Auction No. 14 21st August 2010 - Ahmedabad 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 71 101 58 61 124 125 126 138 142 148 156 149 157 158 217 179 217 Oswal Antiques’ AUCTIONS Auctioneer of Coins, Bank Notes and Medals Antiques License No. 15 Auction No. 14 in Conjunction with Ahmedabad Coins & Currency Fair Ahmedabad On Saturday, 21st August 2010 Shravan Shukla 12, VS 2066; Jain Vir Samvat 2536 At 12 Ramadan, AH 1431 Hotel Comfort Inn President Opp. Municipal Market, C. G. Road, 3.00 pm onwards Navrangpura, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) Shop No. 2, Chandra Mahal, St. Paul Street, Dadar, Hindmata, Mumbai 400014. India .www.oswalauctions.com “Buyer's Premium” is 11.03 % (Including Service Tax) VAT TIN: 27280578593V • CST TIN: 27280578593C VAT 1% on Silver and Gold items Organized by: 5% on other metal items • No VAT on Paper Money Oswal Antiques Service Tax No.: AACPV0832DST001 Girish J. Veera Our Bankers: ICICI Bank, Dadar Branch, Mumbai Shop No. 2, Chandra Mahal, St. Paul Street, Oswal Antiques: A/c No. 003205004383 Dadar, Hindmata, Mumbai 400014. India By Appointment (11 am to 5 pm) Public View: 20 August, 11:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Phone: 022-2412 6213 • 022-2412 5204 At the Venue Fax: 022-2414 9917 Also: by Appointment Mobile: 093200 10483 E-mail: [email protected] 16 to 19 August 2010 11:00 am - 5:00 pm [email protected] At Dadar Office, Mumbai Website: www.oswalauctions.com www.indiacoingallery.com Catalogue Prepared by: Dr. Dilip Rajgor Design & Layout: Reesha Coin Services (022-2561 4360) ` 150 Photography by: Satessh Gupta Ancient Coins 1 Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada, 5th 6 Satavahana Feudatories, Kumara Isamula, Lead, century BC, Silver, Bent Bar, smaller flan with 15.93 g, a lion standing to right with a triangle- narrow shape, a punch struck twice at the two ends headed standard on its back and Brahmi legend of the coin. Very Fine, Scare. around, kumarasa isamulasa on obv; tree motif on rev. Broad flan, Fine+, Very Rare. Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 Estimate: ` 12,000-13,000 2 Punch-marked Coins, Surashtra Janapada, 5th century BC, Silver (5), ¼ Karshapana, multiple punches type as a result of multi-striking over a period of time. Fine+ to About Very Fine, Scarce. 5 coins Estimate: ` 2,500-3,000 7 Kuras, Madhariputra Kura, Lead, 10.07 g, usual bow and arrow motif in the centre surrounded by Brahmi legend on obv, tree motif on rev. About Very Fine, Scarce. 3 Kaushami, 2nd century BC, Copper, Lanky Bull Estimate: ` 3,500-4,000 type, cast, a bull standing to left with a leg upraised on obv, tree, stupa and other symbols on rev. Very Fine+ for the type, Scarce. Estimate: ` 1,000-1,200 4 Pallavas, Copper, stylized lotus on obv; a bull 8 Maharathis, Sivalananda, Lead, 20.02 g, an standing to right in the centre, three Brahmi elephant walking to left with Brahmi legend above characters above its back, the whole execution on a on obv; a tree motif on rev. About Very Fine for the circle on rev. About Extremely Fine for the type, type, Rare. Rare. Estimate: ` 7,500-8,000 Estimate: ` 4,000-4,500 5 Satavahanas, Vasithiputra Shri Satakarni, Silver, 9 Western Kshatrapas, Silver (2), Nahapana and Portrait type, bust of the king on obv, hill motif and Ishvaradatta, Varshe Dwitiye (2). Very Fine+, legend on rev. About Fine, Rare. Rare. 2 coins Estimate: ` 5,000-5,500 Estimate: ` 2,500-3,000 3 14 Guptas, Chandragupta II, Gold, Dinar, Chhatra type, an attendant as a dwarf holding a royal umbrella (chhatra) over the head of the monarch who is standing to left, a long sword hanging from 10 Kushanas, Kanishka I, Copper, 16.97 g, king his waist to the legs, Brahmi legend in the left field standing to left holding a spear and offering to the on obv; Goddess Lakshmi standing, facing front fire altar in the centre with legend around on obv, (Altekar Class II, var. D). Finely filled a mount at Iranian Goddess Nana to right holding cornucopia top, otherwise Very Fine, Very Rare. and label NANA in the left field behind her. About Estimate: ` 38,000-40,000 Extremely Fine for the type, Scarce. Estimate: ` 2,200-2,500 11 Later Kushanas, base Gold, Sita type, king standing with a standard in left hand and sita in Brahmi under his elbow on obv, enthroned Goddess 15 Guptas, Chandragupta II, Gold, Dinar, Lion- Lakshmi on rev. Fine+. Slayer type, king firing an arrow in the mouth of a lion in the right, traces of Brahmi legend around on Estimate: ` 14,000-15,000 obv; Goddess Durga seated on a lion to left and Brahmi legend in the right field on rev (Altekar Class II, variety G). About Very Fine, Extremely Rare. Estimate: ` 70,000-75,000 12 Guptas, Samudragupta, Gold, Dinar, Lyrist type, king playing a veena kept in his lap with right hand, Brahmi legend around on obv; Goddess seated on a stool to left and Brahmi legend in the right field, samudraguptaha. About Very Fine, Very Rare. 16 Guptas, Kachagupta, Gold, Dinar, Standard For the most elaborate and authentic work related to the type, the king standing to left, holding a wheel- lyrist type and its importance in the Ashvamedha Yajna headed standard in his left hand, Brahmi legend in of the Guptas, refer to the booklet Ashvamedha: Yajna the right field and kacha written below his left and Coins by Prashant Kulkarni. elbow on obv; Goddess Lakshmi standing to left and Brahmi legend, sarvarajachitta on rev. Very Estimate: 55,000-60,000 ` Fine, Rare. Estimate: ` 26,000-28,000 13 Guptas, Chandragupta II, Gold, Dinar, King & 17 Guptas, Kumaragupta I, Gold, Dinar, Horseman Queen type, king standing to left, presenting a gift to right type, a king mounted on a horse to right, the to his queen, who is standing to right, facing him, horse is highly decorated, parts of Brahmi legend in Brahmi names, Chandra/gupta in the right field and the right field on obv; Queen seated on a stool to left kumaradevi in the left field on obv; Goddess Durga and Brahmi legend in the right field behind her (Amba) seated on a lion, facing front, and Brahmi back, ajitamahendra (Altekar Class I, var. C). Deep legend lichhaviya in the right field on rev. Very striking, Very Fine+, Very Rare. Fine+, Very Rare. Estimate: ` 35,000-37,000 Estimate: ` 70,000-75,000 4 Hindu Coins of Medieval India 18 Guptas, Kumaragupta I, Gold, Dinar, Horseman to left type, a king mounted on a horse to left, parts of Brahmi legend in the right field on obv; Queen 22 Yadavas of Devagiri, Mahadeva (AD 1261- seated on a stool to left, feeding a peacock with 1270), Gold, Padma Tanka, six symbols type with grains and Brahmi legend, ajitamahendra in the lotus in the center two punches of shri, a shankha, right field behind her back (Altekar Class II, var. B). mahadeva in Nagari and the sixth added punch of a Deep striking, Very Fine+, Very Rare. Boar standing to right. Scyphate, Very Fine+, Very Rare. Estimate: ` 35,000-37,000 Estimate: ` 16,000-17,000 23 Western Ganges, Gold, Elephant Pagoda, an 19 Shashanka, base Gold, Dinar, Lord Shiva seated ornate elephant standing to right on obv and an on a bull, facing and holding a trident in the left ornate floral on rev. Very Fine+, Scarce. hand, traces of legend in the right field on obv; Goddess Lakshmi seated cross-legged on rev with Estimate: ` 9,000-10,000 Brahmi legend, shri shashanka in the right field. 24 Western Ganges, Gold, Elephant (Gajpati) About Very Fine, Very Rare. Fanam, an ornate elephant standing to right on obv Estimate: ` 25,000-26,000 and an ornate floral on rev. Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: ` 1,100-1,200 25 Orissa, Gold, Ganga Fanam, bull to right on obv, two-lines of legend on rev, Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: ` 4,500-5,000 26 Waghelas of Gujarat, Karandeva, Copper, 3.19 g, 20 Harikela, Chandra rulers, (c. AD 630-750), a stylized lion to left on obv, Nagari legend on rev. Silver, humped bull seated left with legend above About Very Fine, Scarce. Harikela, rev. bold Srivatsa symbol (Mac 5259- 5261). Small crack at one side, Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 1,800-2,000 Estimate: ` 1,800-2,000 Sultanates Delhi Sultanate 21 Ancient Assam, Vanamalavarman (c AD 832- 855). Copper Unit, large Va, uniface, from the Tulip Hoard (Rhodes-Bose, Assam p. 98). Very Fine, 27 Mubarak Shah, Silver, Tanka, round, Hazrat Scarce. Sunargaon Mint, circular-area type (G&G B133). Test marks, Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 3,000-3,500 Estimate: ` 3,000-3,500 5 32 Bahadur Shah, Silver (8), 1/6 Tanka, 1.15 g, as- sultan sanah and date on obv, bahadur shah on rev, AH 941 (G&G G356). Very Fine, Scarce. 8 coins Estimate: ` 6,500-7,000 28 Sher Shah Suri, Silver, Rupee, Ujjain Mint, AH 949, circular area type (G&G# D807). Test marks, About Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 33 Muzaffar Shah III, Silver (2), Tanka, crude legend variety. Very Fine, Scarce. 2 coins Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 34 Muzaffar Shah III, Silver, 1.02 g, 1/8 Tanka, AH 97x, denomination not listed by G&G (cf. G574). Very Fine, Unpublished, Very Rare. 29 Sher Shah Suri, Silver, Rupee, Malot Mint, AH Estimate: ` 17,000-18,000 949, circular area type (G&G# D787). Broad flan, Test marks, About Very Fine, Scarce.