Electronic Auction 15 Auction of Coins, Tokens & Medals Internet Only. Sunday, 17th May, 2020, 6:00 pm Onwards Each lot will close after an interval of 30 seconds. Conducted by: Art & Antique Decor (Farokh S. Todywalla Proprietary Concern) [Antiques Licence No. 13A, Dt. 17/04/2006] Todywalla House, 80 Ardeshir Dady Street, Khetwadi, Mumbai 400 004. India Cell: +91-98198 57997, 98191 37884 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.TodywallaAuctions.com Date of Sale: Sunday, 17th May 2020, 6:00 pm onwards Order of Sale: Ancient Coins........................................................................Lots 001 - 014 Hindu coins of Medieval India..............................................Lots 015 - 022 Sultanates ..............................................................................Lots 023 - 024 Mughals.................................................................................Lots 025 - 052 Independent Kingdoms .........................................................Lots 053 - 055 Princely States.......................................................................Lots 056 - 088 Indo - French.........................................................................Lots 089 Indo - Portuguese ..................................................................Lots 090 - 091 East India Company ..............................................................Lots 092 - 097 East India - Uniform Coinage ...............................................Lots 098 - 108 British India...........................................................................Lots 109 - 139 Republic India .......................................................................Lots 140 - 144 Foreign Coins........................................................................Lots 145 - 217 Medals...................................................................................Lots 218 - 220 Tokens & Badges ..................................................................Lots 221 - 225 Buyer's Premium is 12.50% plus Gst of 18%, a total of Academic Advisor 14.75% on the Hammer Price. Additionally, 3% GST on Dr. Shailendra Bhandare, Faculty Oxford University Bullion or 5% on Numismatic Coins (Chp 9705, Sr. #262, pg.42) or 12% on items of Numismatic interest other Expert Panel than Numismatic coins (Chp 9705, Sr. #239, pg.79) is Mr. Kishore Jhunjhunwala, author Indian Paper Money payable, as per the “Rate on GST of Goods” booklet. Mr. Parag P. Tripathi Antiques License No. 13, Dt. 17/04/2006 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 Ms. Jeroo S. Todywalla Mr. Rajesh Somkuwar Price: ` 250 2 Ancients 5 Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver 1 Archaic Punch Marked Coinage, 'Narhan Denarius, 3.31g, Rome, obv. laureate Hoard' type, attributed to Shakya head to right with legend SEVERVS PIVS Janapada (c. 600-500 BC), Silver Double AVG around, rev. Fortuna seated left with Karshapana, 6.63g, single symbol of four rudder and cornucopiae with legend crescents around a large central dot and FORTVNA REDVX (RIC 264a; RSC 181; faint ancillary symbols next to it along BMC 327). Very Fine+. with a sun and an elephant as banker's Estimate: ` 4,500-5,500 mark, Uniface, Scyphate. Very Fine+, Rare. Estimate: ` 6,000-7,000 6 Roman, Septimius Severus, Silver 2 Karnataka Area (c. 2nd - 1st BC), Denarius, 3.48g, obv. laureate head to Anonymous Issue, Copper, 7.06g, a bold right, rev. Annona standing left, right foot fish symbol flanked by taurine symbol. on prow, holding grain ears and Extremely Fine, Very Rare. cornucopiae (RIC IV 501). Very Fine+. Estimate: ` 8,000-10,000 Estimate: ` 4,500-5,500 3 Post-Mauryan, Taxila (local coinage) (c. 185-160 BC), 'Punch-mark' type, Copper Karshapana, 11.86g, obv. lion to left with a three arched hill in front and swastika symbol above, rev. elephant to right with a 7 Roman, Caracalla (198-217 AD), Silver three arched hill above (Mitch ACW Denarius, 3.07g, obv. laureate head to 4406-4407). Fine+. right with legend ANTONINVS PIVS Estimate: ` 1,000-1,300 AVG, rev. Mars standing left, holding shield and reversed spear with legend PONTIF TR P VIIII COS II (RIC IV 81 var). Very Fine. 4 Roman, Septimius Severus (193-211 AD), Estimate: ` 5,000-6,000 Silver Denarius, 3.11g, Rome, obv. 8 Roman, Caracalla, Silver Denarius, laureate head to right with legend 3.31g, obv. laureate head to right with SEVERVS PIVS AVG around, rev. legend ANTONINVS PIVS AVG GERM, Neptune standing left leaning on raised rev. Fides Militum standing left between right leg placed on a rock and holding two standards with legend P M TR P XVIII trident (RIC 228, C: 529). Very Fine+. COS IIII P P (RIC 266). Extremely Fine. Estimate: ` 4,500-5,500 Estimate: ` 3,500-4,500 3 9 Indo-Scythians, Azes II, Silver Drachm 12 Later Kushanas, Mahi (c. 300-305 AD), (2), 2g & 1.64g, obv. king mounted on a Gold Dinar, 7.79g, obv. king nimbate horse to right, holding a whip with Greek standing left, holding a trident in his left legend around, rev. Zeus standing left, hand, making an offering at an altar with holding winged Nike in outstretched his right hand, garlanded trident above right hand and scepter in left hand over altar, Brahmi legend Pu under his arm shoulder, with monograms in the field, and 'Mahi' in right field, rev. Ardoksho with Kharoshti legend around; the seated facing, holding cornucopia, second rev. Pallas Athena standing right, tamgha in upper left field, Error, visibly holding a shield and long spear, right arm the reverse double struck (Gobl 588). outstretched with monograms in the field Extremely Fine, Very Rare. (Mitch ACW 2353-57). Very Fine and Very Estimate: ` 45,000-55,000 Fine+. (2) 13 Western Kshatrapa, Nahapana (c. AD Estimate: ` 2,000-2,500 119-124), Silver Drachma, 2.07g, obv. bust of the king facing right, corrupt Greek legend around, rev. thunderbolt, arrow and Brahmi and Kharoshthi legend Rajno Kshaharatasa Nahapanasa (BMC 10 Kushanas, Kanishka I, Copper Unit (2), 243). Slightly chipped at top, Very Fine, 15.66g, obv. king diademed and crowned, Scarce. standing facing, head left, sacrificing over Estimate: ` 850-950 altar and holding goad and scepter, rev. 14 Kashmir, Dida Rani, Copper Drachma, nimbate God Oesho (Shiva) with four 6.3g, obv. king standing slightly left, arms standing facing left, holding sacrificing over altar and holding trident diadem, thunderbolt, trident and water- with 'Dida Rani' in Nagari to left, rev. pot with Tamgha to left and label to right. Ardoksho seated facing, holding diadem About Very Fine. and cornucopia. Extremely Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 900-1,100 Estimate: ` 1,000-1,300 11 Kushanas, Kanishka I, Copper Unit (2), 16.92g, obv. king diademed and crowned, Hindu coins of Medieval India standing facing left, sacrificing over altar and holding goad and scepter, rev. radiate God Pharo, standing facing left with Tamgha to left and label to right; Kanishka I, Copper Unit, 17.45g, obv. 15 Gahadavalas of Kanauj, Govinda king standing facing holding trident in his Chandradeva (1114-1154 AD), Gold 4 ½ left hand and sacrificing over altar, rev. Masha, 4.26g, obv. Goddess Lakshmi moon goddess Mao standing left with seated, rev. Srimad Govindchandra Deva Tamgha to left and label to right. About in Nagari (Deyell 119). About Extremely Very Fine. (2) Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 1,400-1,600 Estimate: ` 11,000-14,000 4 16 Gahadavalas of Kanauj, Govinda 20 Vijayanagar, Krishna Deva Raya (c. 1509- Chandradeva, Gold 4 ½ Masha, 4g, obv. 1529 AD), Copper 5 Jitals, 14.3g, obv. Goddess Lakshmi seated, rev. Srimad garuda running to left, rev. Devnagari Govindchandra Deva in Nagari (Deyell legend 'Sri Pra Ta Pa Krishna Raya' (Mitch 119). Very Fine+, Scarce. K&A 645). Very Fine+. Estimate: ` 11,000-14,000 Estimate: ` 5,000-6,000 21 Vijayanagar, Krishna Deva Raya, Gold ½ Pagoda, 1.70g, obv. seated Balakrishna 17 Gahadavalas of Kanauj, Govinda with a flat headdress, flanked by conch Chandradeva, Gold 4 ½ Masha, 3.8g, shell and chakra, rev. Devanagari legend obv. Goddess Lakshmi seated, rev. Srimad Sri Pratapa Krishna Raya (Mitch K&A Govindchandra Deva in Nagari (Deyell 641). Very Fine. 119). About Extremely Fine, Scarce. Estimate: ` 8,000-10,000 Estimate: ` 10,000-13,000 22 Nayakas of Chitradurga, Gold Durgi Pagoda or Hon, 3.3g, obv. Krishna as Bal Gopala, rev. Devanagari legend in the 18 Kalachuris of Kalyana, Bijjala (1156- name of Krishnadeva Raya (Mitch K&A 1168 AD), Gold Pagoda, 3.64g, central 882). Large flan, About Uncirculated. punch showing garuda running with a Estimate: ` 16,000-19,000 stick or snake in right hand, four punches of lion to right and two punches each of legend Sri and Suba, uniface (Mitch K&A Sultanates 279). Very Fine+, Rare. Sultans of Bijapur Estimate: ` 22,000-26,000 19 Yadavas of Devagiri, Mahadeva, Silver Dramma, 0.89g; Ramachandra Deva, Silver Dramma, 0.81g; Uncertain ruler, 23 Anonymous, Hudki Gold Pagoda, 3.36g, Silver 2 Dramma, 1.93g, all stylized lion obv. a boat like uncertain symbol; rev. to left on obv., Nagari legend on rev. Very possibly the Gol Gumbaj of Bijapur Fine. (3) (G&G BJ 49). Very Fine+, Scarce. Estimate: ` 1,000-1,300 Estimate: ` 16,000-18,000 5 Sultans of Delhi 24 Muhammad