Archive Lots

Portuguese India, Goa, Bronze 1 Tanga, 1934, KM 19, 4.00 grams. Obv: arms of Portugal. Rev: arms of the colony. Very Fine, Scarce.

Portuguese India, Goa, Cupro-nickel 2 Tangas, 1934, KM 20. Obv: arms of Portugal. Rev: arms of the colony. Very Fine, Scarce.

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Gold mohur, Calcutta mint, pseudo-mint name ‘Murshidabad’, in the name of Shaha Alam II, with fixed dates AH 1202 / RY 19, issued 1825-1830, Obverse has Farsi couplet citing Shah Alam II and reverse bears mint formula and RY date with a cinquefoil symbol, 12.30 grams. Extra Fine, Very Scarce.

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, anonymous ½ anna in Copper, Calcutta Mint, Stevens 9.28, Pridmore 213, 12.90 grams. Obv: denomination in Persian and Nagari. Rev: denomination in English and Bangla. Extra Fine.

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Copper ½ pice, Banares mint, struck in the name of Shah Alam II in 1809, frozen RY 37, Stevens 7.183, Pridmore 307, 2.70 grams. Very Fine, Very Scarce.

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Copper pice, Calcutta mint, struck in the name of Shah Alam II in 1809, frozen RY 37, KM 53, 8.10 grams. Very Fine.

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Copper pice, Calcutta mint, struck in the name of Shah Alam II, frozen RY 37, KM 57, 6.10 grams. Fine+, Scarce.

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Copper paisa, in the name of Shah Alam II, Banaras mint, ‘Trisul’ symbol, KM 28, 6.70 grams. Most likely a local imitation substituting the official coinage in circulation for want of supply. Very Fine, Scarce.

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Gold mohur, 1803-1824 series, in the name of Shah Alam II, Bombay mint with pseudo-mint name Surat, RY 46 with ‘inverted crown’, (privy mark 4A) on the obverse, Pr 262, 11.60 grams. Extra Fine+, Rare.

East India Company, Bombay Presidency, issues for Malabar Coast, Bombay Presidency, Silver 1/5 rupee or ‘Billy’, pseudo-mint name ‘Mumbai’, inverted 5 on obverse, KM 270, 2.01 grams. Very Fine, Scarce.