List 237


Gold Coins of India
 
Item No. Photo Description Price
KUSHAN: Huvishka I, ca. 260-292, AV dinar (7.96g), G-138, mint A, emission 1, diademed bust of king left on cloud, right shoulder flaming, holding mace in right hand and goad in left / the moon god Mao, nimbate, standing left, extending right hand over tamgha and resting left hand on sword hilt, Extremely Fine.
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KUSHAN: Kipanada, ca.330-360, AV stater (7.72g), Mitch-3585, Göbl-595fl, king standing facing, head left, wearing crown with nimbus, holding garlanded standard and sacrificing at altar, trident above, Brahmi letter Da in left field, BaChaRnaTha under arm and KiPaNaDa in right field / goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, holding cornucopia, tamgha to left, Extremely Fine.
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KUSHAN: Gadahara, ca. 320-350, AV dinar (6.03g), Mitch-3594, Göbl-609, Kidara below arm, Gadahara in right field, king standing left, trident in field left / goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, Very Fine.
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KUSHAN: Shaka, ca. 300-330, AV stater (7.58g), Mitch-3575, G-589v, king standing facing, head left, wearing crown, with nimbus, holding garlanded standard and sacrificing at altar, Si ta under arm and Shaka in right field / goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing, holding cornucopiæ, Fine.
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IKKERI & BEDNORE: Anonymous, 17th c., AV pagoda (3.45g), ND, Mitch-1998:890, trident, Very Fine.
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GUPTA: Samudragupta, ca. 335-380, AV dinar (7.86g), BMC pl.XIII, 6-10, legend around king nimbate, the sash of his waistband flowing out behind, seated on a high-stepping horse right / Ajitamvikrama, the goddess Lakshmi seated left on wicker stool (mohra), holding long stemmed lotus flower with left hand and feeding single fruit to peacock, choice Very Fine to Extremely Fine.
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GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 375-414, AV stater (8.23g), BMC-pl. XIII, 6-10var, Bayana pl. XXV, 1-9, horseman type, legend around king nimbate, the end of his sash flying out behind, seated on a high-stepping caparisoned horse right / Ajitamahendra, the goddess Lakshmi seated left on wicker stool (mohra), holding long stemmed lotus flower with left hand and feeding grapes to peacock, basicly mint state, lustrous Extremely Fine.
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GUPTA: Chandragupta II, ca. 380-415, AV dinar (7.75g), BMC pl.VI, 3-4, archer type, Chandra written between bow and bowstring, king with nimbus standing left, arm through bow which he holds at its top, string inwards, right hand holding arrow, garuda standard in field left / Sri Vikramah, goddess Lakshmi enthroned facing, holding cornucopiae and riband, Fine to Very Fine.
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GUPTA: Sasanka, King of Gauda, ca. 600-630, AV stater (9.03g), Cf. BMC pl. XXIII, 15ff.; Mitchiner, Bangladesh 37-38, Abhiseka type, Siva, nimbate, seated facing on bull left, moon (sasanka) and jaya in field / goddess Lakshmi, nimbate, seated facing cross-legged, two elephants flanking and ritually spraying her, about Very Fine, S.
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SAMATATA: Anonymous, 6th-7th Century, AV dinar (5.79g), Mitch-1998:50/52, Gupta-style coinage of Bengal, king standing to front, head left, sash by right leg, holding bow and arrow, standard in field left with conch-shell finial, border of dashes and pellets / goddess standing right holding uncertain object, drapery flowing out behind, unclear legend in front, all within border of pellets and linear circle, lovely Extremely Fine.
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AHMADNAGAR: Burhan II, 1591-1595, AV pagoda (8.01g), Burhanpur, AH1001, G-N10, nice Very Fine.
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BIJAPUR: AR pagoda, NM, ND, G-BJ45cf, inscribed laam on obverse, unpublished type, crude Very Fine to Extremely Fine, R.
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DELHI: Mahmud bin Muhammad bin Tughluq, 1351, AV tanka (11.05g), NM, AH752, G-D455, Extremely Fine, S.
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JAUNPUR: Ibrahim Shah, 1402-1440, AV tanka (11.33g), NM, AH842, G-J1, couple of t/ms, good Fine, S.
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JAUNPUR: Husen Shah, 1458-1479, AU tanka (11.92g), NM, ND, G-J25, 2 test marks, Very Fine, R.
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MALWA: Mahmud Shah I, 1436-1469, AV tanka (10.95g), Shadiabad, AH860, G-M21, clear date, but unpublished, choice Very Fine.
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MUGHAL: Shah Jahan I, 1628-1658, AV mohur (10.86g), Burhanpur, DM, early Ilahi month type, mint in bottom line below ruler’s titles, Kalima in three lines, part of the month (perhaps Shahrewar) seems to be visible below the Kalima, a few t/ms on edge, very rare, appears to be an unpublished type, Fine to Very Fine, RR.
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MUGHAL: Jahandar Shah, 1712-1713, AV mohur (10.98g), Elichpur, AH1077 year 10, KM-315.36, very rare mint in gold, Very Fine, RRR.

This is the first of this type in gold we have ever encountered.
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MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV mohur (11.10g) (Junagarh) by style, DM, KM-320.2, a lovely example, choice Extremely Fine, RR.
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MUGHAL: Shah Alam I, 1707-1712, AV mohur (11.01g), Burhanpur, year 2, KM-356.3. Fr-820, Extremely Fine.
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MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AV pagoda (2.8g), Ganjikota, AH1048, KM-E440.3, 8 over 4 in date, lustrous Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated, RRR.
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MUGHAL: Shah Jahan III, 1759-1760, AV mohur (10.84g), Mahe Indrapur, AH1174 year one, KM-478.4, rare with full Hejri date, bold strike, lovey Extremely Fine, RRR.
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MUGHAL: Muhammad Akbar II, 1806-1837, AV mohur (10.72g), Shahjahanabad, year 3, KM-781, choice lustrous Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated, R.
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HYDERABAD: AV ashrafi (11.08g), AH1301, Y-22, 1 t/m, Extremely Fine.
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JAIPUR: AV mohur (10.83g), Sawai Jaipur+, year 22, KM-356.377. Fr-1182, in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, Very Fine.
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BOMBAY PRESIDENCY: AV 1/15 mohur (0.78g) (Surat), year (46), KM-213, Pridmore-252, in the name of Shah ‘Alam II, privy mark 1, choice Extremely Fine.

Shah Shuja was the son of Shah Jahan I. He attempted to gain the throne after his father's death yet was unsuccessful and after many battles fled to Arakan where he was murdered by orders the Arakanese king.
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COCHIN: João III, 1521-1527, AV pardau são tomé (360 reais) (3.36g), Fr-1440, Gomes-type 14, but unlisted variety with the shield of Joao III, crowned arms of John III / Saint Thomas seated to right, crude Fine, RRR.
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DAMAO: AV são tomé (5 xerafins) (2.85g), 1715, Fr-1463, Gomes-92.03, crowned arms of John V / Saint Thomas seated to left, date beside, crude Fine, RRRR.
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