Assam, Bharatha Simha (1791-1797 AD), Moamaria Rebels, silver rupee, SE 1715, R&B W8.2, 11.41g. Obv: Legend Sri Sri Krishna/Charanarvinda/Makaranda Pramatta/Madhukarasya. Rev: Legend Sri Bhagadatta Kulodbhava Sri Bha/ratha Simha NrPasya/sake 1715, below lion facing to right; both sides legend in four lines

An attractive specimen with rich eye appeal. About uncirculated, Very rare.

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Assam, Sarvvananda Simha (1793-1795 AD), Moamaria Rebels, silver rupee, SE 1715, R&B X4.1. Obv: Legend Sri Sri Krishna/Charana Kamala/ Makaranda/Madhukarasya. Rev: Legend Sri Sri Svarga/Deva Sri Sarvva/nanda Simha NrPasya/sake 1715, lion running left; both sides legend in four lines.

A remarkable coin in mint state grade, beautifully toned w ith excellent eye appeal. PCGS MS63, Extremely rare. This is the only example graded at PCGS, and surely must be the finest known example.

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Assam, Sarvvananda Simha (1793-1795 AD), Moamaria Rebels, silver rupee, SE 1715, R&B X4.1, 11.03g. Obv: Legend Sri Sri Krishna/Charana Kamala/ Makaranda/Madhukarasya. Rev: Legend Sri Sri Svarga/Deva Sri Sarvva/nanda Simha NrPasya/sake 1715, lion running left; both sides legend in four lines.

An attractive well-centered example, struck in high relief with lustrous surfaces. A tiny test mark in center on reverse, Uncirculated, Extremely rare.

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Bhonslas of Nagpur - silver rupee, in the name of Shah Alam II, Katak mint, RY 22, a flower symbol above letter 'Jim' of 'Jalus' on reverse, 11.45g. Obv: Persian legend (sikka zad bar haft kishwar) saya-e-fazle elah, hami din-e muhammad shah alam badshah. Rev: Mint-name at bottom, RY and Jalus formula.

Very fine, Very rare.

An unusual coin of Katak / Cuttack mint, under the Bhonsla rule. Similar round rupees were listed by P.P. Kulkarni ('Coinage of the Bhonsla Rajas of Nagpur', p. 135, Type 19). The calligraphy of the coins bears a striking similarity to the East India Company's coins of Murshidabad / Calcutta mints. It is not certain who was behind their issue; if the mint-name is 'real', the Bhonslas remain the best contenders but if it is a pseudo-mint name, i.e. the coins are struck at a place further N orth into the British realms they could well be East India Company issues. However, more proof is needed to substantiate this position.

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Mysore, Tipu Sultan (1782-1799 AD), silver double rupee, Nagar mint, AH 1200 'Dalaw'/ RY 4 'Dalaw', Henderson p. 65, no. 216, Zeno #311625 (same coin), KM 107, 22.55g. Obv: Farsi legend Huwa al-Sultan al-Waheed al-Adil Suyeem Bahari Sal Dalaw Sanah 4 Julus. Rev: Farsi legend Muhammad Ahmad Deen dar Jahan Ast Roshan za Fateh Haidar (letter He) Zarb Nagar Sal Dalaw Sanah 1200 Hijree.

A beautifully toned specimen, struck in high relief with richly executed motifs and dotted border visible on both sides, offering outstanding eye appeal. NGC AU55, Exceedingly rare.

The double-rupee of Tipu Sultan struck at the Nagar (Haidarnagar/Bednur) mint represents one of the most distinctive silver issues of his coinage. The mint at Nagar-identified by Henderson as the only mint to have produced coins for every year of Tipu's reign-held a particularly important position in his monetary system. Double-rupees from this mint follow the standard Haidari weight standard (approximately 21–23 grams) and display the characteristic calligraphic style associated with late 18th-century Mysore issues.

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The First Known Silver Tanka of the Dynasty - Suryavanshi Khandayat Gajapati Kings of Odisha Silver tanka of Pratapa Rudra Deva (1497-1540 AD), unpublished and unique so far, 10.17g. Obv: in a rectangle, Nagari legend in four lines - Veera Shri Gajapa / ti Gaudeshwara Ka / rnāta Kalabarā / (dhee)pa Venkata Kā. Rev: continuation of obverse legend - katiya Pratā…/ Rudra Deva Jayā (ti)/ Sangeeta Raya / Naga Nayaka.

Extremely fine, Unique. Unique and Historically Important Silver Tanka of Suryavanshi Khandayat Gajapati Kings of Odisha.

This unique silver tanka of Pratapa Rudra Deva, the Gajapati king, is historically significant for a number of reasons. It is the first known coin to bear all the major titles of the Gajapati kings - 'Gaudeshwara' (lord of Gauda) for winning battles against the Sultans of Bengal and 'Karnāta-Kalabaradheepa' (sovereign of Karnataka and Kalabara = Kalaburagi = Gulbarga) for having conquered the territories of Vijayanagara and the Bahmani sultans of Gulbarga. Pratapa Rudra also calls himself 'Venkata' (alluding to his kingdom extending to Tirupati) and 'Kakatiya', to denote his ancestral connection to this important Telugu dynasty. The last two lines of the reverse inscription are titles, which extol Pratapa Rudra's virtues like mastery in music and dance. In his inscription at Puri, Pratapa Rudra Deva calls himself "a confluence of Music and Literature".

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Rohilla Chieftaincies, silver rupee, Dar al-Sarur Saharanpur mint (fully visible), in the name of Muhammad Akbar II, struck by Ghulam Qadir Rohilla, AH 1203/RY Ahd, 'Flower-sprig' on obverse and 'hook' symbol on reverse, Zeno #153520, 11.08g. Obv: Farsi couplet Sikka zad dar Jahan ba-Fazl-i-Alah/Hami-i-Deen-i-Muhammad Akbar Shah. Rev: Formulaic 'Julus' legend with mint-name at top.

Struck in high relief with sharply rendered details. About uncirculated, Extremely rare.

During 1788, the Rohilla leader Ghulam Qadir briefly took control of the Mughal court during a time of great weakness in the empire. To strengthen his position, he set up Prince Muhammad Akbar as a temporary ruler and ordered coins to be struck in the prince's name. Dr. Shailendra Bhandare notes that the Saharanpur mint played an important role in this short episode. In AH 1203, the mint produced coins showing Muhammad Akbar's name with regnal year "Ahd" (first year), while the real power remained with Ghulam Qadir. This series is one of the most direct pieces of evidence for Muhammad Akbar's brief "first reign" and for Ghulam Qadir's attempt to rule through him. Coins in the name of the Muhammad Akbar are known from four mints - Shahjahanabad, Ahmedabad, Hardwar and Saharanpur. It appears that Saharanpur remained in the hands of Ghulam Qadir's partisans for the longest time. For more details, refer article by Dr. Shailendra Bhandare, "Muhammad Akbar: A Pawn in Politics - the first reign," ONS Newsletter, Vol.175 (Spring 2003), pp.18–30.

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Sikh Empire, Dar Khalsa, silver rupee, Amritsar mint (written as Ambratsar), 'Nanak Shahi' couplet, VS 1839, dot for 'Ambratsar' and letter Alif placed at left of 'ee' (word Sri) at top on reverse, G. Singh 01.06.01; Herrli 01.04.04, 11.20g. Obv: The Couplet: sikka zad bar har do alam fazal, sachaha sahib ast, fateh tegh-i-gur gobind singh shah nanak wahab ast. Rev: Jalus formula and usual legend: Bakht Akal Takht Sanah 1839 Zarb Sri Ambratsar Jiyo.

An attractive specimen, exhibiting bold, sharply rendered details with good eye appeal. A test mark at 10 o'clock on reverse, Extremely fine, Extremely rare.

VS 1839 is one of the rarest dates of the Amritsar mint, known as the Dar Khalsa type.

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Sikh Empire, Dar Khalsa, silver rupee, Amritsar mint (written as Ambratsar), 'Nanak Shahi' couplet, VS 1840, dot for 'Ambratsar' and letter Alif placed at left of 'ee' (word Sri) at top on reverse, G. Singh 01.06.01; Herrli 01.04.04, 11.13g. Obv: The Couplet: sikka zad bar har do alam fazal, sachaha sahib ast, fateh tegh-i-gur gobind singh shah nanak wahab ast. Rev: Jalus formula and usual legend: Bakht Akal Takht Sanah 1840 Zarb Sri Ambratsar Jiyo and a star-like symbol placed at left of date.

A beautiful specimen, exhibiting bold, sharply rendered details with excellent eye appeal. Extremely fine, Extremely rare.

VS 1840 is the rarest date of the Amritsar mint, known as the Dar Khalsa type.

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Sikh Empire, silver rupee of Ranjit Singh (1799-1839 AD), Amritsar mint, VS 1862, 'Mora Shahi' type, G. Singh 01.31.01; Herrli 01.13.04, 11.19g. Obv: Nanakshahi couplet: sikka zad bar har do alam fazal, sachaha sahib ast, fateh tegh-i-gur gobind singh shah nanak wahab ast; a star-like symbol below 'Bind' and fish symbol below 'Singh'. Rev: 'Julus’ formula with 'Peacock' below the double sprig (ber leaf).

An attractive specimen, superbly struck with high-relief lettering, brilliant details, and excellent eye appeal. Extremely fine, Very rare.

In Sikh numismatics "Morashahi" coins have always remained an enigma. It was presumed that Ranjit Singh got coin minted for "Moran” the dancer, a courtesan in his court by whom Ranjit Singh is known to have been infatuated. These coins were supposed to have the symbol of a peacock on them. However, none of the numismatists or historians who studied these coins, or the saga of "Moran", found the symbol of the peacock on the coins. Instead, they presumed that the sprig-like symbol itself on these coins was the tail of the peacock. Recently a closer study of these coins revealed that on a few of the coins with the sprig-like symbol there is a distinct symbol of not one but two peacocks beneath the sprig. This permanently unveils the truth about the "Morashahi" coins. These coins can be termed as "Morashahi” coins without ambiguity.

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Sikh Empire, silver rupee of Ranjit Singh (1799-1839 AD), Nimak (Pind Dadan Khan) mint, VS 1904, 'Nimak Shahi’ type, Herrli 03.01.04, Zeno #125877, 10.72g. Obv: Nanakshahi couplet: sikka zad bar har do alam fazal, sachaha sahib ast, fateh tegh-i-gur gobind singh shah nanak wahab ast. Rev: Jalus formula, VS date and Legend Nimak Shahi, Takht Akal Bakht.

High relief striking with beautiful floral motifs on both sides. About extremely fine, Extremely rare.

Pind Dadan Khan was also known as Nimak, situated on the west bank of the river Jhelum, was the main town in the salt range. Its principal economic activity was the mining of salt, 'nimak' in Persian. This town first came into Sikh hands in 1764 AD, when Charat Singh Sukarchakia (the grand-father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh), took control under a treaty with the Chief of that district. Sahib Khan Gakhar. In 1797 Ranjit Singh invaded Pind Dadan Khan defeating the Muslim chief. Later, in the 1830's, Maharaja Ranjit Singh farmed out the salt mines, including Pind Dadan Khan, to Raja Gulab Singh. Pind Dadan Khan returned to the hands of the Lahore Durbar in 1847. These coins were only minted in 1904 and 1905 VS is simply due to the fact that the mint, itself, was established in 1847 AD.

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