Ancient ; Kaushambi city state (c. 2nd century BC), Copper, Weight : 4.67 Grams ; EXCEEDINGLY RARE IN SUCH GRADE
12
Aug
05
Feb
Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1213 /41 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ; In the name of Shah Alam II ; Weight : 11.16 Grams ; (Old KM # 2), Rare
Khetri State ; Muzaffargarh Mint ; Silver Rupee, AH 1213 /41 RY ; “Ze tayid Elah” Couplet ;
In the name of Shah Alam II ;
Obv: Persian legend ‘Sikka zad saheb-e-qirani ze tayid Elah, Hami dine Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah” with a chhatra symbol ; Rev: Persian legend “sana 40 julus, zarb Muzaffargarh” at the top & mace symbol,
Weight : 11.16 Grams ; (Old KM # 2), Rare
In the name of Shah Alam II
28
Dec
Ancient ; Kaushambi city state (c. 2nd century BC), Copper, Weight : 4.36 Grams ; Very Rare , Legend ” KOSABI ” written above Elephant
Ancient ; Kaushambi city state (c. 2nd century BC), Copper, Weight : 4.36 Grams ; Very Rare
Obv. an elephant standing left on a platform, flanked by Indradhavaja and Ujjaini symbol with complete Brahmi legend Kosambi above,
Rev.ornate tree-in-railing in center, 7 Arch hill , 4 orbed Ujaini symbol above and fish tank to right, unlisted in Mitchiner and Pieper.About Extremely Fine Very Rare. Large Kausambi coins with the city’s name Kosambi are very rare. This is the earliest named issue of this ancient city. A nice broad flan with the city’s name Kosambi clearly visible.
Note : Legend ” KOSABI ” written above Elephant
28
Dec
Indo Greek ; Hippostratos, Extremely Rare Silver tetradrachm ; Weight: 9.27 Grams ; Diameter: 30 mm approx.
Indo Greek ; Hippostratos, Extremely Rare Silver tetradrachm ; Weight: 9.27 Grams ; Diameter: 30 mm approx.
Bare-headed, diademed bust of king right, Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ MEΓAΛOY ΣΩTHPOΣ / IΠΠOΣTPATOY(Basileos Megalou Soteros Hippostratou … of King Hippostratos, the great, the saviour)
King mounted on horse walking right, monogram at right, Kharoshthi letters left and below ; Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa tratarasa mahatasa jayamtasa / hipustratasa
Reference: MIG 445 var, Bop 7 var
Note : Here the horse on the reverse is walking, not prancing. Neither Mitchiner nor Bopearachchi list coins with this particular Kharoshthi letter below the horse.
Hippostratus (Ancient Greek:’ITtóo Tpatoç, romanized: Hippostratos, meaning “army of
horses”) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled central and north- western Punjab and Pushkalavati.Bopearachchi dates Hippostratus
to 65 to 55 BCE whereas R. C.Senior suggests 60 to 50 BCE.
28
Dec
Mughal ; Akbar (1556-1605 AD) ; Silver Rupee, Ahmadabad mint, Mihr 47, KM 94.2,
Mughal ; Akbar (1556-1605 AD) ; Silver Rupee, Ahmadabad mint, Mihr 47, KM 94.2,
Obv: Jal Jalalhu Akbar Allah within in 4 pointed star. Rev: Zarb Ahmedabad Khurdad Ilahi 47 within 8 pointed star ; Rare Ornamnetal Issue
Weight : 11.32 Grams
21
Dec
Independent Kingdom ; Nazrana Silver Rupee ; Tripura, Vira Vikrama Kishora Deb Barman (1923-1947 AD), Extremely Rare
Independent Kingdom ; Nazrana Silver Rupee ; Tripura, Vira Vikrama Kishora Deb Barman (1923-1947 AD), Extremely Rare
Obv: Without name of any queen, bust of Mahāraja with legend around: Pancha Śrī Mahārāja Mānikya Vīra Vikrama Kishora Deb Barman Bāhādur;
Rev. lion rampant to left, with trident on back, Tripura Rajya above, date below, all within decorative border, edge, milled (RB. 302; KM. 406) ; Weight : 11.75 Grams
18
Dec
Mughal ; Ex Rare ; Azam Shah ; Silver Rupee Mint : Ahmednagar ; 1118 AH / RY ” Ahad “
Mughal ; Ex Rare ; Azam Shah ; Silver Rupee
Mint : Ahmednagar ; 1118 AH / RY ” Ahad “
Weight : 11.53 Grams
Note : Muhammad Azam Shah was the eldest son of the sixth Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. He was born in the year 1653 CE in the city of Burhanpur. He was appointed as ‘Heir-apparent’ in the year 1681 CE to his father. He seized the throne of the Mughal Empire in the year 1707 CE after the death of his father Aurangzeb. But in the same year, he was defeated by his stepbrother Muhammad Mu’azzam in the battle of Jajau, who later sat on the Mughal throne by the title ‘Bahadur Shah I’.
This silver rupee was issued by Azam Shah during the first year of his reign in the Hijri year 1118. On the obverse, the side coin bears the legend as ‘Sikka zad dar jahan ba daulat-wa-jah badshah mumalik Azam Shah, AH 1118’. On the reverse side, the coin bears the legend as ‘julus-e-ashraf, sanah ahad, zarb Ahmednagar’.
Mint : Ahmednagar ; 1118 AH / RY ” Ahad “
18
Dec
IPS ; Savanur State ; Abdul Rauf Diler Khan (AD 1687-1720), INO Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124–1131, 1713–1719 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.46 gms, 22.24 mm, RY 6, Azamnagar Mint,
IPS ; Savanur State ; Abdul Rauf Diler Khan (AD 1687-1720), INO Farrukhsiyar (AH 1124–1131, 1713–1719 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.46 gms, 22.24 mm, RY 6, Azamnagar Mint,
Note : Savanur State was founded in 1672 when Abdul Karim Khan, an Afghan of the Miyana tribe from Kabul, in the service of the Sultanate of Bijapur and was granted the Jagir of Sarkar Bankapur near Bijapur in 1672, this particular variety of ‘Azamnagar rupees struck under the Nawabs of Savanoor has two curious features on reverse the word ‘Sanah’ between the letters ‘Lu’ and ‘Sheen’ of the word ‘Julus’ but it is possible that the coins are struck at a mint other than Azamnagar with a pseudo-mint name, the name Savanur is said to be the corruption of the Persian word ‘Shahnoor’ which means ‘King of Light’, Unlisted in KM, extra fine+, Very rare.
18
Dec
IPS ; Gwalior, Shahjahanpur Mint, Silver Rupee, 15 RY, In the name of Shah Alam II,Extremely Rare
IPS ; Gwalior, Shahjahanpur Mint, Silver Rupee, 15 RY,
In the name of Shah Alam II,
Obv: Sikka Mubarak Badshah Ghazi Shah Alam,
Rev: Sana 15 julus, Trishul mint mark & Zarb Shahjahanpur at the bottom, Weight : 11.10 Grams
(Unlisted in major catalogs) Extremely Fine, Extremely Rare.
Note : This coin was struck in 1775 AD when it was under the control of Rohillas Sardar Dundey Khan Shahjahanpuri. After the battle of Miranpur Katra, the territory was annexed by Shuja’a ud-Daula, the Nawab of Awadh. The coin could have been issued by anyone of these two contenders. But this specimen bears a Trisul as a mint-mark, it is more likely to have been an issue of Awadh. There is also a possibility of Shahjahanpur is presently known as “Shajapur” and is located in central Madhya Pradesh. Shajapur named after the honor of Shahjahan the Mughal Emperor who halted here in 1640. It is said that the original name was Shahjahanpur, which subsequently reduces to Shajapur. This town was under the control of Gwalior and it is likely that a mint was operated here is 1775 under the aegis of Gwalior.
In the name of Shah Alam II,Extremely Rare
17
Dec
Mughal ; Ex Rare ; Kam Baksh (1707-1708 AD), Ahsanabad, Silver Rupee, 1120 AH/ 2 RY, “deen-e-panah” couplet
Mughal ; Ex Rare ; Kam Baksh (1707-1708 AD), Ahsanabad, Silver Rupee, 1120 AH/ 2 RY, Obv: “deen-e-panah” couplet, Rev: sana julus zarb at bottom, (KM # 336.1), Extremely fine, Beautifully struck, well centered ; Exceedingly rare..!! ; Weight : 11.54 Grams
Ahsanabad later known as ‘Gulbarga’ (presently in Karnataka) was founded by the Bahamani Sultans in the 14th century as their captital. Aurangzeb effectually occupied the city in 1098 AH and it was annexed in the Mughal Empire. Aurangzeb issued coins under the mint name Gulbarga and in his last ruling years the name was changed to Ahsanabad. Aurangzeb during his last years had appointed his son Kam Baksh as the subahdar (subaidar) of Bijapur on 16th February 1707.
Kam Bakhsh’s coin are known to be issued under both the mint names although he ruled short but Ahsanabad is very rare. Another remarkable feature on this coin is the mint mark which is only found on coins of Aurangzeb issud from Bijapur.
