Archive Lots

French India, Silver rupee, Alamparai mint, pseudo-mint name ‘Arkat’, in the name of Muhammad Shah, RY 23, a small crescent symbol in lowest divide on the obverse, 11.30 grams. J Brockmeyer published these rupees in JONS 194 (2008) with references quoted from the diary of Ananda Ranga Pillay. His research suggests that a French mint was located at Alamparai, North of Pondicherry where the earliest differentiable French rupees were struck, with a mark of a crescent on the obverse. A mint was subsequently opened at Pondicherry proper, which struck coins with the crescent mark on the reverse. The mint at Alamparai most likely closed soon after 1743. Very Fine, Rare.

French India – Silver rupee, in the name of Shah Alam II, Pondicherry mint with pseudo-mint name Arcot, AH1220/RY45, crescent to the left of RY, KM 15, 11.30 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

French India – Silver rupee, in the name of Shah Alam II, Pondicherry mint with pseudo-mint name Arcot, AH1221/RY43 (sic.), crescent to the left of RY, KM 15, 11.30 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

French India – Silver rupee, in the name of Alamgir II, Pondicherry mint with pseudo-mint name Arcot, RY Ahd, crescent to the left of RY, KM 12, 11.10 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

French India – Silver rupee, in the name of Ahmad Shah Bahadur, Pondicherry mint with pseudo-mint name Arcot, RY 2, crescent to the left of RY, KM 8, 11.30 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.

Portuguese India, Goa - D. Maria I (1786-1799 AD), Silver rupia, ‘widow's veil’ type with bust of the queen wearing a veil after the death of her husband D. Pedro III, dated 1789, Gomes 35.04, 10.90 grams. Very Fine, Very Scarce.

Portuguese India, Republican period (1910-1961 AD), Silver ½ Rupia 1936 (KM23, Gomes 07.01) and Rupia 1935 (KM22, Gomes10.01), Portuguese national arms on obverse and colonial arms on the reverse, 5.80 grams and 11.60 grams, respectively. Extra Fine+, Very Scarce.

Portuguese India, Goa - Carlos I (1889-1906 AD), Copper 1/8 - Tanga, bust of king on obverse, royal arms onreverse, dated MCMI (1901), KM 15, 2.90 grams. Very Fine.

Portuguese India, Goa - Copper ¼ tanga (15 Reis), 1871, Bombay mint, KM 304, 9.20 grams. Very Fine, Rare.

Portuguese India – Two Copper ½ tanga coins, Carlos I (1889-1908 AD), Lisbon mint, 1901 and 1903, KM 13 and KM 16, 12.1 grams and 12.5 grams respectively (2 coins). Very Fine.