Archive Lots

Malwa, Copper ½ anna of Dhar flavour, in the name of Shah Alam II, mint-name ‘Piran Dhar’, Hanuman running to right on the obverse, horizontal sword (Khanda) on reverse, 13.10 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

Mewar – Silver rupee, ½ rupee, and ¼ rupee, temp. Bhim Singh (1778-1828 AD), in the name of Alamgir II, the pseudo-mint name ‘Shahjahanabad’, the symbol of frill and star in middle divide on the obverse, 10.80 grams, 5.40 grams and 2.60 grams. Very Fine, Scarce as a set.

Mysore - Dewan Purniya, regent for Krishnaraja Wodeyar (1799-1810 AD), Silver ¼ Rupee (Pavali), Mysore mint, AH 1214, KM C202, 2.80 grams. Obv: Balakrishna dancing holding a butterball. Rev: Farsi legend Kishanraj Wadiyar Julus Sanah 1214 Zarb Mahisur. Extra Fine+, Rare in this grade.

Mysore – Silver rupee, Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1801-1868 AD), in the name of Shah Alam II, Nagar mint, RY46, ‘crescent’ mark on reverse, KM C206a, 11.40 grams. Extra Fine+, Rare.

Mysore - Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-1868 AD), Copper 20 cash, undated, KM C177b, 9.10 grams. Obv: elephant advancing left, Kannada letter Shri above. Rev: denomination in Kannada with ?XX CASH? below. Very Fine, Scarce.

Mysore - Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-1868 AD), Copper 20 cash, undated, KM C177b, 9.10 grams. Obv: elephant advancing left, Kannada letter Shri above. Rev: denomination in Kannada with ?XX CASH? below. Very Fine, Scarce. Mysore ? British East India Company regent for Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-1868 AD), Copper 20 cash, 1839, KM 193.2, 8.90 grams. Obv: British lion rampant facing, Kannada legend Shri Chamundi above. Rev: Kannada legend Krishna, Farsi legend Zarb Mahisur with MEILEE XX CASH around. Very Fine, Scarce.

Cis Sutlej States, Patiala, Silver rupee, Rajindar Singh (1876-1900 AD), struck in the name of Ahmad Shah Durrani, mint name off flan, dateless variety, Katar symbol to the left of ?Julus?, KM Y# 6, 10.60 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

Cis Sutlej States, Patiala, Silver rupee, Narindar Singh (1845-1862 AD), VS19XX, Persian legend in the name of the Afghan Ahmad Shah Durrani on the obverse with ‘Sihh’ symbol; Khanda symbol, flower and ‘Sihh’ in Julus on reverse, KM Y#1, 11.20 grams. Very Fine+, Scarce.

Pratapgarh - Silver Rupee and ½ rupee (2 coins), Sawant Singh (1775-1825 AD), in the name of Shah Alam II, Deogarh mint, AH 1186/13 and 1196/24, KM 4 & 5, 10.80 grams and 5.20 grams. The series begins with coins of good Mughal style, like the ones offered in this lot. With passing years, the coinage became cruder and more stylized. These coins were later referred to as ‘old Salim Shahi’ rupees. Very Fine+, Rare.

Travancore – uninscribed Copper ‘Thira kasu’ of Venad kingdom, c. 1500-1600 AD, not listed in Sarasan, 0.70 grams. Obv: frontal standing human figure, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other Rev: strung bow-and-arrow and a strung bow in a dotted circle. The figure on the obverse is evidently of Shri Rama. Sarasan lists similar coins with a ‘running Hanumana’ motif so plausibly this type is a counterpart in the same series. Very Fine, Rare.