eight arched hill, rev. tree in railing in centre, and a triang

Anandas of Karwar, Sivalananda, Lead Unit, 17.51g, obv. legend around eight arched hill, rev. tree in railing in centre, bow and arrow to right (Mitch

Anandas of Karwar, Mulananda, Lead Unit, 14.43g, obv. legend around eight arched hill, with river symbol below, rev. tree in railing with ancillary sy

Hiranyakas of Karnataka (1st century BC), Lead Unit, 11.43g, obv. a horse standing to right, an earth-like pot below its mouth and a Shrivatsa on its

Hiranyakas of Karnataka, Lead Unit, 10g, obv. a horse standing to right, an earth-like pot below its mouth and a Shrivatsa on its back, rev. a six arc

Indo-Greek, Apollodotus I (c. 180-160 BC), Copper Square Quadruple Unit, 8.9g, obv. Apollo standing facing, holding arrow and resting on bow with Gree

Indo-Greeks, Apollodotus I, Silver Square Drachm, 2.4g, Bilingual series, obv. Bacillios Apollodotou Sotherus legend in Greek around an Indian elephan

Indo-Greek, Eukratides I (c. 171-145 BC), Copper Square Drachma, 7.14g, obv. diademed and draped bust of the ruler to right, wearing helmet adorned wi

Indo-Greeks, Baktria, Apollodotus II (c. 110-80 BC), Silver Drachm, 2.26g, obv. diademed and draped large bust of the ruler to right, rev. Pallas hold

Indo-Greeks, Hermaeus / Hermaios (c. 40-1 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, 7.87g and Copper Tetradrachm, 9.64g, obv. diademed and draped bust of the ruler to

Indo-Scythians, Azes II (35 BC - 5 AD), Silver Tetradrachm, 9.63g, obv. King mounted on a horse to right, holding a whip with Greek legend around, rev

Indo-Scythians, Azes II, Silver Tetradrachm, 9.84g, obv. King mounted on a horse to right, holding a whip with Greek legend around, rev. Pallas Athena

Indo-Scythians, Azes II, Silver Tetradrachm, 9.51g, obv. King mounted on a horse to right, holding a whip with Greek legend around, rev. Pallas Athena

Indo-Scythians, Azes II, Silver Tetradrachm, 9.71g, obv. King mounted on a horse to right, holding a whip with Greek legend around, rev. Pallas Athena

Indo-Scythians, Azes II, Silver Tetradrachm, 9.2g, obv. King mounted on a horse to right, holding a whip with Greek legend around, rev. Zeus Nikephoru

Satavahanas, Siri Satakarni, Copper Large Unit, 14.73g, Vidarbha Area, obv. an elephant with upraised trunk walking to right, tree-in-railing above wi

Roman, Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), Silver Denarius, 2.97g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. Fortuna standing left, holding rudder on globe and co

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.42g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. Jupiter advancing right, brandishing thunderbolt, cloak twined aro

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.51g, obv. laureate head to right with legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX around, rev. Victory advancing left, ho

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.5g, obv. laureate head to right with legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX around, rev. Victory advancing left, hol

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.28g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. the emperor standing left with veil, branch and roll, with legend

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.38g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. Virtus standing left, holding Victory, spear and shield (RIC 171a)

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.27g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. Jupiter standing holding thunderbolt and scepter, an eagle at his

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.33g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. Victory standing right with right foot on globe, inscribing shield

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.68g, obv. laureate head to right with legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG around, rev. Liberalitas standing with abac

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.34g, Rome Mint, obv. laureate head to right with legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG, rev. Victory advancing left hol

Roman, Septimus Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.55g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. emperor in military dress riding a horse to right, raising right ha

Roman, Septimus Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.51g, obv. laureate head to right, rev. Jupiter seated left holding Victory and sceptre (RIC 454). Extremel

Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver Denarius, 3.36g, obv. laureate head to right with legend SEVERVS AVG PART MAX around, rev. Providentia standing left

Roman, Julia Domna (c. 196-202 AD), Silver Denarius, 2.87g, obv. draped bust to right with legend IVLIA PIA FELIX AVG, rev. Cybele standing facing, he

Roman, Julia Domna, Silver Denarius, 2.68g, obv. draped bust to right with legend IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. Juno standing left, holding patera and sceptre,

Roman, Julia Domna, Silver Denarius, 3.7g, obv. draped bust to right with legend IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. veiled Pietas standing left raising both hands at

Roman, Julia Domna, Silver Denarius, 3.4g, obv. draped bust to right with legend IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right; rev. veiled figure of Pudicitia sea

Roman, Julia Domna, Silver Denarius, 3.32g, obv. draped bust to right with legend IVLIA AVGVSTA, rev. Isis wearing polos, standing right, resting left

Roman, Geta Caesar (c. 198-209 AD), Silver Denarius, 3.2g, obv. young bust, draped and cuirassed with legend L SEPTIMIVS - GETA CAES, Draped bust righ

Roman, Geta Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.45g, obv. young bust, draped and cuirassed with legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, rev. Felicitas standing left hold

Roman, Geta Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.24g, Rome Mint, obv. young bust, draped and cuirassed with legend P SEPT GETA CAES PONT, rev. Geta standing lef

Roman, Geta Caesar, Silver Denarius, 3.44g, obv. young bust, draped and cuirassed with legend around, rev. Minerva helmeted standing left, holding shi

Roman, Caracalla (c. 201-206 AD), Silver Denarius, 3.47g, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right with legend ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS, rev. the e

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 3.56g, obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed bust to right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, rev. trophy with two capti

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 3.32g, obv. laureate, bust to right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, rev. Mars in military dress, standing left, res

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 3.32g, obv. laureate and draped bust to right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, rev. Felicitas standing left holding

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 3.22g, obv. laureate head to right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, rev. Genius of the Senate, togate, standing

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 3.25g, obv. laureate bust to right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, rev. Sol standing left nude, radiate, holdi

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 3.31g, obv. laureate head to right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, rev. Fides Militum standing left between tw

Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, 2.74g, obv. draped and cuirassed bust to right with legend M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF, rev. Minerva standing left, wit

Kushanas, Kanishka I (c. 127/8-152 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.88g, obv. caped and crowned king standing facing, head left, holding a spear in his left hand an

Kushanas, Huvishka (152-190 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.96g, obv. nimbate, diademed and crowned half-length bust of the king emerging from clouds, holding mace

Later Kushanas, Shaka, Gold Dinar, 7.68g, obv. king nimbate, standing left, holding staff in left hand and sacrificing over altar with ribboned triden

Guptas, Samudragupta (c. 335-380 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.41g, ’Standard’ type, obv. king nimbate standing left, holding standard and sacrificing at an alta

Guptas, Samudragupta, Gold Dinar, 7.54g, ’Archer’ type, obv. king nimbate, standing left, holding bow in left hand and arrow in right, ’Samudra’ in Br

Guptas, Samudragupta, Gold Dinar, 7.78g, ’King and Queen’ type, issued in memory of his parents that is Emperor Chandragupta I standing with Queen Kum

Guptas, Samudragupta, Gold Dinar, 7.5g, ’Ashvamedha’ type, obv. Sacrificial horse facing left tied to a Yupa or post, decorated with ribbons and banne

Guptas, Chandragupta II (c. 380-413 AD), Silver Drachma, 1.96g, obv. bust of the ruler to right, rev. legend Parambhagavata Maharajadhiraja (Sri Chand

Guptas, Kumaragupta I (c. 414-455 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.61g, ’Archer’ type, obv. king nimbate, standing left holding bow with the arch of the bow facing

Guptas, Skandagupta Kramaditya / Sharabhpurias of Chhatisgarh, (c. 5th century AD), Gold Dinar, 1.28g, Garuda flanked by shankha and charka, with box-

Sarabhapurias of Chhattisgarh, Prasannamatra (c. 525-550 AD), Gold Repousse, Bracteate Dinar, 1.23g, obv. Garuda flanked by shankha and charka with Br

Karkotakas of Kashmir, Namvihakya (c. 5th century AD), Base Gold Dinar, 7.96g, obv. seated goddess with legend, rev. king standing (Mitch ACW 3653). V

Imperial Cholas, Rajendra Chola (1014-1050 AD), Copper Kahavanu, 3.18g, obv. and rev. Chola dynastic emblem composed of a tiger, an umbrella and a pai

Imperial Cholas, Rajendra Chola (1014-1050 AD), Base Gold Kahavanu, 4.18g, obv. and rev. Chola dynastic emblem composed of a tiger, an umbrella and a

Imperial Cholas, Rajendra Chola (1014-1050 AD), Gold Kahavanu, 4.3g, obv. and rev. Chola dynastic emblem composed of a tiger, an umbrella and a pair o

Western Gangas (10th-11th century AD), Gold Gajapati Pagoda, 3.92g, obv. caparisoned elephant to right chewing sugarcane, with a radiating sun symbol

Hoysalas, Gold Fanam, 0.37g, obv. Lion walking to right with upraised paw, rev. floral scroll. Extremely Fine, Scarce.

Hoysalas, Gold Fanam, 0.1g, obv. Lion to right, rev. an obliterated design. Very Fine+.

Yadavas of Devagiri, Bhillama V (1185-1193 AD), Gold Gadyana / Padma Tanka, Punch-marked type, with five punches on obv., 1 punch of a lotus in centre

Yadavas of Devagiri, Bhillama V, Gold Gadyana / Padma Tanka, Punch-marked type, with five punches on obv., 1 punch of a lotus in centre, 2 punches of

Yadavas of Devagiri, Krishna (c. 1247-1261 AD), Gold Gadyana / Padma Tanka, 3.82g, Punch-marked type, with five punches on obv., 1 punch of a lotus in

Yadavas of Devagiri, Mahadeva (c.1260-1270 AD), Gold Gadyana / Padma Tanka, 3.78g, Punch-marked type, with six punches on obv., 1 punch of a lotus in

Yadavas of Devagiri, Ramachandra Deva (c. 1272-1315 AD), Gold Gadyana / Padma Tanka, 3.82g, Punch-marked type, with five punches on obv., 1 punch of a

Paramaras of Vidarbha, Jagadeva (c. 12th century), Gold Pagoda, 3.68g, punches of temple showing a human being, probably Shiva, 'Sri Jagadeva...

Paramaras of Vidarbha, Jagadeva, Gold Pagoda, 3.68g, punches of temple showing a human being, probably Shiva, 'Sri Jagadeva' in Nagari and t...

Vijayanagar Empire, Devaraya I (1406-1422 AD), Gold Pagoda, 3.39g, Shiva-Parvati seated, Siva holding antelope head and damru on obv., Devnagari legen

Vijayanagar Empire, Krishna Deva Raya (1509-1529 AD), Gold ½ Pagoda, 1.69g, seated Balakrishna flanked by conch shell and chakra on obv., Nagar...

Vijayanagar, Achyuta Deva Raya (1529-1542 AD), Gold ½ Pagoda, 1.69g, Gandabherunda (2-headed mythical bird), holding elephant in each beak and ...

Shivaganga Rajas, Copper Kasu, 3.3g, obv. Ganesha seated facing front on a mouse his vehicle, rev. garlanded lingam on an altar (Mitch T&K 1078)...

Thanjavur Maratha, Anonymous Issue, Copper Cash, 1.3g, obv. Shri Raja Shiv in nagarl, rev. crude nagari legend. Extremely Fine, Rare.

Thanjavur Marathas, Anonymous Issue, Copper Cash, 1.24g, obv. Shri Shiva Raja in nagari, rev. a square box design. Extremely Fine, Very Rare.

Muhammad Shah II (AH 780-799, 1378-1397 AD), Silver Tanka, Hadrat Ahsanabad Mint, AH 793 (G&G BH51). Very Fine, Scarce.

Sikandar bin Ilyas (AH 758-792, 1357-1389 AD), Silver Tanka, 10.83g, Baldat-e-Mahrusah Firozabad Mint, date in margin (G&G B192). Very Fine+.

Daud Shah Kararani (AH 980-984, 1572-1576 AD), Silver Tanka, 11.28g, Satgaon Mint, obv. legend within square area, rev. Swastika as mint mark (G&...

Daud Shah Kararani, Silver Tanka, 11.29g, Tanda Mint, AH 981, obv. legend within square area, rev. knot pattern as mint mark (G&G B982). Very Fi...

Muhammad bin Sam (AH 589-602, 1193-1206 AD), Silver Dirham, Gazna Mint, Kufic legends in concentric circles on obv. hence known as “Bulls eye” type on

Muhammad bin Sam, Silver Dirham, Herat Mint, obv. Muiz-al-duniya wa’l din Abu’l Muzaffar Muhammad bin Sam. (A 1773) About Very Fine, Rare.

Qutb al-din Mubarak (AH 716-720, 1316-1320 AD), Gold Tanka, 10.96g, Hadrat dar al-Khilafat Mint, AH 717, legend: Al imam al azam khalifa rabb al alami

Ghiyath al-din Tughluq (AH 720-725, 1320-1325 AD), Gold Tanka, 10.82g, Mulk-i-Tilang Mint, ’al-Mutawakkil ala’illah’ legend (G&G D303). Very Fin...

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq (AH 725-752, 1325-1351 AD), Gold Heavy Dinar, 12.83g, Hazrat Delhi Mint, AH 727, al-wathiq type, complete die impression

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Dinar, 12.89g, Shahr Sultanpur Mint, al-wathiq type, AH 733 (G&G D333 date not listed). Mint State, Very Rar...

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Heavy Dinar, 12.83g, Hadrat Delhi Mint, fi zaman / Shahada type, complete die impression on both sides (G&G ...

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Heavy Dinar, 12.87g, Hadrat Deogir Mint, fi zaman / Shahada type, AH 727 (G&G D335). Superb Extremely Fine, ...

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Tanka, 12.73g, mintless variety, fi zaman, al-sa’id type, AH 733, obverse legend in cinquefoil (G&G D345). A...

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Dinar, 11g, Hazrat Delhi Mint, fi ahd type (G&G D347). Extremely Fine, Rare.

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Tanka, 10.9g, Hazrat Delhi Mint, AH 736, fi ahd type (G&G D347). Very Fine, Rare.

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Adli, 9.15g, Dar ul Mulk Sultanpur Mint, fi zaman type, AH 730 (G&G D352). Mint State, Very Rare.

Muhammad Shah III bin Tughluq, Gold Tanka, 11g, Hazrat Delhi Mint, with the name of Caliph Abul Abbas Ahmad al Hakim II (GG D441). Very Fine+.

Firuz Shah Tughluq (AH 752-790, 1351-1388 AD), Gold Tanka, 10.9g, with the name of the caliph Abu’l Fath al-mu’tasid (G&G D463). Very Fine+, Sca...

Firuz Shah Tughluq, Gold Tanka, 10.93g, with the name of Caliph Abu Abd Allah al- Mutawakkil, fi zaman type (G&G D464). Very Fine+, Rare.