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Catalogue No. 114 Auction of Coins, Tokens, Medals & Paper Money Friday, 9th February 2018, 5:00 pm onwards At Shree Sardar Patel Seva Samaj, Near Mithakhali Six Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 006. Conducted by: Art & Antique Decor (Farokh S. Todywalla Proprietary Concern) [Antiques Licence No. 13, Dt. 01/03/2004] Todywalla House, 80 Ardeshir Dady Street, Khetwadi, Mumbai 400 004. India Cell: +91-9820054408 • Cell: +91-9819137884, 9619434733 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.todywallaauctions.com Date of Sale: Friday, 9th February 2018, 5:00 pm onwards Public View: Friday, 9th February, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm - At the venue By Appointment: 29th January to 7th February, 3 pm to 6 pm at Art & Antique Decor Todywalla House, 80 Ardeshir Dady Street, Khetwadi, Mumbai 400 004. India. Phone: +91-9819137884, +91-9820054408 Order of Sale: Ancient Coins................................................................... Lots 001 - 077 Hindu Coins of Medieval India ....................................... Lots 078 - 111 Sultanates ........................................................................ Lots 112 - 130 Mughals ........................................................................... Lots 131 - 249 Independent Kingdoms ................................................... Lots 250 - 261 Princely States ................................................................. Lots 262 - 368 Indo - Dutch .................................................................... Lots 369 - 370 Indo - Portuguese ............................................................ Lots 371 - 377 East India Company ......................................................... Lots 378 - 392 British India ..................................................................... Lots 393 - 506 Republic India ................................................................. Lots 507 - 511 Foreign Coins ................................................................. Lots 512 - 537 Token & Badges .............................................................. Lots 538 - 553 Seals & Dies .................................................................... Lots 554 - 556 Medals ............................................................................. Lots 557 - 596 Paper Money ................................................................... Lots 597 - 641 Please Note: Items over 100 years old cannot be taken out of India without the permission of the Director General, Archaeological Survey of India, Janpath, New Delhi 110 011. Buyer's Premium is 12.50% plus Gst of 18%, a total of Academic Advisor 14.75% on the Hammer Price. Additionally, 5% GST on Dr. Shailendra Bhandare, Faculty Oxford University Numismatic Coins (Chp 9705, Sr. #262, pg.42) or 12% on items of Numismatic interest other than Numismatic Expert Panel coins (Chp 9705, Sr. #239, pg.79) is payable, as per the Mr. Kishore Jhunjhunwala, author Indian Paper Money “Rate on GST of Goods” booklet. Mr. Parag P. Tripathi Antiques License No. 13, Dt. 01/03/2004 Mr. Praful K. Thakkar, IAS (Retd) GST No. 27AAGPT8387H1ZY Mr. Prashant P. Kulkarni, M.A., M.Com, ACA Our Bankers: HDFC Bank, Null Bazar, Mumbai Mr. Rajan Jaykar, Solicitor Art & Antique Décor, A/c No. 06262320001042 Mr. Rathi Basant Kumar, B.Com (Hons.) RTGS/NEFT IFSC: HDFC0000626 Mr. Rezwan Razack, Jt. MD, Prestige Group ICICI Bank, Hughes Road, Mumbai Cataloguing Art & Antique Décor, A/c No. 041605000030 Mr. Malcolm F. Todywalla RTGS/NEFT IFSC: ICIC0000416 Mr. Rajesh Somkuwar Mr. Amit Surana Price: ` 250 2 Ancient 1 Punch marked, Vidarbha Janapada, Painaganga valley area (c. 500- 400 BC), Silver ½ Karshapana, obv. elephant, taurines, two geometric symbols showing whirl (Kulkarni ONS Newsletter 178). 1 Extremely Fine, Rare. Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 2 Kaushambi (2nd century BC), Cast Copper, 1.41g, Damaru-Shaped, obv. a bull walking to right, rev. tree in railing with swastika symbol above. Very Fine, Rare. An usual shape in ancient Indian coinage. 2 Ex. Todywalla Auctions 39 Lot No. 6, September 2009. Estimate: ` 5,000-6,000 3 Post-Mauryan, Taxila (local coinage) (c. 185-160 BC), 'Punch-mark' type, Copper Karshapana, 13.02g, obv. lion to left with a three arched hill in front and swastika symbol above, rev. elephant to right with a 3 three arched hill above (Mitch ACW 4408). Very Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 4 Post-Mauryan, Taxila (local coinage), 'Punch-mark' type, Copper Karshapana, 10.6g, obv. horse to left, rev. elephant to right with hill symbol above (Mitch 4406-07). Very Fine, Scarce. 4 Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 5 Post-Mauryan, Taxila (local coinage), 'Punch-mark' type, Copper Karshapana, 5.33g, obv. three arched hill with crescent, a plant like symbol at the side and a Swastika below, rev. Srivatsa symbol, taurine and three arched hill (unlisted in Mitch ACW, for similar see 4417 ). 5 Very Fine. Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 6 Punch-Marked, Eran-Vidisha region, Copper, 5.81g, four punches, of a horse, elephant, fishes in river and four orb Ujjaini symbol, Uniface (J. Allan PL.XVIII). Very Fine+, Rare. Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 6 7 City State Issue, Vedis (Modern name Vidisha), Copper Unit, 1.61g, obv. multi-spoke wheel within circle, rev. Brahmi legend Ve(disha). About Fine. Estimate: ` 1,300-1,600 7 8 Bhadra Rulers of Vidarbha, Copper 6.47 g, obv. Lord Shiva standing with a staff and a water-pot with traces of Brahmi legend in the left field. Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 9 Pre- Satavahana, Vidarbha, Copper, 0.69g, obv. a Shrivatsa symbol within a square, rev. a six-armed symbol. Very Fine+. 8 Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 10 Kunindas, Amoghabhuti, Silver Drachma, 2.41g, obv. deer standing to right, goddess holding a flower surrounded by Brahmi legend 9 'Rajnya Kunindasa Amoghabhutisa Maharajasa'; rev. 6-arched hill topped by a Nandipada and other symbols like Swastika, tree, triangle- headed standard, a wavy line around and Kharoshthi transliteration of the Brahmi legend on obv. in exergue (Mitch 4440, BMC pl. 23 no.3). Extremely Fine. 10 Estimate: ` 3,000-4,000 3 11 Kunindas, Amoghabhuti, Silver Drachma, 2.07g, obv. deer standing to right with a three arched hill between its legs, goddess holding a flower surrounded by Brahmi legend mentioning Maharaja Amoghabhuti of the Kuninda tribe; rev. 6-arched hill topped by a Nandipada and other symbols like Swastika, tree, triangle-headed 11 standard, a wavy line around and Kharoshthi transliteration of the Brahmi legend on obv. in exergue (Mitch 4440, BMC pl. 23 no.3). Extremely Fine. Estimate: ` 3,000-4,000 12 Yaudheyas (c. 200 BC), Copper Karshapana, 3.2g, obv. sacrificial bull 12 tied to the sacrificial post Yupa with legend Yaudheyanam bahudhanyake around, rev. an elephant (Allan BMC, pl 39 no. 11-13). Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 13 Yaudheyas, Copper Drachma, 11.05g, obv. six headed karttikeya standing facing front, holding spear in right hand and resting left 13 hand on hip, six arched hill above taurine and tree in railing, rev. goddess standing facing on lotus and traces of Brahmi legend and other symbols (J. Allan, class 3, PL XL/11). Fine+, Rare. Estimate: ` 1,500-1,800 14 Yaudheyas, Copper Unit, 10.14g, obv. Lord Kartikeya with peacock and Brahmi legend Yaudheya Ganasya Jaya, rev. Goddess with Kalasha (Mitch 4707-4710). Very Fine+. 14 Estimate: ` 700-800 15 Persia, Achaemenid Empire, time of Xerxes I - Darius II (c. 480-420 BC), Silver Siglos, 5.48g, obv. Persian king or hero in kneeling- running stance to right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder, rev. Patterned incuse punch (Mitch ACW 108). Very Fine, Scarce. 15 Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 16 Persia, Achaemenid Empire, time of Xerxes I - Darius II (c. 480-420 BC), Silver Siglos, 5.44g, obv. Persian king or hero in kneeling- running stance to right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder, rev. Patterned incuse punch (Mitch ACW 108). Very Fine, Scarce. 16 Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 17 Persia, Achaemenid Empire, time of Xerxes II - Artaxerxes I (c. 420- 380 BC), Silver Siglos, 5.32g, obv. Persian king or hero in kneeling- running stance to right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder, rev. Patterned incuse punch (Mitch ACW 108). Very Fine, Scarce. 17 Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 18 Persia, Achaemenid Empire, time of Xerxes II - Artaxerxes I (c. 420- 380 BC), Silver Siglos, 5.39g, obv. Persian king or hero in kneeling- running stance to right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder, rev. Patterned incuse punch (Mitch ACW 108). Very Fine, Scarce. 18 Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 19 Persia, Achaemenid Empire, time of Xerxes II - Darius III (c. 420- 340 BC), Silver Siglos, 5.45g, obv. Persian king or hero in kneeling- running stance to right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder, rev. Patterned incuse punch (Mitch ACW 108). Very Fine, Scarce. 19 Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 4 20 Persia, Achaemenid Empire, time of Xerxes II - Darius III (c. 420- 340 BC), Silver Siglos, 5.44g, obv. Persian king or hero in kneeling- running stance to right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder, rev. Patterned incuse punch (Mitch ACW 108). Very Fine, Scarce. 20 Estimate: ` 4,000-5,000 21 Achaemenid Empire, Satrap of Cilicia, Mazios (c. 361-334 BC), Silver Obol, 0.64g, obv. crowned figure enthroned right, holding lotus tipped scepter, rev. lion biting into the back of a bull lying to the right, SNG Paris 426. Very Fine, Rare. 21 Estimate: ` 7,000-8,000 22 Parthian Empire, Mithradates II (c. 121-96 BC), Silver Drachm, 4.2g, Ekbatana Mint, obv. bust of the ruler facing left, wearing a diadem and drapery, rev. an