Auction 109 & 110

Kushanas, Vima Kadphises (c.105-127 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.92g, Obverse: bust of the king facing left, wearing diadem and domed crown, emerging from the c

Kushanas, Vima Kadphises, Gold Dinar, 7.99g, Obverse: bust of the king facing right, wearing diadem and domed crown, emerging from the clouds, holding

Kushanas, Huvishka (c. 152-190 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.86g, Obverse: nimbate, diademed and crowned bust of the king emerging from clouds, holding scepter i

Kushanas, Vasudeva (c. 192-225 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.92g, Obverse: king nimbate standing left, holding a trident to right, making an offering at an altar

Kushanas, Kanishka II (c. 230-240 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.9g, Obverse: king standing left, holding a trident in right hand, making an offering at an altar

Kushano Sasanian, Peroz / Firuz I (c. 245-270 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.75g, Mint in Baktria (Balkh?), late series, Obverse: king standing left on ground lin

Guptas, Chandragupta II (c. 380-413 AD), Gold Dinar, 7.65g, Lion Slayer (lion trampler) type, Obverse: king wearing a dhoti, a sash flowing from his w

Guptas, Skandagupta (455-480 AD), Gold Heavy Dinar, 9.20g, Archer type, Obverse: king nimbate, standing left, holding bow and arrow, Skanda in Brahmi

Eastern Chalukyas, Chalukya Bhima II Vishnuvardhana and successors, (c. 935-946 AD), Gold Pagoda, 4.23g, Obverse: a lion standing left with an inverte

Chalukyas of Vengi, Raja Raja Chalukya (c. 1019-1060 AD), Gold Pagoda, 4.29g, Regnal Year 3, Obverse: boar standing right, trace of parasol above, ind

Nagas of Chakrakuta, Rajyabhushana (c. 11th century AD), Gold Pagoda, 3.78g, legends in Telegu punch-marked Sri Rajyabhushana around the central punch

Western Gangas (Talakad), Uncertain ruler, (c. 1080-1138), Gold Pagoda, 3.74g, Obverse: figure on padestal seated facing within temple, Reverse: flora

Alupas of Udipi, Udayadityaraya or Gopisvararaya Pandya, (1088-1332 AD), Gold Pagoda, 3.63g, Obverse: two stylised vertical fish under a canopy, flank

Kashmir, Harshadeva (c. 1089-1101), Gold Dinar, 2.99g, Obverse: king on horseback to right, Reverse: Goddess seated facing on lotus, holding lotus and

Kadambas of Goa, Sivachitta (c. 11th century AD), Gold Pagoda, 4.49g, Obverse: lion standing to left, Reverse: Devanagari legend Sri Sivachitta Vira P

Kadambas of Goa (c. 11th century AD), Anonymous, Gold Pagoda, 3.12g, ’Conqueror of the Malavas’ issue, Obverse: lion standing left, with a standard t

Kadambas of Goa, Anonymous (c. 1000-1100 AD), Gold Gadyana, 3.76g, Obverse: a typical Kadamba type lion standing facing left in front of a temple arch

Qutb al-din Mubarak (AH 716-720, 1316-1320 AD), Gold Square Tanka, 10.89g, Hadrat Dar al-Khilafat Mint, AH 719, legend Al imam al azam khalifa rabb al

Zain-al-Abidin (AH 823-874, 1420-1470 AD), Silver Tanka, 10.48g, Obverse: legend na’ib amir al-mu’minin ghiyath al-dunya wa’l din, no date but probabl

Hasan Shah (AH 876-889, 1472-1484 AD), Gold Tanka, 10.82g, Kashmir Mint, AH 876, Obverse: Persian legend La ila il Allah Muhammad Rasul Allah in centr

Akbar (AH 963-1014, 1556-1605 AD), Gold Mohur, 10.83g, Hazrat Delhi Mint, AH 975, Obverse: Kalima within cinqfoil, Reverse: Al sultan khallad Allah ma

Akbar, Gold Mohur, 10.83g, Dar ul-Khilafat Jaunpur Mint, Obverse: Kalima, AH 978, Reverse: Al sultan khallad Allah malkah wa tali. Jalal ud -Din muham

Akbar, Gold Mohur, 10.89g, Lahore Mint, Ilahi type, Month Shahrewar, Year 47, Obverse: Allahu Akbar Jale Jallaluhu, that is ‘Allah is great, may his g

Akbar, Gold Mohur, 10.9g, Lahore Mint, Ilahi type, Month Farwardin, Year 48, Obverse: Allahu Akbar Jale Jallaluhu, that is ‘Allah is great, may his gl

Noor Afshan means light scattering; was an important largesse coin of the Emperor. He would use them for scattering during processions. The Khair -e Q

Jahangir, Silver 1/8 Rupee Nisar, 1.34g, Mintless type, Obverse: Jahangir badshah Ghazi, Reverse: ‘Khair Qubool’, AH 1020/6, Unlisted in KM. Very Fine

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.26g, Agra Mint, Month Aban, AH 1021/7, legend within decorative borders on both sides (KM 144.1). About Extremely Fi

Jahangir, Silver Nazarana Rupee, 11.25g, Agra Mint, Month Amardad, AH 1022/8, Nur-ud-din Jahangir type, ornamental type, complete dotted border on bot

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.4g, Agra Mint, Month Tir, AH 1027/13 (KM 147.2). Extremely Fine, Rare.

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.38g, Agra Mint, Month Ardibihisht, AH 1027/13 (KM 147.2). Very Fine+, Rare.

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.16g, Agra Mint, Month Ardibihisht, AH 1022/8 (KM 147.2). Extremely Fine, Rare.

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.03g, Agra Mint, Month Ardibihisht, AH 1022/8 (KM 147.2). Extremely Fine, Rare.

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.39g, Agra Mint, Month Ardibihisht, AH 1021/7, Obverse: legend within an ornate circular border, Reverse: legend with

Jahangir, Silver Square Rupee, 11.34g, Agra Mint, Month Di, AH 1020/6, Obverse: legend within an ornate dotted border, Reverse: legend within scallope

On assuming the throne in the Hejira year 1014, it struck to the Emperor's mind that the weights of the coinages should be increased by 20%. The...

Jahangir, Gold Heavy Mohur, Nurjahani, 13.62g, 20% over weight hence known as ’Sawai’ Mohur, Agra Mint, AH 1017/4, Khusru -e- Giti Panah couplet, Obv

Jahangir, Silver Rupee, 10.18g, Ajmer Mint, Firoz couplet, AH 1023/9, Obverse: Za nur nam Jahangir Shah, Shah Akbar, Reverse: Sikka zar Kasht Feroz, b

Jahangir, Silver Rupee, 11.39g, Agra Mint, Yaft couplet, reads as ’Yaft Dar Agra Ruye Zar Zewar Az Jahangir Shah Akbar Shah’, AH 1032/17 (KM 149.1). E

Jahangir, Silver Heavy Rupee, 13.95g, 25% overweight hence known as ’Sawai’ Rupee, Lahore Mint, Ta Falak couplet, reads as Badhar Bad Rawaan Ta Falak,

Jahanagir, Silver Square Heavy Rupee, Jahangiri, 13.9g, 25% over weight hence known as ’Sawai’ Rupee, Lahore Mint, AH 1019/5, Month Isfandarmuz, ’Shah

Jahangir, Silver Square Heavy Rupee, Jahangiri, 13.63g, 20% overweight, Lahore Mint, AH 1016/3, Sakhat -i- Noorani couplet, Obverse: Shah Nur-ud-Din J

Jahangir, Silver Heavy Rupee, 14.22g, 25% overweight hence known as ’Sawai’ Rupee, Lahore Mint, AH 1019/5, month Bahman, Bahman Mah-e-Anwar couplet (w

Jahangir, Gold Mohur, 10.92g, Burhanpur Mint, AH 1017/18, Month Tir, RY 18, complete mint name in centre and the month at top (KM 176.3). Mint State,

Shah Jahan (AH 1037-1068, 1628-1658 AD), Gold Mohur, 10.89g, Akbarabad Mint, AH 1042, Obverse: Kalima within quatrefoil, Reverse: legend in four lines

Shah Jahan, Gold Mohur, 10.89g, Patna Mint, AH 1046/10, legend within square area, complete mint in left margin (KM 260.14). Extremely Fine.

Shah Shuja (AH 1068-1070, 1657-1660 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.12g, Akbarnagar Mint, AH 1068, Regnal Year Ahd, Obverse: Persian inscription La ila ila Alla

Aurangzeb (AH 1068-1118, 1658-1707 AD), Gold Mohur, 11g, Bandar-i-Mubarak Surat Mint, RY 2, badr-i-munir type (KM 315.44 but date unlisted). Extremely

Jahandar Shah (AH 1124, 1712-1713 AD), Gold Mohur, 10.91g, Mustaqir ul Mulk Akbarabad Mint, AH 1124/Ahd, Obverse: an extra word ’Aja’ or ’Raja’ appear

Ahmed Shah Bahadur (AH 1161-1167, 1748-1754 AD), Gold Pagoda, 2.82g, Karapa Mint, Obverse: complete name of the king Ahmed Shah Badshah, Ahd and a bol

Akbar ’Adil (AH 1166, 1752 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.27g, Allahabad Mint, Regnal Year Ahd, Obverse: sikka zad dar Jahan bafazl-i-alah shah ’alam Panah Akb