Auction 47 9th January 2016 Nashik World of Coins Highlights of Auction 21 31 32 50 43 55 66 76 83 77 105 107 167 168 172 177 170 Auction 47 World of Coins Saturday, 9th January 2016 6.00 pm onwards at Indraprashtha Hall VIEWING Old Gangapur Naka, Gangapur Road, Monday 4 Jan. 2016 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Nashik 422002 Tuesday 5 Jan. 2016 11:00 am - 6:00 pm In Association with Wednesday 6 Jan. 2016 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Rare Fair 2016 Thursday 7 Jan. 2016 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Category Lots At Rajgor’s SaleRoom Ancient Coins 1-44 605 Majestic Shopping Centre, Near Church, 144 JSS Road, Hindu Coins of Medieval India 45-48 Opera House, Mumbai 400004 Sultanate Coins of Islamic India 49-61 Friday 8 Jan. 2016 11:00 am - 6:00 pm Coins of Mughal Empire 62-75 Coins of Independent Kingdoms 76-94 Saturday 9 Jan. 2016 11:00 pm - 4:00 pm Princely States of India 95-171 At the Nashikvenue European Powers in India 172-183 British India 184-191 Republic of India 192-193 DELIVERY OF LOTS Foreign Coins 194-204 Delivery of Auction Lots will be done from the Badges 205 Mumbai Office of the Rajgor’s. Medals 206-208 Philately 209-216 BUYING AT RAJGOR’S For an overview of the process, see the Numismatic Books 217-327 Easy to buy at Rajgor’s Paper Money 328-333 Front cover: Lot 76 • Back cover: Lot 329 CONDITIONS OF SALE This auction is subject to Important Notices, Conditions of Sale and to Reserves To download the free Android App on your ONLINE CATALOGUE Android Mobile Phone, View catalogue and leave your bids online at point the QR code reader application on your www.Rajgors.com smart phone at the image on left side. Corporate Office 6th Floor, Majestic Shopping Center, Near Church, 144 J.S.S. 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Ltd., Current A/c No. 03567630000357 RTGS / NEFT / IFSC Code: HDFC0000356 Terms & Conditions of Sale: This auction is subject to Important Notices, Conditions ICICI Bank, Girgaum Branch, Mumbai of Sale and to Reserves as stipulated in the catalogue / Kindly issue Cheque in the name of - website. Numismatic Guarantee Service of India Pvt. Ltd., Current A/c No. 641105000305 © All rights reserved with the Rajgor’s (2016) RTGS / NEFT / IFSC Code: ICIC0006411 2 Ancient Coins (600 BC to AD 700) 4 Punch-marked Coins, Ayodhya Series (6th century BC), Silver, 6.85 g, Single-composite punch type, a square with the four corners pinched with a dot in each st corner, and a solid square in the centre. Minor counter- 1 The Swastika Coin, Satavahanas, Satakarni I (c. 1 marks around. Unifaced. About Extremely Fine, Very century BC), Lead, a Lion seated to left with a long Rare. raised tail at the back, a bold Swastika symbol placed above the lion at top, Brahmi legend around on obv. An Estimate: ` 2,000-4,000 Ujjayini symbol placed in a square on rev. Very Fine, Rare. Estimate: ` 2,000-4,000 5 Punch-marked Coins, Ayodhya Series (6th century BC), Silver, 6.67 g, Single-composite punch type, a circle made of seven almond-shaped symbols, placed around a solid circle, and a circle as a engulfing border, in the centre with minor counter-marks around. Unifaced, patineted. About Extremely Fine, Very Rare. 2 Ancient Indian Primitive Money (c. 300-100 BC), a set of 3 Bull-shaped Beads from Ujjain (Madhya Estimate: ` 2,000-4,000 Pradesh) region. Copper (3), the smallest bead weighs 0.18 g, the medium bead weighs 0.30 g, and the heaviest bead weighs 0.52 g. All the three beads are carved in the shape of a Nandi Bull, the earliest medium of exchange among the primitives in the Barter Trade. The beads are 6 Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada (6th pierced through in the centre of the bull to make them as century BC), Silver, 11.51 g, 41x11 mm, Bent Bar, a bead. Very Rare as a group of 3 Bull Beads in three double symbols punched from a single punch at the two different sizes and weights. The book, Nishka: the ends of the bar on obv, unifaced (Rajgor Series 34). Rigvedic Money by Prof S K Bhatt is an authentic Broad flan, Scarce. reference guide for the primitive money that were concurrent with Punch-marked coins in ancient India. Estimate: ` 2,500-3,000 Estimate: ` 3,200-5,000 7 Punch-marked Coins, Gandhara Janapada (6th century BC), Silver, 11.51 g, 25x11 mm, Bent Bar, double symbols punched from a single punch at the two ends of the bar on obv, unifaced (Rajgor Series 34). Broad flan, Scarce. 3 Ancient Indian Primitive Money (c. 300-100 BC), a Taurine-shaped Bead from Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) Estimate: ` 2,500-3,000 region. Gold, 0.11 g. Taurine is an English name given to the Nandipada symbol in Indian mythology. Nandipada is basically the shape of a foot of a Nandi. One of the earliest forms of miniature tools in the Barter Trade was the copy of living animals, like cow and 8 Punch-marked Coins, Surashtra Janapada, 4th century bulls. Since actual animals were not feasible to BC, Silver, 0.94 g, ¼ Karshapana, single-composite exchange in day-to-day transactions, their miniatures Punch type, with a Shrivatsa symbol, representing were made in precious and semi-precious metals so that Goddess Lakshmi in the centre and Triskelis and they would serve the purpose as well as be convenient to Taurines around on obv. Unifaced, un-reused type handle also. As a result such gold beads became popular wherein the coin types were not reused for subsequent among the riches and businessmen. The bead has a stamping of later types of coins. About Extremely Fine, small mount for threading at the back. Very Fine, Rare. Scarce. Estimate: ` 1,100-1,500 Estimate: ` 500-800 3 9 Punch-marked coins, Magadha Mahajanapada, c. 4th century BC, Silver (5), 0.150 g each, Mashaka. Five 12 Punch-marked Coins, Vidisha (3rd century BC), different symbols on each of the coins, with a single Copper, 12.82 g, 4 Symbols type with Elephant & bold symbol punched on the face, unifaced. Very Fine+, Horse. Four symbols type with an Elephant with Scarce. 5 coins upraised trunk and walking to right in the left field, an Ujjayini symbol a Dot in each orb and a Taurine placed Mashaka was a smallest coin in the Punch-marked coins between two orbs (in the top field); a Horse running to series. Mashaka is said to be the weight of a Makshika right in the right field; and a River symbol at the bottom (House Fly), the lightest in the series. It is recorded in of the coin with fish and turtles. The reverse is blank and the Arthashastra of Kautilya that a Mashaka was a corroded. About Extremely Fine for the type, Rare in weekly salary of a laborer during the time of this heavy weight. Chandragupta Maurya. Such a small coin could have kept burning the kitchen stove for a full week!! Estimate: ` 1,800-2,500 Estimate: ` 500-1,000 13 Punch-marked Coins, Vidisha (3rd century BC), Copper, 3.73 g, 5 Symbols with Taurine-Triangle Headed- Elephant. A Taurine placed in a U-shaped 10 Punch-marked Coins, Vidisha (3rd century BC), symbol with a connector at the bottom-centre, placed in Copper, 5.66 g, 3 Symbols type, three punches the left margin; a Six-armed symbol at top; an Elephant comprising of a Triangle-headed Standard (Indra- walking to left in the right field; a Triangle-headed Dhvaja), an Ujjayni symbol and a Six-armed symbol Standard placed over a rectangle railing and placed in with three arrows and three Taurines, placed alternately the centre of the coin; and a River symbol at the bottom around a central circle. Uninscribed. The reverse is of the coin. The reverse is blank. Extremely Fine, Rare. blank. Extremely Fine for the type with clear symbols, Rare. Estimate: ` 1,200-1,800 Estimate: ` 1,500-2,000 14 Punch-marked Coins, Vidisha (3rd century BC), Copper, 7.23 g, 5 Symbols with Ujjayini symbol- Triangle Headed- Elephant.