Classical Numismatic Gallery | Auction 40

Ancient Greece, Macedonian, Alexander III the great posthumous issue, (2nd century BC), silver tetradracham, S.6713, 16.48g. Obv: Head of Herakles fac

Ancient Greece, Thrace, Hellenistic period, silver tetradrachm in the name of Alexander the Great, posthumous issue, (125 -70 BC), Odessus mint, Price

Eastern Celtic Tribes - imitative currencies of the Danube region, silver tetradrachm 'Thasos', class II (naturalization of head and legend)...

Roman Empire - bronze dupondius of Augustus (27 BC - 14 AD) and Agrippa, local issue of the colony of Nemausus (Nimês), struck 10-14 AD, RIC 1

Roman Empire - silver denarius of Faustina, senior wife of Antoninus Pius, Rome mint, struck after 141 AD, RIC 382b var., 2.90g. Obv: draped and coiff

Roman Empire, gold aureus of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), Rome mint, 7.14g. Obv: Laureate head to right, legend SEVERVS PIVS AVG PMTRPXII. Rev: God

Early Medieval Maharashtra, Khandesh region - 'bull' type alloyed copper coin of 'Vishnukundin' fabric, attributed to 'Kubha'...

Early Medieval Maharashtra, Khandesh region - 'bull' type alloyed copper coin of 'Vishnukundin' fabric, attributed to 'Kushala&#...

Early Medieval Maharashtra, Khandesh region - 'bull' type alloyed copper coin of 'Vishnukundin' fabric, attributed to 'Boparaja&...

Local Rashtrakuta rulers (600-700 AD) of early medieval Maharashtra, Khandesh region, 'bull'-type coin of 'Vishnukundin' fabric in ...

Rashtrakutas, unattributed silver dramma, (700-800 AD), unpublished in major sources, 0.49g. Obv: Horseman riding to right. Rev: Boar facing right in

Rashtrakutas - alloyed copper coin of Dhruva Dharavarsha (c.780-793 AD), 'Central Maharashtra' type, unpublished in major sources, 0.85g. Ob...

Rashtrakutas - uninscribed copper fractional unit, attributed to Amoghavarsha (c.830-870AD), unpublished in major sources, 0.66g. Obv: elephant marchi

Rashtrakutas (?)/Coastal feudatories - uninscribed gold gadyana, (c.900-1000AD), unlisted in any publications, 4.67g. Obv: an elaborate temple with Dr

Nolambas of Nolambavadi, Nanni Nolamba (969-975 AD), gold punch-marked gadyana, 3.72g, broad flan, 30mm. Obv: 5x Symbol punches of Nandi (the humped b

Kakatiyas of Warangal, gold punch-marked gadyana, repousse fabric, (1100-1200 AD), 3.77g, 30.66mm. Obv: Nine punches struck deeply on a very thin flan

Chola Kings, silver kahavanu of Uttama Chola (973-985 AD), MCSI-II 324-329, 3.64g. Obv: Chola tiger seated right, an umbrella and a pair of upright fi

Imperial Cholas, gold kahavanu of Raja Raja I (985-1014 AD), K.Ganesh 1.8, 0.73g. Obv: King standing facing right. Rev: Devanagari legend Uya Konda in

Western Gangas (10th-11th century AD), gold gajapati pagoda, MCSI-I 192-193, 3.90g. Obv: An ornate elephant standing facing right. Rev: Ornamental flo

Chalukyas of Kalyani or feudatories - gold punch marked gadyana in the name of 'Ayyana Singa', (1000-1100AD), unpublished in major sources, ...

Feudatories of Chalukyas of Kalyanis and/or Shilaharas of Kolhapur - gold 'U'-shaped fanam (c.1100- 1200 AD), similar to MCSI 249, 0.47g. Ob...

Feudatories of Shilaharas/Western Chalukyas in the Wai - Karad area, Western Maharashtra - anonymous and unattributed gold ¼ fanam, c.1100-120

Feudatories of Shilaharas/Western Chalukyas in the Wai - Karad area, Western Maharashtra - anonymous and unattributed gold ¼ fanam, c.1100-120

Feudatories of Shilaharas/Western Chalukyas in the Wai - Karad area, Western Maharashtra - anonymous and unattributed gold ¼ fanam, c.1100-120

Hoysalas of Dorasamudra, gold gadyana of Vishnuwardhana Bittiga (1106-1152 AD), MCSI-I 202, 4.06g. Obv: Mythical lion or 'Sardula' facing ri...

Gahadavalas of Kanuj, base gold 4½ masha of Govinda Chandra Deva (1114-1154 AD), Deyell 145, 4.19g. Obv: Goddess Lakshmi seated facing front.

Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Delhi and Ajmer - billon 'bull-and-horseman' type jital of Prithviraja III (c.1149-1192), Deyell 225, 3.35g. Obv: b...

Chahamanas (Chauhans) of Delhi and Ajmer - billon 'bull-and-horseman' type jital of Prithviraja II or Pithimva Deva (c.1167-1169AD), Deyell ...

Kalachuri feudatories in Northern Karnataka - silver ½ tara of Barma Bhoopala, Mahamandaleshwara under Sankama Nishshankamalla (c.1185-1190 AD

Kadambas of Goa, gold gadyana of Jayakesi III (1186-1213 AD), cyclic year 'Praja/pati', 4.40g. Obv: Roaring lion facing left, sun and moon b...

Early medieval North India - billon 'bull-and-horseman' type jital of Amrita Pala (c.before 1195), Deyell 228, 2.99g. Obv: stylized bull sea...

Early medieval North India - copper jital of 'Bull-and-Horseman' type, late Rajput issue, c.1200-1300AD, reverse brockage, with negative imp...

Abhiras of Bhambhagiri (Bhamer in Khandesh, Northern Maharashtra) - Lakshmideva (c.1200-1250 AD), silver tara, unpublished in major sources, 0.23g. Ob

Abhiras of Bhambhagiri (Bhamer in Khandesh, Northern Maharashtra) - Lakshmideva (c.1200-1250 AD), silver ½ tara, unpublished in major sources,

Jajapellas of Narwar - billon 'Bull and Horseman' type jital of Asalla Deva (1255-1297), Deyell 364, 2.97g. Obv: highly stylized figure of h...

Yadavas of Devagiri, gold punch-marked Asu or 'Padma Tanka' of Ramachandra (1270-1311 AD), 3.75g. Obv: Five punches: 2x Kannada letter '...

Yadavas of Devagiri, gold gadyana of Singhana III, the last ruler of the dynasty (1315-1318 AD) with his Queen Kamwaladevi, 3.81g. Obv: Royal emblem c

Medieval Gujarat, Vaghela dynasty, copper coin of Karna Deva (1297-1304 AD), 4.45g. Obv: Ornate Kalasha with a long spout. Rev: Nagari legend in two l

Alupas of Udipi, uncertain ruler (14th century AD), base gold pagoda, Udipi mint, MCSI-I 219-221, 3.60g. Obv: Two stylized fish flanked by a conch she

Pre-Vijayanagara period (c.1250-1300 AD) - silver tara from south Karnataka/west Andhra region, most likely issued by the Telugu Chodas of Nellore, no

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Sangama Dynasty, base gold varaha of Bukkaraya I (1356-1377 AD), Girijapathi 27-29, 3.35g. Obv: Hanuman moving to right with upra

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Sangama Dynasty, base gold pagoda of Hari Hara II (1377-1404 AD), 3.54g. Obv: Two conventionalized fish under conventionalized ca

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Sangama dynasty, gold ½ pagoda of Hari Hara II (1377-1404 AD), MCSI-I 412-414, 1.69g. Obv: Brahma and Sarasvati seated. R

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Sangama dynasty, gold varaha of Pratapa Devaraya I (1406-1422 AD), Girijapathi 069, 3.40g. Obv: Shiva and Parvati seated. Rev: De

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva Dynasty, gold ½ pagoda of Achutharaya (1529-1542 AD), MCSI-I 672-673, 1.70g. Obv: Gandabherunda moving to left; pr

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, gold varaha of Sadasiva Raya (1542-1568 AD), MCSI-I 710, 3.37g. Obv: Vishnu and Lakshmi seated. Rev: Devanagari l

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Aravidu dynasty, gold pagoda of Venkata Raya III (1630-1642 AD), MCSI-I 833, 3.43g. Obv: Venkateshwara standing under Prabhavali

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Aravidu dynasty, gold varaha of Venkata Raya III (1630-1642 AD), MCSI-I 833, 3.32g. Obv: Venkateshwara (Balaji) standing under ar

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Aravidu dynasty, gold ½ pagoda of Venkata Raya III (1630-1642 AD), MCSI-I 835, 1.73g. Obv: Venkateshwara standing under a

Nayakas of Ikkeri (Keladi), gold pagoda of Sadashiva Nayaka (1530-1566AD), 3.43g. Obv: Shiva and Parvati seated. Rev: Devanagari legend Shri/ Sadashi

Ranas of Mewar - copper ½ unit of Maharana Kumbhakarna (a.k.a. Kumbha, 1433-1468), struck at Kumbhalgarh, unlisted in major catalogues, 6.24g.

Sultans of Delhi, Turks, billon jital of Jalalat al-Din Radiyya (1236-1240 AD), Delhi mint, G&G D105, 3.48g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sultan al -Mu...

Sultans of Delhi, Turks, silver tanka of Shams al-Din Kayumarth (1290 AD), AH 689, G&G D190, 10.93g. Obv: Arabic legend in rectangle, al-Sultan ...

Sultans of Delhi, Khaljis, silver tanka of Rukn al-Din-Ibrahim (1296 AD), Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 695, G&G D211, 10.90g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sul...

Sultans of Delhi, Khaljis, silver square tanka of Qutb al-Din Mubarak Shah (1316-1320 AD), Hadrat Dar al-Khilafa mint, AH 719, G&G D261, 10.85g....

Sultans of Delhi, Tughluqs - copper fulus of Sikandar Shah (1393AD), Dar al-Mulk Dehli mint, AH795, G&G D609, 4.48g. Obv: Arabic legend Sikandar...

Sultans of Delhi, Sayyids, silver tanka of Mubarak Sayyid (1421-1434 AD), struck in his own name, no mint, AH836, G&G D660, ex- Paul Stevens col...

Sultans of Delhi, Sayyids - copper fulus of Mubarak Shah (1421-1434 AD), Dar al-Mulk Dehli mint, AH834, G&G D663, 5.34g. Obv: Arabic legend Muba...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Fathabad mint, AH 951, G&G D780, 11.28g, both side legend in circle. About e...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Kalpi mint, AH 950, G&G D784, 11.33g, both side legend within double square. ...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Kalpi mint, AH 949, G&G D785, 11.37g. Obv: Shahada in double rectangular bord...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Malot mint, AH 949, G&G D787, 11.11g. Very fine, Rare.

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Ranthambhor mint, AH 949, G&G D794 (listed as RR), 11.24g. Obv: Arabic legend...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Sharifabad mint, AH 949, G&G D798, 11.21g. Obv: Shahada in circle, name and t...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Agra mint, AH 952, G&G D955, 11.35g. Good very fine, Very scarce.

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Biana mint, AH 953, G&G D956, 11.30g. Very fine, Rare.

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Chunar mint, AH 955, G&G D958, 11.46g. Extremely fine, Rare.

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Chunar mint (off flan), AH 954, G&G D958, 11.26g. Good very fine, Rare.

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Gwalior mint, AH 952, G&G D961, 11.31g. Good very fine, Very scarce.

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Satgaon mint, with obverse ending in wa saltanahu, AH 954, G&G D968, 11.25g....

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Shergarh mint (off flan), AH 956, G&G D973, 11.34g. Extremely fine, Very sc...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), Shergarh urf Shiqq Bakkar mint, AH 953 (5 retrograde), G&G D975, 11.27g. Go...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Islam Shah (1545-1552 AD), 'Jahanpanah' type, AH 955, G&G D978, 11.35g. Extremely fine, Very s...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver tanka of Sikandar III (1554?-1555 AD), Lahore mint (off flan), AH 962, G&G D1150, 11.39g. Obv: Shahahda in recta...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah (1357-1389 AD), Hadrat Firuzabad mint, 'Type 6', AH 765, G&G B181, 10.78g. G...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Ghiyath al-Din 'Azam Shah (1389-1410 AD), Arsah Satgaon mint, AH801, 10.65g. Obv: Arabic legend in diamond sh...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Danujamarddan Deva - Hindu ruler (Saka 1339-1340; 1416-1418 AD), Chatigrama (Chatgaon) mint, SE 1339, G&G B31...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Jalal al-Din Muhammad Shah (2nd reign, 1418-1433), 'Tughra' type, Arsah Chatgaon mint, AH829, G&G B34...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Shams al-Din Ahmad Shah (1432 AD), uncertain mint and date but struck in East Bengal, G&G B394, 10.64g. Obv: ...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Rukn al-Din Barbak Shah (1459-1474 AD), 'Tughra'-type, Nasirabad mint, AH86(8?), G&G B512, 10.17g. Ob...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Ala al-Din Husain Shah (1493-1519 AD), Fathabad mint, type 2, AH 899, G&G B706, 10.64g. Extremely fine, Very...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Ala al-Din Husain Shah (1493-1519 AD), Husainabad Mint, type 3, AH 89, G&G B770, 10.66g. Extremely fine, Ver...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), Dar al-Darb mint, AH929, G&G B805, 10.65g. Obv: Arabic legend al-Sul...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), Dar al-darb Husainabad Mint, AH 925, G&G B818, 10.68g. Extremely fi...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), Dar al-darb Husainabad Mint, AH 925, G&G B820, 10.70g. Good very fi...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), Dar al-darb Husainabad Mint, AH 925, G&G B824, 10.61g. Good very fi...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), Muhammadabad mint, AH 935, G&G B837, 10.57g, both side dotted border...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), mintless type, AH 926, G&G B843, 10.67g. Good very fine, Very scarce.

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), mintless and dateless type, G&G B848, 10.50g. Obv: Arabic legend al-...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Nasir al-Din Nusrat Shah (1519-1531 AD), mintless and dateless type, G&G B851, 10.59g. Obv: Arabic legend al-...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver rupee of Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur Shah (1555-1560 AD), no mint (probably Lakhnauti), AH (9)66, G&G B967, 11.23g. Extrem...

Sultans of Bengal, Chittagong region trade coinage (mid-16th century AD), first series, silver tanka, in the name of Mughal emperor Akbar, AH 965, G...

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga,Silver tanka (3), 1x Ala al-Din Bahaman Shah (1347-1359 AD), Hadrat Ahsanabad mint (off flan), AH 756, G&G BH13, 10....

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Copper falus of Taj al-din Firuz Shah (1397-1422 AD), Ahsanabad mint, obverse brockage (lakhi) showing retrograde impress

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Silver tanka of Shihab al-Din Ahmad Shah I (1422-1435 AD), Hadrat Ahsanabad mint, AH 827, G&G BH71, 10.47g. Obv: Ar...

Adil Shahs of Bijapur, Anonymous Hudki gold pagoda, G&G BJ45. Obv: A dome-like symbol with Persian 'Ain' initial, possibly suggesting Al...

Nizam Shahs of Ahmadnagar, Silver fractional tanka/abbasi of Murtaza Nizam Shah I (1565-1588 AD), Nagar mint, not listed in G&G, 2.11g. Obv: Shi...

Nizam Shahs of Ahmadnagar, Silver fractional tanka/abbasi of Murtaza Nizam Shah I (1565-1588 AD), Nagar mint, not listed in G&G, 1.09g. Obv: Shi...

Silver abbasi of Burhan Nizam Shah II (1591-1595 AD), Burhanabad mint, unlisted in G&G, 7.27g. Obv: In a Mihrab shaped cartouche, the shi'l ...

Sultans of Gujarat, Silver double tanka of Ghiyath al-Din Ahmad Shah III (1553-1560 AD), AH 964, G&G G518, 14.14g. Good very fine, Rare.