Murshidabad mint, gold mohur, in the name of Shah Alam II, AH 1202/RY 19, edge grained left, Stevens EIC 6.7; PR 83, 27.13mm, 12.35g. Obv: Persian legend Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl elah hami din Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah and AH date. Rev: Jalus formula with Persian legend Sanah 19; zarb Murshidabad.

A beautiful Mint State example, exhibiting sharp details, bright lustrous fields and excellent eye-appeal. NGC MS63, Very rare.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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Murshidabad mint, gold mohur, in the name of Shah Alam II, AH 1202/RY 19, edge grained straight, Stevens EIC 6.1; PR 77, 27.64mm, 13.24g. Obv: Persian legend Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl elah hami din Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah and AH date. Rev: Jalus formula with Persian legend Sanah 19; zarb Murshidabad.

NGC UNC Details obv cleaned, Rare.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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Murshidabad mint, gold mohur, in the name of Shah Alam II, AH 1202/RY 19, edge grained right, Stevens EIC 4.3; PR 62, 26.97mm, 12.34g. Obv: Persian legend Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl elah hami din Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah and AH date. Rev: Jalus formula with Persian legend Sanah 19; zarb Murshidabad.

Light marks on obverse, Uncirculated with bright lustrous surfaces, Very rare.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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Murshidabad mint, gold ½ mohur, in the name of Shah Alam II, AH 1202/RY 19, edge grained right, Stevens EIC 4.5; PR 63. Obv: Persian legend Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl elah hami din Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah and AH date. Rev: Jalus formula with Persian legend Sanah 19; zarb Murshidabad.

A pleasing example with sharp alluring details. NGC MS61, Very rare.

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Murshidabad mint, silver ‘Proof Pattern’ ½ rupee, in the name of Shah Alam II, RY 19, edge grained left, Stevens EIC 4.15; PR 359. Obv: Persian legend Sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl elah hami din Muhammad Shah Alam Badshah. Rev: Jalus formula with Persian legend Sanah 19; zarb Murshidabad.

This specimen displays finely tuned appeal of a special striking, with well-defined calligraphy and soft reflective brilliance throughout with subtle deep toning in the fields. PCGS PR64 (Highest grade), Extremely rare. This is the only example recorded in the PCGS census.

This rare pattern could have been intended as a trial strike in silver for the ½ mohur. Provenance: Ex- Pridmore Collection

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Muhammadabad Banaras mint, gold mohur, in the name of Shah Alam II, AH 1209/RY 37, differentiating mark D, fish and sun symbol on obverse; flower symbol on reverse, Stevens EIC 7.22; PR 217, 21.09mm; 10.86g.

A wonderful lustrous example with sharp strike and brilliant details. NGC MS65 (Top pop - Highest grade), Extremely rare in this high grade. The present coin is the only example in MS65 in NGC cencus.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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Shahjahanabad mint, silver 'Nazarana' rupee, in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, AH 1224/RY 4, Stevens EIC 8.44 (AH/RY combination unlisted), KM 779.1, 28.09mm, 11.05g. Obv: Persian legend sikka mubarak sahib-i-qiran thani muhammad akbar shah badshah ghazi with AH date; flower and royal umbrella mint-mark. Rev: Persian legend julus maimanat manus sanah 4, zarb dar ul-khilafat shahjahanabad.

A beautifully toned specimen exhibiting rich cabinet patina, perfectly centered with complete legend visible on both sides. Struck on a broad flan in high relief with amazing eye appeal. Extremely fine, Very rare.

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Bombay mint, Early coinage, silver rupee, in the name of King James II (1685-1688 AD), RY 4, Stevens EIC 1.22, Zeno #171987, 24.65mm, 11.47g. Obv: Farsi legend sikka zad daruran janishin-i King James di Sekun [Coin of the Governer General of King James the Second]. Rev: Farsi legend Zarb Mumbai? Fi Sanah Julus 4 Angrez Shadi? [Struck at Mumbai in the 4th year of English rule].

A small gash in reverse field otherwise Good very fine, Exceedingly rare. Very few specimens are known to exist.

The legends on these extremely rare rupees were tentatively deciphered by John Deyell in an article published in the Journal of Academy of Indian Numismatics & Sigillography, Vol.III 1980, pp.57-60. On 12th April 1686, King James II renewed the East India Company's charter after the establishment at Bombay suffered a rebellion by Capt Richard Keigwin who took over the control from the Company in the name of the King. Along with addressing causes of discontent, and with a view to streamline the trade, the charter permitted the Company with “full power license and authority to coin in their forts, any species of money usually coined by the Princes of these countries”, provided they matched the standards of such coins in terms of weight and fineness. It is probable that coins in Mughal style bearing the name of James II were struck at this time, to alleviate the frustrations caused by English-style 'Pax Deo' rupees, which traders on the Konkan mainland and beyond were very reluctant to accept. A similar specimen was sold in our Auction 38 (2021), Lot no. 599 at hammer Rs.4,00,000.

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Surat mint, gold mohur, struck at Bombay, in the name of Shah Alam II, frozen RY 46, Privy mark 4 (crown to right), Stevens EIC 3.3; PR 261, 17.25mm; 11.58g.

Sharp strike, Uncirculated with luster, Rare.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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Bombay mint, copper 'Proof Pattern' ½ anna, AD 1832/AH 1246, Stevens EIC 5.15; PR 204. Obv: Coat of arms of East India Company with date below. Rev: Scales, denomination and Persian legend Adil.

An attractive specimen with sharp details and surfaces exhibiting a beautiful brown patina. NGC PF62BN (Top Pop - Highest grade), Extremely rare.

Half annas were not struck until 1832, except only the proof specimens, which were shown to the mint committee on 23rd July 1833. The design was approved, and twelve specimens were sent to London to be shown to the Court of Directors. The designs were approved but the Bombay die-sinker, Mr Clarke, had resigned in an apparent fit of pique causing the mint engineers to request a complete set of new matrices from the mint at Calcutta.

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Madras Presidency - silver fanam, struck c.1660-1682 AD, most likely at Madras, unpublished in Pridmore, Stevens EIC 1.14C, unique so far, 1.25g. Obv: Standing figure of Venkateswara in a dotted circle; Telugu legend Venkata Raya around. Rev: interlocking 'Cs' monogram of King Charles II and Queen Catherine in a circle with rays inside, surmounted by a bow-tie representing a crown; Telugu legend Renda… around.

Uncirculated, Unique.

This is a highly unusual silver fanam that has recently come to light. It is in all likelihood either a trial strike or pattern, of an unapproved design, or a short-lived issue of a design that was very quickly changed. The possibility of the latter seems more, as Pridmore (p. 18-19) shows an extract from the Consultations discussing the difficulty of preparing the dies for the silver fanams because of the complexity of the design and the agreement to revert to a simpler design. This coin may be an example of the more complex design he mentions. It is most certainly a new addition to our existing knowledge of the coinage of Madras Presidency. The mention of Venkata Raya on obverse is most likely to Venkata Pati Raya II, the tutelary Vijayanagara emperor ruling from Penukonda. The reverse legend has the word 'Renda', meaning 'two' in Telugu, but the weight of the coin corresponds to a single fanam.

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Madras Presidency - silver ¼ rupee in the name of Farrukhsiyar, Chinapatan mint (fully visible), 'Bahr-wa-Bar’ couplet, AH 1130/RY 7, Stevens 2.28 (date/RY not listed), 2.86g. Obv: Persian legend sikka zad az fazl-e-haq bar sim-o-zar badshahe bahr-wa-bar Farrukhsiyar with AH date in second line. Rev: usual 'Julus' formula with mint name at bottom: Star mint mark next to RY.

A highly appealing and beautifully toned specimen, centrally struck with near-complete legends visible on both sides. Extremely fine, Exceedingly rare.

Stevens lists only two known specimens of this ¼ th rupee and they both are dated 1127/5. This coin offers a new unrecorded date for these exceedingly rare fractional issues.

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Madras mint, Early coinage, gold 3 swami pagoda (half figures), ND (1740-1806 AD), Stevens EIC 1.4; PR 3B, 3.37g. Obv: God Tirupati Balaji in center with Sridevi & Bhudevi on right and left. Rev: Granulated field.

NGS MS63 Brilliant, Very scarce.

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Madras mint, Second issue, silver ½ pagoda, ND (1808-1812 AD), Stevens EIC 3.98; PR 169; KM 353, 35.93mm; 21.04g. Obv: Value in English and Persian, buckled garter, 9+9 star around both side of Gopuram. Rev: Value in Tamil and Telugu around, deity Vishnu within three circles of beads.

A beautiful and well preserved specimen, displaying sharply rendered details and impressive eye appeal. About uncirculated, Very rare.

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Madras mint, Later coinage, gold mohur (Ashrafi), ND (1819), edge grained straight, Stevens EIC 4.4; PR 241, 27.79mm; 11.64g. Obv: Coat of arms of East India Company. Rev: Denomination and Company's name in Persian ashrafi kampani angrez bahadur.

A pleasing specimen with sharply rendered details. About uncirculated, Very rare.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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Madras mint, Later coinage, gold 5 rupees (⅓ mohur), ND (1820), edge grained straight, Stevens EIC 4.7; PR 244, 19.50mm; 3.88g. Obv: Company Coat of arms with a lion holding the crown. Rev: Persian legend panj rupiya kampani angrez bahadur.

Very fine, Very scarce.

Provenance: P.R. Krishna Collection

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