Oswal Antiques’ AUCTIONS Auctioneer of Coins, Bank Notes and Medals Auction No. 6 23rd Oct. 2009 - Kolkata Auction No. 6, Lot No. 80 183 Auction No. 6, Lot No. 90 Oswal Antiques’ AUCTIONS Auctioneer of Coins, Bank Notes and Medals Antiques License No. 15 Auction No. 6 In Conjunction with Coin Exhibition on Wildlife Organized by the Numismatic Society of Calcutta, Kolkata On At Friday, 23rd October 2009 Haldiram Banquet Hall, Kartika Shukla 5, VS 2066; Jain Vir Samvat 2536 24, Ballygunge Park, 5 Dhu al-Qidah, AH 1430 Kolkata 700019 6.00 pm onwards Shop No. 2, Chandra Mahal, St. Paul Street, Dadar, Hindmata, Mumbai 400014.India Organized by: Oswal Antiques Buyer's Premium is 10% on the hammer price Girish J. Veera Service Tax does not apply Shop No. 2, Chandra Mahal, St. Paul Street, Dadar, Hindmata, Mumbai 400014. India By Appointment (11 am to 5 pm) VAT TIN: 27280578593V • CST TIN: 27280578593C Phone: 022-2412 6213, 2412 5204 VAT 1% on Silver and Gold items Fax: 022-2414 9917 4% on Copper items Mobile No: 093200 10483 No VAT on Paper Money E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Our Bankers: ICICI Bank, Dadar Branch, Mumbai Website: www.indiacoingallery.com Oswal Antiques: A/c No. 003205004383 Catalogue Prepared by: Dr. Dilip Rajgor (0 90040 82585) Design & Layout: Reesha Books International (022-2561 4360) Rs. 100 ANCIENT COINS 6 Mitras of Erach, Ishwaramitra, Copper, 3.86 g, punch-marked type, with complete name of the ruler in two lines. Very Fine+, Scarce in this condition. 1 Eran, 3rd century BC, Copper, 11.09 g, punch- Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,500 marked type, four-punches type, uniface. Very Fine+, Scarce in this condition. Estimate: Rs. 1,800-2,000 7 Senas of Erach, Sahasasena, Copper, 1.80 g, Brahmi legend in two lines on obv, tree on rev. About Extremely Fine for the type, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,500-2,000 2 Indo-Greeks, Eucratides, Copper, 2nd century BC, helmeted bust of the ruler to right on obv, horseman to right on rev. Very Fine for the type, nd Rare in this condition. 8 City-State of Shuktimati, 2 century BC, Estimate: Rs. 5,000-6,000 Copper, 2.32 g, horse walking to left with Brahmi legend above on obv, elephant to left on rev. Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 2,200-2,500 3 Ayodhya, Vishakadeva, 2nd century BC, Copper, 1.99 g. Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,500 9 Ancient Vidarbha, Pre-Satavahanas, Copper, 5.27 g, elephant with upraised trunk on obv, Gajalakshmi standing with two elephants on her either side anointing her with pious water, on rev. Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 700-800 4 Ayodhya, Dhanadeva, 2nd century BC, Copper, 1.38 g, elephant to right on obv. Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,500-2,000 10 Later Kushanas, Gold (2), Dinar, ska initials on obv. Washed, Fine+. 2 coins Estimate: Rs. 15,000-16,000 5 City-State of Erikachchh, Lead, 6.56 g, 2nd 11 Post-Kshatrapas probably Kalachuris of Western century BC, cast with deep motifs and legends on India, Lead, 3.01 g, a wheel on obv, and a three- both the sides. Fragile in the centre otherwise arched angular hill on rev. Very Fine for the type, About Extremely Fine for the type, Rare. Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,500-3,000 Estimate: Rs. 1,800-2,000 3 Hindu Coins of Medieval India 18 Sikandar bin Ilyas Shah, Silver, 1/8 Tanka, anonymous type (G&G# B217). Fine+, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 4,500-5,000 12 Kalachuris of Tripuri, Gangeyadeva, Base Gold 19 Ghiyas-ud-din Azam Shah, Silver, Tanka, (5), unit, seated; Lakshmi on obv, Nagari legend Firuzabad Mint, long titles type (G&G# B242). on rev. Cleaned, Very Fine. 5 coins Counter-marks, About Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 23,000-25,000 Estimate: Rs. 700-800 Sultanate Coins Bengal Sultanate 20 Ghiyas-ud-din Azam Shah, Silver, Tanka, Muazzamabad Mint, the multifoil is pointed type (G&G# B245). Counter-marks, About Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 21 Ghiyas-ud-din Azam Shah, Silver, Tanka, Satgaon Mint (G&G# B246). Very Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 13 Ghiyas-ud-din Iwaz Shah, Silver, Tanka, with Ala al-Haqq, the obv in a dotted circle type (G&G# B30). Very Fine for the type, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,500-3,000 14 Shams-ud-din Firuz Shah, Silver, Tanka, 22 Ghiyas-ud-din Azam Shah, Silver, ¼ Tanka probably Lakhnauti Mint. Very Fine+. (G&G# B256). About Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 600-700 Estimate: Rs. 4,500-5,000 23 Ghiyas-ud-din Azam Shah, Silver, ¼ Tanka (G&G# B259). Fine+, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 5,500-6,000 15 Sikandar Shah bin Ilyas Shah, Silver, Tanka, al- Balad Firuzabad Mint (G&G# B165). Very Fine+. Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 24 Ghiyas-ud-din Azam Shah, Silver, 1/16 Tanka (G&G# B263). Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 8,000-9,000 16 Sikandar Shah bin Ilyas Shah, Silver, ¼ Tanka (G&G# B208). Fine+, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 4,500-5,000 25 Saif-ud-din Hamza Shah, Silver, Tanka, Iqlim 17 Sikandar Shah bin Ilyas Shah, Silver, 1/8 Tanka Muazzamabad Mint, obv in scalloped circle, rev with the word Shah written as a knot (G&G# in circle (G&G# B268). Usual counter-marks, B216). Fine+, Scarce. About Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 4,500-5,000 Estimate: Rs. 1,700-1,800 4 32 Shams-ud-din Muzaffar Shah, Silver, Tanka, 26 Shihab-ud-din Bayazid Shah, Silver, Tanka, Khazana Mint (G&G# B676). About Very Fine. probably Satgaon Mint (G&G# B289). About Very Estimate: Rs. 1,300-1,500 Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,700-1,800 33 Ala-ud-din Husain Shah, Silver, Tanka, Husainabad, AH 899 (G&G# B694). Very Fine. 27 Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Shah, Silver, ½ Estimate: Rs. 1,000-1,200 Tanka, NM, ND (G&G#B 375). Very Fine+, Rare. 34 Ala-ud-din Husain Shah, Silver, Tanka, Khazana Estimate: Rs. 6,500-7,000 Mint, AH 899 (G&G# B707). Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 600-700 28 Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Shah, Silver, Tanka, NM (G&G# B307). Broad flan, Fine+. Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 35 Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah, Silver, Tanka, probably Fathabad Mint (G&G# B812). Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 1,000-1,200 29 Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah, Silver, Tanka, Dar-ul-Zarb Mint (G&G# B442). Counter- marks, About Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 1,200-1,400 30 Nasir-ud-din Mahmud Shah, Silver, Tanka, NM, 36 Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah, Silver, Tanka, crude legends (cf G&G# B485). Very Fine. Husainabad Mint, AH 925 (G&G# B824). A flake Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 from centre on rev is flaked out, a few counter- marks, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 31 Jalal-ud-din Fath Shah, Silver, Tanka, Fathabad Mint, decorated fields (G&G# B607). 37 Ghiyas-ud-din Mahmud Shah, Silver, ¼ Tanka, Very Fine. Husainabad (G&G# B906). Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,800-2,000 Estimate: Rs. 1,200-1,500 5 38 Ghiyas-ud-din Mahmud Shah, Silver, Tanka, Kashmir Sultanate Muhammadabad Mint, AH 934 (G&G# B909). Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 1,500-2,000 44 Zain-al-Abdin, Silver, Sasnu, AH 842 (G&G# K9). Very Fine, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,500 39 Ghiyas-ud-din Mahmud Shah, Silver, ¼ Tanka, Malwa Sultanate (Fathabad) Mint, (G&G# B933). About Very Fine, 45 Mahmud Shah II, Silver, Square Tanka, 925 Rare. (G&G# M160). Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 6,000-7,000 Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 Mughal Coins 40 Ghiyas-ud-din Mahmud Shah, Silver, ½ Tanka, 46 Akbar, Silver, Square ½ Rupee, Allahu Akbar, NM. Very Fine+, Scarce. Mintless type, Ilahi 37. Test marks, Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: Rs. 2,500-3,000 Estimate: Rs. 1,300-1,500 41 Ghiyas-ud-din Jalal Shah, Silver, Rupee, No Mint but probably struck at Lakhnauti (G&G# B972). Broad flan, Very Fine. Estimate: Rs. 800-1,000 Delhi Sultanate 47 Jahangir, Silver, Square Rupee, Agra Mint, nur- ud-din type, AH 1022/8, Tir Month. Very Fine+, Rare in this condition. Estimate: Rs. 11,000-12,000 42 Raziya Sultana, Silver, Tanka, Lakhnauti Mint, ibnat above iltutmish (G&G# B57). The coin has 48 Jahangir, Silver, Rupee, Agra Mint, AH 1022/8, been cut with a scissor and the cut mark covers Mihr Month, nur-ud-din type. Very Fine+, Rare in nearly one half of the flan, otherwise About Very this condition. Fine, Rare. Estimate: Rs. 8,000-9,000 Estimate: Rs. 7,000-8,000 43 Jalal-ud-din Firuz Shah II, Silver, 1/12 Tanka, 49 Jahangir, Silver (3), Salim Issue, Ahmedabad as-sultan al-azam type (G&G# D198). About Very Mint; Yaft couplet, Agra Mint; and 20% Heavy Fine, Rare. weight, Qandhar Mint. Fine to About Very Fine, Estimate: Rs. 4,500-5,000 Scarce. 3 coins Estimate: Rs. 4,500-5,000 6 Coins of Independent Kingdoms Sikhs 50 Shah Jahan, Silver (3), Rupee, Akbarnagar 56 Najibabad Mint, Copper, Paisa, Gobindshahi Mint, RY 4, 5, 6, Ilahi Months type. Fine+ to legend, RY 41. Fine+, Scarce. About Very Fine. 3 coins Estimate: Rs. 2,000-2,500 Estimate: Rs. 1,800-2,000 57 Sher Singh, Copper, Paisa, Amrtisar Mint, leaf symbol on obv and a lion jumping to right on rev. 51 Shah Jahan, Silver, Rupee, Jahangirnagar Mint, About Very Fine, Rare.