Archive Lots

Chittagong - Selim Shah (Min Razagyi), Arakanese governor of Chittagong, after 1599, trilingual Silver Tanka, BE963, G&G RA3 var., 10.40 grams. Obv: crude Persian legend Sahib al-Fil Salim Shah Sultan bin Sultan, Bengali legend Dhavalagajeshvara Saleem Sah below. Rev: Arakanese legend citing Sawleem Sah. Fine, Very rare.

Cooch Behar - Upendra Narayan (1715-1763 AD), Silver 1/2 tanka, ND, Bose KK H 1.2-1.7, 4.70 grams. Obv: Legend Sri Sri/Siva Charana/Kamala Madhu/Karasya partly visible Rev: Legend Sri Srimat/Upendra Nara/yanasya partly visible. VF+, Scarce.

Durrani Empire, Shah Shuja'a al-Mulk (2nd reign, 1803-1808 AD), Silver Rupee, Khitta Kashmir mint, AH1221/RY 4, KM598, 11.00 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Bangash Nawabs of Farrukhabad - Silver Rupee, Amin ud-Daula Imdad Husain Khan (1796-1802 AD), in the name of Shah Alam II, Ahmadnagar Farrukhabad mint, AH1214/fixed RY39, KM 28, 10.90 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Maratha Confederacy - domains of the Newalkars, Silver Rupee, Balwantnagar (Jhansi) mint, in the name of Shah Alam II, RY 17, M&W T8b, 11.10 grams. VF+, Scarce.

Maratha Confederacy - Silver 'Ankushi' rupee, Poona Mint, struck in the pre-accession name of Shah Alam II 'Shah Ali Gauhar', AH 1224 at upper left on reverse, M&W T4a, 10.90 grams. VF+, Very Rare. With full date visible.

Maratha Confederacy - Silver Rupee, in the name of Shah Alam II, Muhiyabad Poona mint (off flan), RY 12, 'Nagphani' mint mark, KM 290, 11.20 grams. An early issue of Pune mint with the obverse legend 'Shah Alam' instead of 'Shah Ali Gauhar'. VF+, Rare.

Maratha Confederacy? - Silver Rupee in the name of Ahmad Shah (1748-1754 AD), Arkat mint, AH'1120'/RY20, 11.01 grams. The 'Arkat' rupees, bought in as tribute through many southern expeditions, became a principal currency in the Deccan in the mid-18th century. Although it is not yet possible to attribute individual varieties to mints, it is evident that these coins were not struck in Arkat. Some, like this coin, bear symbols of Maratha affinity. Almost invariably, they are found in Maharashtra - Karnataka region and betray signs of local circulation in the Maratha country. VF+, Very Scarce.

Maratha Confederacy, Silver Rupee, Kalpi mint, in the name of Ahmad Shah Bahadur, RY 4, M&W T1, 11.40 grams. VF+, Very Scarce.

Maratha Confederacy - Silver Rupee, 'Peerkhani' type, copying Aurangzeb's issues of Dicholi mint, attributed to Chikodi mint, diagonal Shivalinga symbol on reverse, 11.00 grams. VF+, Rare.