Classical Numismatic Gallery | Auction 37

Vijayanagar, Sangama dynasty, Hari Hara II (1377-1404 AD), gold ½ pagoda, 1.71g. Obv: Shiva Parvati seated. Rev: Devanagari legend Sri Pra/tha

Kingdom of Champaran/Mithila, Madana Simha Deva (1450-1460AD), brass/copper Jital, 4.88g. Obv: Devanagari legend in three lines Govind Cha/rana Prana/

Vijayanagar, Krishna Devaraya (1509-1529 AD), copper 5 jitals, 15.23g. Obv: Garuda running to left. Rev: Devanagari legend Sri Pra/thapa Krishna/raya

Maratha of Gingee, Raja Ram (1690-1698 AD), gold fanam, 0.37g. Obv: Stylized half-length figure. Rev: Stylized inscription in devanagari Raja Rao, MCS

Venad Chera kingdom of Kerala (1118 - 1180 AD), uninscribed copper cash, 3.54g. Obv: 'Chola'-style standing figure, lampstand to left and di...

Ghurid Sultans of Ghazna and Delhi, Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad Bin Sam (1193-1206 AD), silver dirham, struck jointly with his brother Ghiyath al-Din...

Ghurid Sultans of Ghazna and Delhi, Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad Bin Sam (1193-1206 AD), silver dirham, struck jointly with his brother Ghiyath al-Din...

Turks, Shams al-Din Iltutmish (1210-1235 AD), billon jital, 'bilingual' type, Delhi mint, 3.68g. Obv: Arabic legend al-sultan Iltutmish in c...

Turks, Jalalat al-Din Radiyya (Raziya) (1236-1240 AD), billon jital, 'horseman' type, 3.57g. Obv: Stylized horseman facing right, with Devan...

Tughluqs, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (1320-1325 AD), silver tanka, 10.80g, Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 72X, G&G D306. Very fine, Very scarce.

Tughluqs, Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-1351 AD), gold dinar, Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 727, 'al- Wathiq' type, 12.82g. Obv: Attestation of the Kal...

Tughluqs, Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-1351 AD), silver adil, 9.16g, Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 727, G&G D366. Very fine+, Rare.

Tughluqs, Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-1352 AD), billon 1/2 tanka, struck in the name of Caliph al-Mustakfi Billah, AH 742, G&G D434, 5.28g. Obv: ...

Tughluqs, temp. Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388 AD), copper/billon tanka, struck in the name of Abu Abdallah, Caliph at Cairo, undated, 8.63g. Obv: Alla

Tughluqs, Muhammad bin Firuz (1387-1388 AD), billon tanka, 10.70g, Na'ib amir al-muminin type, AH 790, G&G D522. Very fine, Rare.

Tughluqs, Firuz Shah Zafar (1389 AD), billon 1/3rd tanka, 3.59g. Obv: Arabic legend Firuz Shah Zafar Sultani. Rev: Arabic legend al-Khalifa Abu Abd Al

Tughluqs, Abu Bakr Shah (1389-1390 AD), billon 5/6th tanka, 8.73g. Obv: Arabic legend Abu Bakr Shah bin Zafar bin Firuz Shah Sultani. Rev: Arabic lege

Tughluqs, Sikandar Shah (1393 AD), billon 5/6th tanka, AH 795, 9.02g. Obv: Arabic legend Sikandar Shah Muhammad Shah Sultani. Rev: Arabic legend al-Kh

Suris, Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), silver rupee, 11.53g, Kalpi mint, AH (9)49, G&G D784. Extremely fine, Rare.

Suris, Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), silver rupee, Sharifabad mint, AH 949, 11.32g. Obv: In circle Sher Shah Sultan Khallada Allah Mulkahu Sharifabad; oth

Suris, Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), silver rupee, mintless circular areas type, G&G D827. Graded as VF 35 by NGS of India. Very scarce.

Suris, Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), silver rupee, 11.18g, mintless type, 1477 type, AH 955, G&G D980. Very fine+, Scarce.

Suris, Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), silver rupee, 11.18g, mintless type, 1477 type, AH 958, G&G D980. Very fine+, Scarce.

Shams al-Din Iltutmish by Ghiyath al-Din 'Iwad (1217-1220 AD), silver tanka, governor in Bengal, mintless and dateless type, 10.06g. Obv: Horsem...

Muhammad bin Tughluq (1326-1335 AD), silver tanka, Shahr Lakhnauti mint (by style), G&G B123. Graded XF40+ by NGS of India but wrongly describe...

Sultans of Delhi (issued in Bengal), Muhammad bin Tughluq (1326-1335 AD), silver tanka, 'al-Mujahid' type, Satgaon mint, AH 733, 10.29g. Obv...

Ghiyath al-Din A'zam (1389-1410 AD), silver tanka (pedigree), Hadrat Firuzabad mint, 10.68g, G&G B242. Extremely fine, Rare in this grade.

Shihab al-Din Bayazid (1412-1414 AD), silver tanka, 10.28g, mintless type, AH 816, G&G B291. Very fine, Very scarce.

Jalal al-Din Muhammad (Second reign, 1418-1432/33), silver tanka, mintless type, probably struck at Mu'azzamabad, 9.42g. Obv: Arabic legend (Jal...

Jalal al-Din Muhammad Shah (Second reign 1418-1433 AD), silver tanka, 9.87g, mintless type, both sides tughra type, G&G B370. Very fine+, Rare.

Rukn al-Din Barbak (1459-1474 AD), silver tanka, 'Tughra' type, 'Arsah Satgaon mint, date not clear, 10.60g. Obv: Name of the Sultan in ...

Rukn al-Din Barbak (1459-1474), silver tanka, Muhammadabad? mint, date not clear, 10.72g. Obv: Arabic legend Rukn al-Dunya wa al-Din Abu al-Muzaffar B

Shams al-Din Yusuf (1474-1481 AD), silver tanka, 10.57g, Dar al-Darb mint, AH 884. G&G B561. Very fine, Very scarce.

Shams al-Din Muzaffar (1490-1493 AD), silver tanka, 10.52g, Dar al-Darb mint, AH (8)96, both sides legend within scalloped circle. G&G B673. Ve...

Shams al-Din Muzaffar (1490-1493 AD), silver tanka, no mint, kamta mardan coin, 10.54g. Obv: Legend Fath al-mulk al-adil al badhil al-mujahid sa'...

Ala al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), silver tanka (2). 1x type 2, 10.65g, Fathabad mint, AH 899, G&G B706 and 1x type 3, 10.65g, Husainabad mint, &...

Ala al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), silver tanka (2). 1x type 2, 10.72g, Khazana mint, AH 899, G&G B707 and 1x type 3, 10.66g, Husainabad mint, &#...

Ala al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), silver tanka, type 3, 10.64g, fourth victory type, Fathabad mint, date '89'. G&G B739. About extremel...

Ala al-Din Husain (1493-1519 AD), silver tanka, type 2, 10.68g, Dar al-Darb mint, AH 907 (not listed), G&G B761, broad flan, 32.70mm. Very fine...

Nasir al-Din Nusrat (1519-1531 AD), silver tanka, 10.64g, Husainabad mint, AH 925. G&G B814. Extremely fine, Very scarce.

Nasir al-Din Nusrat (1519-1531 AD), silver tanka, 10.39g, Muhammadabad mint, AH 928, mostly dotted border visible on both sides. G&G B837. Very...

Nasir al-Din Nusrat (1519-1531 AD), silver tanka, 10.61g, Nusratabad mint, date '92'. G&G B840. Very fine+, Very scarce.

Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud (1532-1538 AD), silver tanka, 10.90g, Husainabad mint, AH 939. G&G B904. Extremely fine, Very scarce.

Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud (1532-1538 AD), silver 1/4 tanka, 2.63g, hexagonal shape, 'Da' mint. G&G B916. Very fine, Rare.

Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud (1532-1538 AD), silver tanka, 10.44g, mintless type. G&G B919. Very fine, Very scarce.

Nasir al-Din Mahmud Damghan Shah (1344-1347 AD), billon jital, AH 746, 3.43g. Obv: Nasir al-dunya wa 'l din in circle, date in words around. Rev...

Ala' al-Din Bahman Shah (1347-1359 AD), silver tanka, 10.93g, Hadrat Ahsanabad mint (by style), AH 759. G&G BH13. Very fine, Very scarce.

Muhammad Shah I (1359-1375 AD), silver tanka (3), Hadrat Ahsanabad mint in right quadrant. 1x 10.91g, AH 764, 1x 10.89g, AH 774 and 1x 10.92g, AH 773.

Muhammad Shah I (1359-1375 AD), silver tanka, 10.93g, Hadrat Fathabad mint in right quadrant, AH 765. G&G Bh28 Very fine+, Rare.

Muhammad Shah I (1359-1375 AD), silver 1/12 tanka, 1.77g (weight unlisted). Obv: Arabic legend Binah Din Allah. Rev: Arabic legend Abu 'l Muzaff...

Ala al-Din Mujahid Shah (1375-1378 AD), silver tanka, Hadrat Ahsanabad mint (partly visible) in right quadrant, AH 779, 10.86g. Obv: Legend al-Sultan

Taj al-Din Firuz Shah (1397-1422 AD), silver tanka, 10.90g, Hadrat Ahsanabad mint in right quadrant, AH 800. G&G BH63. Very fine+, Very scarce.

Taj al-Din Firuz Shah (1397-1422 AD), silver 1/24th (?) tanka, 0.31g. Obv: Arabic legend (Firoz) Shah. Rev: Arabic legend Sultan. Not listed in G&am...

Taj al-Din Firuz Shah (1397-1422 AD), copper coin, undated, 2.03g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan. Rev: Arabic legend Firuz Shah. Very fine+, Rare.

Anonymous, hudki, gold pagoda, 3.31g. Obv: A boat like uncertain symbol with Persian legend 'Sin', suggest it could be an issue of Sikandar....

Anonymous, hudki, gold pagoda, 3.36g. Obv: A boat like uncertain symbol. Rev: Possibly the Gol Gumbaj of Bijapur. G&G BJ49. Very fine+, Very sc...

Anonymous, hudki, gold ½ pagoda, 1.66g. Obv: A boat like uncertain symbol. Rev: Possibly the Gol Gumbaj of Bijapur, G&G BJ50. Very fine+, ...

Nizam Shahs of Ahmadnagar, Burhan Nizam Shah II (1591-1595 AD), silver Abbasi, Burhanabad mint, 7.23g. Obv: In scalloped circle, name of the mint; aro

Nasir al-Din Ahmad Shah I (1411-1442 AD), silver pedigree tanka, AH 828, 11.03g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan al-'Azam Nasir al-Dunya wa al-Din ...

Ghiyath al-Din Ahmad Shah III (1553-1560 AD), silver tanka, 10.54g, AH 962. G&G G513. Very fine, Scarce.

Mughal Occupation under Akbar (1572-1583 AD), silver half tanka, AH 911, 5.72g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan Akbar Badshah. Rev: Arabic legend al-Sult

Ala al-Din Mahmud Shah I (1436-1469 AD), gold square ¼ tanka, AH 873, 3.18g. Obv: Arabic legend Mahmud Shah Khilji. Rev: Arabic legend al Kibr

Sisodiya Ranas of Mewar, Rayamalla (1473-1509 AD), copper coin, 3.22g. Obv: Stylized Arabic legends above and below a central panel with Devanagari le

Ghiyath Shah (1469-1500 AD), copper square double falus, 18.10g. Obv: Legend Ghiyath Shah al-Khalji bin Mahmud Shah. Rev: Al-sultan bin al-sultan. G...

Nasir Shah (1500-1510 AD), silver nazarana tanka, 10.91g, AH 911 (date not listed in G&G), 24.53mm. Obv: Legend al-wathiq bi'l samad lam yaz...

Nasir al-Din Muhammad Qarlugh (1249-1259 AD), copper Jital, 3.28g. Obv: Outlined riderless horse facing to right. Rev: Devanagri legend Sri maha/mada

Jams of Sindh(?), silver larin, 4.89g. Not listed in G&G. Extremely fine, Extremely rare. The style evident from the extant inscription on thi...

Babur (1526-1530 AD), silver shahrukhi, mintless type, date not visible, 4.37g. Obv: Shahada in quatrefoil cartouche, names of caliphs and titles arou

Humayun (1530-1556 AD), gold 1/8 ashrafi or 1/20 mohur, mintless (Badakhshan) type, 0.78g. Obv: Shahada in circle. Rev: Legend in Persian and Muhammad

Humayun (1st reign, 1530-1540 AD), silver shahrukhi, Agra mint (clearly visible), no date, 4.75g. Obv: In circle, Shahada and invocation Yarzaqu Allah

Humayun (1st reign, 1530-1538 AD), silver shahrukhi, Kabul Mint, counter-maked at Qandahar, ND, 4.69g. Obv: Shahada in Mihrabi quatrefoil cartouche; n

Humayun (1st reign 1530-1540 AD), anonymous copper coins (2), Champanir mint, AH 942, 13.82g and 4.75g respectively. Obv: Arabic legend Zarb Fateh Cha

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), gold 1/8 ashrafi or 1/20 mohur, mintless 'Badakhshan' type, 0.84g. Obv: Shahada in circle. Rev: Full name of the emper...

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.34g, Agra mint, Farwardin 44, well centre struck, both sides dotted border visible, broad flan like nazarana, 2

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square ½ rupee, 5.77g, Dar us-Sultanat Ahmadabad mint (partly visible), AH 995. KM 61.1. Very fine, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square ½ rupee, 5.39g, Ahmadabad mint, Isfandarmuz 38. KM 62.4. Very fine, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver ½ rupee, 5.71g, Ahmadabad mint, Azar 4x. KM 66.1. Very fine+, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.35g, Allahabad mint, 'Hamisha' couplet, rebellion issue of Jahangir, KM 97.1. Liddle Akbar S59. Abou...

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), copper dam (2), 1x 20.41g, Atak Banaras mint, Bahman 37 and 1x 20.12g, Dar al-zarb Khitta Kalpi mint, AH 966. (2 coins) Very fi

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), copper tanka (double dam), 41.36g, Bairata mint, Azar 44. KM 38.3. Very fine, Rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.39g, Berar mint, Azar 5x, a bird mintmark below mint name. KM 93.6. Gash on obverse. Very fine+, Rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, Berar mint, Tir 4x, a bird mintmark below mint name. KM 93.6. Graded as AMS 58+ by NGS of India, Rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee (2), 1x 11.41g, Burhanpur mint, Isfandarmunz 48, KM 93.7 and 1x 11.40g, Ahmadabad mint, Azar 41, KM 93.2. (2 coins

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver Shahrukhi, Hadrat Delhi mint, ND, 4.51g. Obv: Kalima in circular cartouche, names and titles of Caliphs around. Rev: Akba

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square rupee, 11.29g, Delhi mint, Aban 36. KM 88.2. Very fine+, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square rupee, 11.20g, Jaunpur mint, AH 987. KM 82.3. Very fine, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver ½ rupee, 5.63g, Kabul mint, Di 46. KM 66.2. Very fine+, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver ½ rupee, 5.58g, Kabul mint, Aban. KM 66.2. Fine, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.37g, Lahore mint, Tir 45. KM 93.11. About extremely fine, Rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.37g, Lahore mint, khurdad 47, legend within quatrefoil border on obverse and octagonal borders on reverse. KM 9

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square ½ rupee, 5.57g, Lahore mint, Khurdad 38. KM 62.2. Very fine, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver ½ rupee, 5.43g, Lahore mint, Mihr 47. KM 66.3. Very fine, Very scarce.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver ¼ rupee, 2.79g, Lahore mint, Isfandarmunz 38. KM 58.2. Extremely fine, Rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.01g, Patna mint, Mihr 46, well centrally struck. KM 93.14. About extremely fine, Rare in this grade.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, Sharifabad mint, AH 990, 11.37g. Obv: Full name of emperor and AH date, mintname in bottom margin. Rev: Shahada, f

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), copper dam, 20.35g, Shahr Patan mint. KM A32.21. Very fine, Very rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), copper dam, 20.13g, Sironj mint, Di 38, well centre struck. KM 32.25. Very fine, Very rare.

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.30g, Sitpur mint, Mihr 47, with additional word 'Darh' included in the reverse legend, broad flan wit...

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver rupee, 11.30g, Sitpur mint. Obv: Jal Jalal Akbar Allahu Akbar in quatrefoil border month, RY and mint name in octagonal b

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), silver square rupee, 11.41g, Urdu Zafar Qarin mint, date AH AIF (1000). KM 82.8. About extremely fine, Very scarce.