Classical Numismatic Gallery | Auction 48

Eastern Chalukyas - uninscribed fractional coin in alloyed copper, (c.700-800 AD), 0.71g. Obv: schematic depiction of a roaring lion of 'Vishnuk...

Medieval Sindh - Sasanian-inspired coinage, probably struck under Pratihara contemporaries as Sasanian vassal, base gold dinar, (c.600-700AD), unpubli

Medieval Sindh - Sasanian-inspired coinage, probably struck under Pratihara contemporaries as Sasanian vassal, base gold dinar, (c.600-700AD), unpubli

Ancient Sogdia, Kingdom of Chach - unattributed copper coin of Hunnic / Hephthalite period, (c.600-700 AD), 2.12g. Obv: King, wearing tunic and Hunnic

Roman Empire - gold aureus of Septimius Severus (Lucius Septimius Severus) (193-211AD), Rome mint, struck in 202-210 AD, pierced twice, RIC IV.1- 288,

Pre-Islamic Sindh - a group of three uniface silver dammas (c.600-800AD), each having a pattern of four prominent beads with vertical lines and Brahmi

Early Islamic rulers in Sindh (Amirs of Banbhore and Multan/Gharlibids/Habbarids) - a group of four silver dammas, with 'three dots' pattern...

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinar of Sankara varman (c.883-902 AD), MNC 159-160, 6.12g. Obv: stylized representation of a seated g

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinar of Sankara varman (c.883-902 AD), MNC 159-160, 6.29g. Obv: stylized representation of a seated g

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinar of Sankara varman (c.883-902 AD), MNC 159-160, 6.10g. Obv: stylized representation of a seated g

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinnara of Nirjjita/Anirjjita varman (c.906 AD), not listed in major publications, 6.06g. Obv: stylize

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinnara of Partha varman (906-921 and 934-935 AD), MNC 167-168, 6.22g. Obv: stylized goddess seated fa

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinnara of Chakra varman (923-933; 935; 936-937 AD), MNC 169, 5.79g. Obv: stylized representation of a

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinnara of Kshemagupta (950-958 AD), issue in his own name, not listed in MNC, 6.03g. Obv: stylized re

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Utpala dynasty - copper dinnara of Abhimanyugupta (958-972 AD), MNC 173, 5.22g. Obv: stylized representation of a seated godde

Hindu Kings of Kashmir, Lohara dynasty - copper dinnara of Uchchala Deva (1101-?), not listed in MNC, 5.83g. Obv: stylized goddess seated facing, wear

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Lohara dynasty - copper dinnara of Paramanti (c.1155-1164AD), not listed in MNC, 4.91g. Obv: stylized goddess seated facing, w

Hindu kings of Kashmir, Vuppadeva dynasty - copper dinnara of Yashaskara II a.k.a. Jassaka deva (c.1181-1199), not listed in MNC, 4.97g. Obv: stylized

Hindu Kings of Kashmir, Vuppadeva dynasty - copper dinnara of Raja deva (c.1213-1235 AD), not listed in MNC, 5.28g. Obv: stylized representation of a

Western Gangas (10th-11th century AD), gold gajapati fanam, MCSI-I 195-196, 0.41g. Obv: An ornate elephant standing facing right. Rev: Ornamental flor

Western Gangas (10th-11th century AD), gold gajapati fanam (2), MCSI-I 195-196, 0.39g each. Obv: An ornate elephant standing facing right. Rev: Orname

Western Gangas (10th-11th century AD), gold gajapati fanam, MCSI-I 195-196, 0.38g. Obv: An ornate elephant standing facing right. Rev: Ornamental flor

Cholas - gold 1/8 kahavanu attributed to Raja Raja I (985-1014 AD), K. Ganesh 'Tamilnadu' 1.8, 0.21g. Obv: standing human figure lifting one...

Cholas, base gold kahavanu of Raja Raja I (985-1014 AD), MCSI-II 337, 4.00g. Obv: King half seated, with raised arms facing right, holding a conch she

Chola Empire - silver kahavanu of Rajarajendra Chola (c.1015-1020), unpublished and believed to be unique so far, 3.60g. Obv: Chola dynastic emblem (b

Shilaharas of Kolhapur, anonymous gold double fanam (10th-11th century AD) 0.79g. Obv: Garuda seated holding a snake in his hand. Rev: Trident with Su

Santaras of Santalige/Malenadu - uninscribed gold ¼ fanam (Haga), (c.1000-1050 AD), not listed in major publications, 0.10g. Obv: stylized lion...

Kadambas of Goa - anonymous silver tara, (c.1000-1100 AD), not listed in major publications, 0.15g. Obv: Roaring lion, facing left; crescent above. Re

Kakatiyas of Warangal, gold punch-marked gadyana, repousse fabric (900-1000 AD), 3.76g, Height: 38.30mm, Width: 37.67 mm. Obv: Nine punches struck dee

Kakatiyas of Warangal, gold punch marked gadyana, repousse fabric (1100-1200 AD), 3.82g, Height:34.46mm, Width:35.05mm. Obv: Nine punches struck on a

Kakatiyas of Warangal, gold punch-marked gadyana, repousse fabric (1100-1200 AD), 3.79g, Height: 36.48mm, Width: 36.76mm. Obv: Nine punches struck on

Kakatiyas of Warangal, Prola I (c.1052-1076 AD), Gold PMC, One-and-a-Half Gold Gadyana, Four-armed deity type, 5.85g. Height: 58.57mm, Width: 58mm. Th

Kakatiyas of Warangal, Prola I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, One-and-a-Half Gold Gadyana, Roaring Lion type, 5.87g, Height: 58.87mm, Width: 58.35mm. Total

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, One-and-a-Half Gold Gadyana, Narasimha type, 5.85g. Height: 58.30mm, Width: 57.10mm. The obv

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, One-and-a-Half Gold Gadyana, Narasimha type, 5.82g. Height: 55.15mm, Width: 55.07mm. The obv

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, One-and-a-Half Gold Gadyana, Shardula type, 5.82g. Height: 57.12mm, Width: 57.64mm. Total of

Kakatiyas of Warangal, Prola-II (1110-1158 CE), Gold PMC, One-and-a-Half Gold Gadyana, Bird Hamsa type, 5.82g, Height: 57.65mm, Width: 56.88mm. Total

Hoysalas of Dwarasamudra - uninscribed gold fanam attributed to Vishnuvardhana II Bittiga (1106-1152), K. Ganesh 'Karnataka' #8.21, 0.41g. O...

Hoysalas, gold fanam of Vira Raya, MCSI-I 324, 0.39g. Obv: Stylised lion standing right with crescent above. Rev: Crocodile. Extremely fine, Very sca

Hoysalas, gold fanam of Vira Raya, MCSI-I 324, 0.39g. Obv: Stylised lion standing right with crescent above. Rev: Crocodile. Extremely fine, Very sca

Hoysalas, gold fanam of Vira Raya, MCSI-I 324, 0.40g. Obv: Stylised lion standing right with crescent above. Rev: Crocodile. Extremely fine, Very sca

Chalukyas of Kalyani - unattributed silver ¼ tara, (c.1100-1200 AD), unpublished in major sources, 0.20g. Obv: lion facing right with paw raise...

Chalukyas of Kalyani or feudatories - unattributed silver ¼ tara, (c.1100-1200 AD), unpublished in major sources, 0.11g. Obv: Kannada letter &#...

Perumal kings of Venad/Kerala, silver kasu of Vira Kerala (1118-1144 AD), MSCI 446, 2.50g. Obv: Crocodile in centre, Nagari legend Sri Vira/Keralasya

Abhiras of Bhambhagiri (Bhamer in Khandesh, Northern Maharashtra) - Lakshmideva (c.1200-1250 AD), silver tara, unpublished in major sources, 0.18g. Ob

Uncertain South Indian dynasty - anonymous silver ¼ tara, (c.1200-1300 AD), not listed in major publications, 0.10g. Obv: small stylized lion. ...

Alupas - anonymous silver ¼ tara, (c.1200-1300 AD), not listed in major publications, 0.06g. Obv: stylized representation of a fish, a Shankha ...

Pandyas of Madurai, copper coin of Jatavarman Sundara Pandya (1251-1283AD), K. Ganesh 'Tamil Nadu' 2.19, 4.48g. Obv: Stylized 'standing ...

Pandyas of Madurai, copper coin of uncertain ruler, (1200-1300 AD), 3.38g. Obv: 'standing man' of Chola type. Rev: Pandya dynastic emblem of...

Ranas of Mewar - copper unit of Maharana Kumbhakarna a.k.a. Kumbha (1433-1468 AD), struck at Kumbhalgarh, dated VS 1512, unlisted in major catalogues,

Pre-Vijayanagar period (1250-1300 AD), base gold hon from South Karnataka/West Andhra region, possibly issued by the Telugu Chodas of Nellore, similar

Nayakas of Chitradurga, gold pagoda, MCSI-I 882, 3.32g. Obv: Balakrishna seated facing front. Rev: Devanagari legend Sri Pra/tapa Krishna/raya in thre

Nayakas of Chitradurga, gold pagoda, MCSI-I 882, 3.29g. Obv: Balakrishna seated facing front. Rev: Devanagari legend Sri Pra/tapa Krishna/raya in thre

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, gold pagoda of Krishna Devaraya (1509-1530 AD), Girijapathi 156-160, 3.35g.Obv: Balakrishna seated facing. Rev: D

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, gold pagoda of Krishna Devaraya (1509-1530 AD), Girijapathi 156-160, 3.35g. Obv: Balakrishna seated facing. Rev:

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, Shri Krishna Devaraya (1509-1530 AD), gold ardha varaha or ½ varaha, 1.70g. Obv: Balakrishna seated on sea...

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, gold pagoda of Achyutaraya (1529-1542 AD), MCSI-I 671, 3.40g. Obv: Gandabherunda (2 headed mythical eagle), holdi

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, gold ½ pagoda of Achutharaya (1529-1542 AD), MSCI-I 672-673, 1.74g. Obv: Gandabherunda (2 headed mythical ...

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Tuluva dynasty, gold varaha of Sadasiva Raya (1542-1568 AD), MCSI-I 710, 3.40g. Obv: Vishnu and Lakshmi seated. Rev: Devanagari l

Vijayanagar Empire, gold fanam of Tirumala Raya (1565-1578 AD), unlisted in major publications, 0.39g. Obv: Boar walking to right, under an archway wi

Vijayanagar Kingdom, Aravidu dynasty, gold varaha of Venkata Raya III (1630-1642 AD), MCSI-I 833, 3.42g. Obv: Venkateshwara (Balaji) standing under Pr

Vijayanagar Empire, late phase as Kings of Chandragiri/Penukonda - gold fanam, feudatory issue in the name of Venkatapati Raya (c.1600-1700 AD), not l

Post-Vijayanagara Polygars, Nayakas in South Andhra area, gold 'Apranji' fanam, (1600-1700 AD), 0.20g. Obv: Goddess seated facing. Rev: Crud...

Kingdom of Mysore, gold fanam of Kanthirava Narasa Raya (1638-1662 AD), MCSI-I 910-911, 0.41g. Obv: Narasimha seated in Yogabandha posture. Rev: Crude

Kingdom of Mysore, seven gold fanams of Kanthirava Narasa Raya (1638-1662 AD), MCSI-I 910-911, 0.38g each. Obv: Narasimha seated in Yogabandha posture

Kingdom of Mysore, two gold fanams of Kanthirava Narasa Raya (1638-1662 AD), MCSI-I 910-911, 0.37g each. Obv: Narasimha seated in Yogabandha posture.

Nayakas of Jinji/Vellore region - silver fanam in the name of 'Ranga Raya', (c.1600-1700 AD), M&W T2 (listed as a Maratha issue), 0.29g....

Nayakas of Thanjavur - copper 5-cash coin of Vijaya Raghava Nayaka (1635-1673 AD), probably struck at Thiruvannamalai, unpublished in major sources, 6

Marathas of Tanjore, gold fanam of Venkaji Ekoji (1674-1686 AD), M&W T1, 0.40g. Obv: Nagari Ve. Rev: Crocodile. Extremely fine, Scarce.

Sultans of Ghaznavids - silver bilingual dirham of Mahmud (998-1030 AD), Mahmudpur mint, AH 418, G&G GZ2, 2.43g. Obv: Shahada in centre, followe...

Sultans of Delhi, Tughluqs, gold tanka of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (1320-1325 AD), Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 720, G&G D301, 10.98g. Obv: Arabic legend...

Sultans of Delhi, Tughluqs, Silver adli of Muhammad Bin Tughluq (1325-1351 AD), Hadrat Delhi mint, AH 726, 'al-wathiq' type, G&G D364, 9...

Sultans of Delhi, Tughluqs, gold tanka (dinar) of Muhammad bin Tughluq (1325-1351 AD), Daulatabad mint, AH 745, 'al-Mustakfi' type, G&G ...

Sultans of Delhi, Tughluqs, gold tanka of Firuz Shah Tughluq (1351-1388 AD), 'Abu'l Fath al-Mu'tasid' type, G&G D462. Obv: Arabi...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), Sharifabad mint, AH 947, G&G D797, 11.25g. Obv: Shahada la illah illa allah m...

Sultans of Delhi, Suris, silver rupee of Sher Shah (1538-1545 AD), mintless type, AH 949 (first digit retrograde), whorl symbol, G&G D829, 11.19...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Ikhtiyar al-Din Ghazi (in East Bengal) (1349-1352 AD), Hadrat Jalal Sunargaon mint, AH 753, G&G B138 (Listed ...

Sultans of Bengal, Gold tanka of Ghiyath al-Din Azam Shah (1389-1410 AD), no mint and date type, G&G B237 (Listed as RR), 10.85g. Obv: Arabic le...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Ghiyath al-Din Azam Shah (1389-1410 AD), Mu'azzamabad mint, G&G B245, 10.45g. Obv: Arabic legend al -mu&#...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Shams al-Din Ahmad Shah (1432 AD), uncertain mint, struck in East Bengal, G&G B394, 10.72g. Obv: Arabic legen...

Sultans of Bengal, Gold tanka of Nasir ud-din Mahmud (1433/4-1459 AD), no mint type, 'abu'l mujahid' type, G&G B406, 10.94g. Obv: Ar...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka of Shams al-Din Muzaffar Shah (1490-1493 AD), Khazana mint, AH 896, G&G B676, 10.32g. Obv: Arabic legend shams a...

Sultans of Bengal, Gold tanka of Ala al-Din Husain Shah (1493-1519 AD), Husainabad mint, no date, G&G B728, 10.62g. Obv: Arabic legend al-sultan...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver tanka (large flan) of Ala al-Din Husain Shah (1493-1519 AD), type 2, Dar al-Darb mint, AH 912, G&G B761, 10.44g, Broad...

Sultans of Bengal, Silver rupee of Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur Shah (1555-1560 AD), no mint (probably Lakhnauti), AH 968, G&G B967, 11.08g. Good ver...

Sultans of Bengal, Chittagong Region Trade Coinage, silver tanka, in the name of Sher Shah Suri, first series, probably struck at Chittagong (Chatgaon

Sultans of Bengal, Chittagong region trade coinage - silver tanka in the name of Ghiyath al-Din Bahadur Shah (1550-1560), AH 959, G&G B1010 (lis...

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Gold tanka of Muhammad Shah II (1378-1397 AD), AH 783, G&G BH50, 10.90g. Obv: Arabic legend al-muqtafi bi-awamir al...

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Gold tanka of Taj al-Din Firuz Shah (1397-1422 AD), AH 805, G&G BH61 (Listed as RRR), 11.02g. Obv: Arabic legend al...

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Gold tanka of Ala al-Din Ahmad Shah II (1435-1457 AD), Hadrat Muhammadabad mint, AH 861, G&G BH81, 11.07g. Obv: Ara...

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Gold tanka of Nizam al-Din Ahmad Shah III (1461-1463AD), Hadrat Muhammadabad mint, AH 866, G&G BH102 (listed as RRR...

Bahmani Sultans of Gulbarga, Gold tanka of Shams al-Din Muhammad Shah III (1463-1482 AD), Hadrat Muhammadabad mint (fully visible), AH 870, G&G ...

Adil Shahs of Bijapur, Copper 2/3 falus of Muhammad Adil Shah (1627-1656 AD), fourth series, legend arranged around dotted leaf motif on both sides, G

Nizam Shahs of Ahmadnagar, Gold pagoda of Burhan Nizam Shah II (1591-1595 AD), Burhanabad mint, AH 1001, G&G N10, 3.39g. Obv: Arabic legend Darb...

Sultans of Malwa, Gold ½ tanka of Ala al-Din Mahmud Khalji (1436-1469 AD), Hadrat Shadiabad mint, date not clear, not listed in G&G and uni...

Sultans of Malwa, Silver tanka of Baz Bahadur (1555-1561/2 AD), G&G M241, 7.00g. Obv: The Kalima Shahada. Rev: Arabic legend abu'l muzaffar ...

Sultans of Kashmir - silver 1/16 tanka of Zain al-Abidin (1420-1470 AD), undated, not listed in G&G and unique so far, 2.48g. Obv: Arabic legend...

Sultans of Kashmir, Silver square sasnu of Muhammad Shah (1484-1537 AD), Kashmir mint, G&G K43, 6.21g. Obv: Arabic legend al-sultan al-a'zam...

Humayun (1st reign, 1530-1540 AD), silver shahrukhi, Agra mint, AH 945, 4.73g. Obv: Shahada and invocation Yarzaqu Allah Man Yashao ba-Ghayr Hisab in

Akbar (1556-1605 AD), gold mohur, Agra mint, Isfandarmuz (Pisces), Ilahi 49, 'Ta Zameen wa Aasman' couplet, sun symbol on obverse, KM 115.1,...