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The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1918, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left dividing date, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, lotus flower above, india below, rev. 2 annas within double-lined rectangle, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, pellet below, edge plain, 5.86g/12h (Prid. 894 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 8.223; KM. 516; cf. Fore III, 2233). Brilliant mint state £60-£80 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1955], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 318 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Edward VII, original silver Proof or Pattern Rupee, 1903b, Bombay, uncrowned bust right, edward vii king & emperor, rev. one rupee india, yek rupiya flanked by sprays of lotus flowers, crown above with b in relief on upper arm of cross pattée, date below, edge grained, 11.59g/12h (Prid. 197 [Sale, lot 131]; SW 7.22; KM. 508; cf. Fore I, 649). Trifling graze on King’s neck and toning spot behind head, otherwise brilliant and toned, very rare [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 63] £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 863, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (391542.63). The placing of the mint-mark on this coin suggests it could be considered a pattern; the position of the b was subsequently moved to below the cross pattée

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, silver Rupee, 1835, type A/I, Calcutta, bust left, rs [Robert Saunders] on truncation, william iiii , king ., smaller thinner letters, rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with extra berry at top on left side, east india company around, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 11.65g/12h (Prid. 32 [Sale, lot 19]; SW 1.37; KM. 450.7; cf. Fore III, 2358). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) May 1980 (3887), ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

One of Major Money’s tiny bronze Pattern Pies, 1945 The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, George VI, original bronze Pattern Pie, 1945, unsigned, crown above india, rev. lotus flower and rose flanking 1 pie, date above, edge plain, 11mm, 0.68g/12h (Prid. 1092 [not in Sale]; SW 9.264; KM. Pn122; cf. Fore II, 746; cf. CNG 115, 871). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, exceptionally rare, very few specimens known [previpusly certified and graded PCGS PR 62 BN] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 248, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (392356.62). In 1945 the Indian government came under pressure to introduce a new coin for use by the poor which was lower in value than the current half-pice. The result, produced in less than a week, involved making a bronze coin from the redundant metallic centre of the then-current pice, but it was deemed impractical and very few were ever struck. The coin was conceived by a Bombay mint official, Major Money, who donated a specimen to the Royal Mint Museum in the early 1990s. Sold with further background detail

The Brushfield/Pridmore 1835-dated Pattern Half-Rupee of Bombay The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Half-Rupee, 1835 [1836], Bombay, unsigned, bust right with long truncation, william iiii , king . in small widely-spaced lettering, rev. half rupee, hasht ana within laurel wreath with 17 berries, east india company above, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 24mm, 5.85g/6h (Prid. 180 [Sale, lot 63, this coin]; SW 1.50; KM. Pn8; cf. Fore II, 781 [= NY Sale 49, 1351 = NY Sale 58, 1232]). Trifling obverse hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, attractive grey tone, exceptionally rare £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 195 (part) F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 63 [from Baldwin (London) July 1970], ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

An original Alwar Proof Rupee, 1891, provenanced to 1907 The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], original silver Proof Rupee, type C/3, 1891, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj sri Mangal Singh bahadur 1891 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, no spines at bases, edge grained, 11.68g/12h (Prid. 1002 [not in Sale]; Stevens website AL 261; KM. 46a; cf. Fore II, 966 [= Heritage 3056, 30362]). Brilliant mint state with exceptionally sharp rims, uneven tone, most attractive and extremely rare £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection, Part IX, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 232 [from E.J. Seltman (Berkhamsted, UK) 1907] Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 326. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Ernest John Seltman (c. 1860-1944), coin dealer, first at Westbourne Park, London, and by 1903 at Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire; his son, Charles Seltman (1886-1957) was the eminent Greek numismatist

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, early silver Proof restrike Half-Rupee, 1835 [1836-40], type B/II, Calcutta, bust left, f incuse [William Forbes] on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. half rupee, hasht ana surrounded by laurel wreath with 20 berries, east india company around, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 5.84g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW –; KM. 449.3). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, deep olive tone, extremely rare £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 747, ticket. Owner’s ticket and envelope

Pridmore’s diamond-marked 2 Annas, 1946 The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1946, type II, Calcutta or Lahore, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, rev. 2 annas above india and date, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, all within double quatrefoil, raised diamond or ‘pyramis’ directly above right side vertical of second n in annas, edge plain, 5.79g/12h (Pridmore, SNC October 1977, pp.420-1 and fig. 4, this coin; Prid. 910 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 9.138, “not certain this exists. Recorded from Pridmore”; KM. 542). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so, scarce £40-£50 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1954], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 318 (part). Owner’s envelope. Despite an ostensibly large mintage of cupro-nickel 2 annas, annas and half-annas at Lahore in 1946, coins that have been attributed to that mint by Pridmore (SNC October 1977, pp.419-21), on account of the fact that they have a relief diamond or ‘pyramis’ on the surface of one or both sides, have proved decidedly difficult to locate. In 2015 Dinyar Madon (JONS 225, pp.36-9) illustrated a selection of such pieces and discounted Pridmore’s original theory on the basis that these marks are also found on coins that can be conclusively proved to be products of the mints at Bombay and Calcutta. The real purpose of the marks, an artefact of the minting process, was exposed by Henk Groenendijk in 2016 (JONS 227, p.31)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1880, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1880 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 997 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 254; KM. 45; cf. Fore III, 1096). Good very fine £40-£50 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, Miscellaneous, A cast silver forgery of an obverse brockage of a William IV Rupee [1836+], bust left, f [William Forbes] incuse on truncation, william iiii, king, edge grained, 30mm, 11.59g. Very fine £40-£50 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, gold Mohur, 1877, type A, Calcutta, younger crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, two flowers in lowest panel of jabot, v privy mark in centre of shoulder ornamentation, rev. one mohur above india and date, all within star and entwined scrollwork, edge grained, 11.68g/12h (Prid. 14 [Sale, lot 78]; SW 6.1; KM. 496; F 1604; cf. Fore III, 2467). Obverse very fine, reverse extremely fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Monetarium/Gillio/Wo Auction 30 (Singapore), 28 March 2000, lot 585. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Mintage 10,424; the first Indian imperial gold coin to bear the Empress of India title, conferred on Queen Victoria on 1 January 1877

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type C/3, 1891, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj sri Mangal Singh bahadur 1891 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, no spines at bases, edge grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. 1000 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 260; KM. 46; cf. Fore III, 1099). Obverse good very fine, reverse extremely fine and partially toned £60-£80 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel Anna, 1914, Bombay, crowned bust left, george v king emperor, rev. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 3.85g/12h (Prid. 944 [Sale, lot 183, this coin]; SW 8.281; KM. 513). Small spot above an of anna, otherwise brilliant mint state, reflective bloom £80-£100 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 183 (part) [acquired 1954], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 320 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, SAILANA, Edward VII [Jaswant Singh II (1895-1919)], bronze Quarter-Anna, 1908, Calcutta, uncrowned bust right, edward vii king & emperor, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, sailana state Sailana raj divided by lozenge-shaped ornaments, edge plain, 5.03g/12h (Prid. 1037 [Sale, lot 191]; Stevens website SL 25; KM. 15). Extremely fine with a little original colour £100-£150 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT). Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Exceptional condition for this issue. Only one other comparable seen”. Sailana state was founded by Raja Jai Singh in 1715, with the city of that name being built in 1736. Following his death in 1757, the state was governed by a number of weak rulers, with much of the territory annexed by the Scinds of Gwalior. In 1819 the tribute payments to Gwalior were reduced to a third of the state’s revenue; later the tribute was paid directly to the British administration to support troops in the region. Jaswant Singh II (1864-1919), who succeeded his adopted father, Dule Singh (c. 1838-95) in October 1895, proved to be a reforming ruler, working with the British to overcome poverty, corruption and famine

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1882, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1882 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 998 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 256; KM. 45; cf. Fore III, 1096). About extremely fine £50-£70 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in silver, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 11.96g. Surface delaminating above and to left of lion’s head, otherwise very fine, much as made £80-£100 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 544, recté silver. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Imitation of the 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.5% silver, with traces of copper, lead and zinc

A series of Edward VII Pattern Proof Annas The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Patterns, Edward VII, original nickel Pattern Proof Anna, 1904, Calcutta, unsigned [presumably by F.K. Wezel], Imperial crown above ornate script es vis-à-vis around central hole, indian empire and date around, rev. palm-tree at left of central hole from which sun rays emanate, anna above, 1 to right, value in Urdu below, edge plain, 21.2mm, 3.20g/12h (Prid. 1056 [Sale, lot 201]; SW 7.120; KM. Pn73; cf. Fore II, 753 [= BSJ 36, 117]). Trifling spots on obverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 29 (Singapore), 2 September 1999, lot 480. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Beautiful coin”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 90% nickel, 9% light elements, with traces of cobalt, copper and iron. Although experimentation in coining patterns in nickel had been undertaken at the Bombay mint at the end of the 19th century, it was not until 1903 that the practice was restarted, and then at Calcutta. It had been suggested that the new coin, to be valued at 1 anna (a denomination not then in circulation), should have a special distinguishing feature to distinguish it from the smaller silver coins then in use, and a central perforation or an unusual shape was suggested. Of the two choices, the government of the day preferred a perforated coin, but this would preclude a successful portrayal of the monarch, as evidenced by the Andaman Islands rupee tokens of the 1860s. To overcome this, the obverse design was modelled upon the letter E (Edward), and several variants were made between 1903 and 1905. The preferred choice (Prid. 1057: not in this collection) was sent to England in March 1905 for royal approval. Edward objected to the omission of his effigy and suggested the central perforation be moved to accommodate it. The technical difficulties of making such a coin delayed any speedy prospect of a new anna being issued. The Mint Master at Calcutta, Capt A.L.C. McCormick, CIE, noted that the King had not expressed a wish for a perforated coin, only that his image be on it. He accordingly sent to London drawings for the obverse of a coin with a scalloped edge, together with some scalloped nickel blanks, the drawings being copied from the Straits Settlements quarter-cent, the matrix for which was held by the Calcutta mint. These met with favour and McCormick set to work, trialling flans with differing numbers of scallops; while in temporary charge at the Bombay mint in October and November 1906, he undertook an experimental coinage of 12-sided cupro-nickel annas (Prid. 925, but see footnote to Lot 1646). Specimens were sent to London for royal approval, which was granted on 31 January 1907

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel lozenge-shaped 2 Annas, 1919, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left dividing date, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, lotus flower above, india below, rev. 2 annas within double-lined rectangle, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, edge plain, 5.79g/12h (Prid. 881 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 8.225; KM. 516; cf. Fore III, 2233). Brilliant mint state £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1959], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 317 (part). Owner’s envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, original silver Proof Quarter-Rupee, 1835 [1836-40], type C/II, Calcutta, bust left, tiny f raised [William Forbes] on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. 1/4 rupee, chahar ana in Persian surrounded by laurel wreath with 20 berries, east india company around, date below with small numerals and no stop to right, edge grained, 2.94g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW 1.68; cf. KM. 448.4). Frosted bust, brilliant mint state and most attractively toned, extremely rare, especially with ‘coin’ die-axis £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Spink Auction 60 (London), 7 October 1987, lot 1055 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 223. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, original nickel-brass lozenge-shaped Proof 2 Annas, 1944l, type II, Lahore, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, rev. 2 annas above india and date, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, all within double quatrefoil, l in quadrilobes, edge plain, 5.97g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW 9.128; KM. 541a; cf. Fore I, 434). Brilliant mint state, extremely rare; only two other original Proofs of this date noted by the cataloguer [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 62] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 482, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (391931.62)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, DEWAS, Junior Branch, Victoria [Narayan Rao (1864-92)], original copper Proof Twelfth-Anna, 1888, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, inverted v on bodice, rev. 1/12 anna dewas state j.b. india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, edge plain, 2.09g/12h (Prid. 1024 [Sale, lot 189]; Stevens website DJ 16; KM. 1; cf. Baldwin 71, 1561). Brilliant FDC, extremely rare as an original Proof £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) September 1997. Owner’s ticket and envelope

A unique original striking in gold of an Edward VII Rupee The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Edward VII, original Proof Rupee, 1903, Calcutta, in gold, uncrowned bust right, edward vii king & emperor, rev. one rupee india, yek rupiya flanked by sprays of lotus flowers, five diamonds below rupiya, crown above, date below, edge grained, 19.61g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW 7.17, this coin; KM. PnA68, this coin; F –). Trifling hairlines, otherwise brilliant mint state with fully reflective surfaces, UNIQUE; in a contemporary maroon fitted case £15,000-£20,000 --- Investment Gold If this lot is purchased by a VAT-registered trader, he or she may claim back the VAT element on the buyer's premium from HM Revenue and Customs --- --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 35 (London), 13-15 October 2003, lot 1745. Owner’s ticket. This background to this exceptional piece, believed to be the only known original Indian gold coin bearing the uncrowned portrait of Edward VII (the others being restrikes, viz. quarter-rupee, 1910c (Spink/Taisei 8, 373), and 2 annas, 1904c (Spink 38, 640, then Spink/Taisei 10, 595, incorrectly given as ex Pridmore, then Baldwin/Monetarium/Gillio/Wo 30, 592, Fore I, 388), 1906c (Spink/Taisei 8, 374) and 1910c, (Spink/Taisei 8, 375, Fore I, 397) remains a mystery. It can only be assumed that the original owner was a high-ranking official at the Calcutta mint, perhaps its Master, Col. Sir Buchanan Scott (1850-1937), who was in post from 1897 to 1904

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, original silver Proof Rupee, 1835 [1836-40], type D/IV, Calcutta, bust left, f [William Forbes] raised on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with space at ends, no extra berry, east india company around, date below with stop to right, wreath close to n of company, edge grained, 11.69g/12h (Prid. 38 [Sale, lot 22, this coin]; SW 1.43; KM. 450.2; cf. Fore I, 594). Brilliant mint state, attractive deep reflective tone, very rare as an original Proof £2,400-£3,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 22 [acquired March 1971], ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

A superb error date Alwar Rupee, ‘1788’ The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type A/1, 1788 (sic), Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1788 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.69g/12h (Prid. 993 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 250; KM. 45; cf. Album 36, 1210 [= Stack’s Bowers HK May 2022, 55299]; cf. Fore III, 1096). Trifling obverse bagmarks, otherwise brilliant mint state, very rare as such; the best specimen known to the cataloguer in private hands £1,500-£2,000 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Difficult to get in this condition”. The state of Alwar, in Rajputana, was established in the early part of the 1770s under the rule of Pratap Singh. In the wake of the Indian Mutiny and the death of the then ruler, Bani Singh, his 12-year old son, Sheodan Singh (1845-74) succeeded to the title but the state was ruled by a council of regency until his coming-of-age in 1863. Further internal strife removed Sheodan from power in 1870 and a second ruling council was appointed. British copper coinage was introduced to the state in 1873 and Sheodan died in October 1874 without leaving any descendants. The council, under its president Major Thomas Cadell, VC (1835-1919), appointed 15-year old Mangal Singh (1859-92), who was invested with regal powers in the wake of Victoria becoming Empress of India in 1877. Mangal was the first chief to take advantage of the Native Coinage Act, passed on 28 March 1876, and was advanced to Maharajah on the occasion of Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887. He died suddenly in May 1892. Mangal ordered 200,000 rupees from the Calcutta mint and coining commenced in November 1877, but, due to an error by Johannes Lutz, the Mint engraver, the last three Arabic numerals of the date were wrongly engraved on the master die. Some 150,000 pieces were returned to the Mint for recoinage in succeeding months and it is believed that very few specimens entered circulation

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1882, type A/II, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at right of lowest jabot, inverted v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, pellet below date, tip of wreath to right of top flower spiky, edge grained, 2.94g/12h (Prid. 412 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.266; KM. 490). Scratch through second i of victoria, otherwise practically mint state, attractively toned, very rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) September 1997, envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1885b, type B/I, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at centre of lowest jabot, partial inverted v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, raised b at base of top flower, tip of wreath to right bud-like, edge grained, 2.92g/12h (Prid. 418 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.282a; KM. 490; cf. Fore III, 2264). Practically mint state £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original copper Proof Quarter-Anna, 1858 [1859-62], by R. Heaton & Sons (Birmingham), arms and supporters, ausp : reg : & sen : ang : on riband, date above in line with ribbon, rev. yek pai one quarter anna within wreath with double leaf tips at top, east india company around, edge plain, 6.48g/6h (Prid. 155 [not in Sale]; SW 3.81; KM. 463.2; cf. Fore I, 173; cf. DNW 170, 439). Extremely fine, obverse with a hint of original colour, very rare [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 63 BN but incorrectly labelled as Pr. 157] £600-£800 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 305, recté Pr. 155, label. Owner’s ticket and incorrect PCGS label (392163.63)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, cupro-nickel Annas (2), 1918, Bombay, crowned bust left, george v king emperor, rev. india above 1 anna and date within decorative diamond, eka annÄ oru annÄ eka ÄnÄ oka ÄnÄ in angles, edge plain, 3.92g/12h (Prid. 948 [Sale, lot 183, this coin]; SW 8.289; KM. 513); 1919, Bombay, similar, edge plain, 3.91g/12h (Prid. 949 [Sale, lot 183]; SW 8.292; KM. 513) [2]. Virtually as struck, first with streaky tone £80-£100 --- Provenance: First F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 183 (part), ticket; Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 320 (part) Second bt S. Semans (Cleveland, OH). Owner’s envelopes

An exceptional gold ‘specimen’ Mohur, 1835 The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, gold ‘specimen’ Mohur, 1835, Calcutta, bust left, no initials on truncation, william iiii , king . and date with stop to right, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, one mohur, yek ashrafi in exergue, edge grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW 1.15a; cf. KM. 451.1; F 1593; cf. Fore III, 2454). Tiny die flaw on neck, obverse about extremely fine, reverse extremely fine with sharp rims and retaining original brilliance, very rare £5,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 200 [from Spink March 1981]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Mohurs without the signature of a mint master on the truncation of the bust have generally been given to Bombay in the past on account of there being no sede vacante in that position at Calcutta at the time these coins were struck (cf. Pridmore p.27 and lot 8, Wheeler lot 200). However, the inclusion of a stop to the right of the date on the Wheeler coin, and others noted (Fore III, 2454, Album 35, 335) would seem to infer strongly that they are Calcutta mint products, as noted by Stevens and Weir. It seems a possibility that the very first currency mohurs struck at Calcutta lack initials on the truncation, in the manner of the majority of the extant 1834-5 patterns

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, original silver Proof mule Rupee, 1840 [1850], type II [A/II], Calcutta or Bombay, bust left, ww [William Wyon] on truncation, victoria queen divided, rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with 25 berries, date below, no shaded lines on ribbon bow, edge grained, 11.68g/12h (Prid. 63 [Sale, lot 31]; SW 3.35; KM. 458.10; cf. Fore I, 596). Brilliant mint state, superbly toned, very rare £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Spink/Taisei Auction 2 (Singapore), 11 February 1988, lot 448, recté Prid. 63 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 212, recté Prid. 63. Owner’s ticket and envelope. This and the next coin were struck from the originally 1849-dated reverse die by Wyon in its later [1840-dated] guise (Prid. 64-5), but the mint responsible is not known; Pridmore (p.31) favoured Calcutta, while Randy Weir (Fore I, 596), preferred Bombay

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original cupro-nickel scalloped octagonal Proof 4 Annas, 1919, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, elephant on decoration, george v king emperor, india and date below, rev. 4 annas within double-lined rectangle, chaar aane nÄlugu anÄlu Äá¹­ha anna cÄra ÄnÄ around, edge plain, 6.84g/12h (Prid. pp.198-9 [not in Sale]; SW 8.183; KM. 519; cf. Fore II, 784). Small area of toning on reverse at 2 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, exceptionally rare as an original Proof [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 63] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 487, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (391968.63). These original proofs were only issued in the proof set of that year

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George V, original silver Proof 2 Annas, 1911, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, george v king emperor around, rev. two annas india and date, do ana surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, edge plain, 1.45g/12h (Prid. p.199 [not in Sale]; SW 8.195; KM. 514). Light surface marks in obverse field, otherwise brilliant with superb rich gold tone, extremely rare, very few original Proofs known [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 63] £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 464, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (392054.63). See footnote to Lot 1204. These original proofs were only issued in the proof set of that year

An original Proof Rupee, 1938, with high relief bust The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, original silver Proof Rupee, 1938 [1938-9], type A/I [Prid. type I], Calcutta, crowned bust left in high relief, long trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, normal rim, rev. one rupee india and date, yek rupiya surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, no bead below lower rounded lotus, narrow border decoration, edge grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 231 [Sale, lot 270]; SW 9.7; KM. 554). Trifling surface marks in obverse field, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare as an original Proof; no other originals noted by the cataloguer on the market in recent years £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 263 [from A.P. de Clermont (London) December 1997]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. The first George VI rupees produced in India utilised a rejected model of the king’s crowned head in high relief, suitable only for striking proofs and patterns. A new model was supplied in 1939 and matrices and punches produced from it were paired with already extant reverse dies dated 1938 and 1939. Minting, exclusively at Bombay for currency purposes, commenced in January 1940, the heavy demand caused by the outbreak of War

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, Ten Rupees, uniface rev., in copper, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, ten rupees, das rupiya in exergue, edge plain, 21.5mm, 5.15g. Extremely fine, underlying brilliance, as made £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 555. Owner’s ticket and envelope. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.6% copper, with traces of zinc, iron and lead

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in copper, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 9.90g. Extremely fine, as made £80-£100 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 547. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “A uniface imitation of the lion & palm 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 95% copper, 5% zinc

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, nickel-brass lozenge-shaped 2 Annas (2), 1944l, type II, Lahore, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, rev. 2 annas above india and date, rendu anÄlu do aane bÄ“ ÄnÄ du'i ÄnÄ around, all within double quatrefoil, l in quadrilobes, edge plain, 5.93g/12h (Prid. 908 [Sale, lot 182]; SW 9.127; KM. 541a); 1945, type II, Calcutta, similar, but no mint-marks, edge plain, 5.92g/12h (Prid. 909 [Sale, lot 182, this coin]; SW 9.129; KM. 543) [2]. First very fine and rare, second about extremely fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: First Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 318 (part) Second F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 182 (part) [acquired 1958], ticket; Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 317 (part). Owner’s envelopes

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, original silver Proof Rupee, 1835 [1836-40], type C/I, Calcutta, bust left, f [William Forbes] incuse on truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath, east india company around, date below with stop to right, edge grained, 11.63g/12h (Prid. 35 [Sale, lot 21, this coin]; SW 1.40; KM. 450.3). Obverse field lightly hairlined, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare as an original Proof £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 21, ticket Bt Spink (London) December 1983. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, copper Quarter-Annas (2), 1897, type II, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 4 panels in jabot, two flowers in lowest panel, v on bodice, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, leaf in centre below date, edge plain, 6.45g/12h (Prid. 630 [Sale, lot 165]; SW 6.538; KM. 486); 1901, type II, Calcutta, similar, edge plain, 6.37g/12h (Prid. 634 [Sale, lot 165]; SW 6.554; KM. 486) [2]. Extremely fine, second with much original colour £50-£70 --- Provenance: First ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 320 (part) [from Format (Birmingham UK) August 1984], two tickets. First with owner’s ticket; two owner’s envelopes

The first appearance of John Flaxman’s classic lion and palm design on a Pattern Rupee The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Patterns, William IV, original silver Pattern Rupee, 1834 [March 1835], type 3, Calcutta, unsigned [by K. Dass and after J. Flaxman], lion walking left, palm-tree behind, rev. lotus flower above one rupee and date, all within laurel wreath with 38 berries, east india company above, ek rupiya, yek rupiya, ek rupiya below, wavy line circumferential border, edge plain, 31mm, 11.73g/6h (Prid. 171 [Sale, lot 55]; SW 1.23; KM. Pn3; cf. Fore II, 788). Tiny reverse rim nick between 12 and 1 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare as an original Pattern £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: Wolfson Trust Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 13 February 1986, lot 319 With Baldwin (London) Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 191 [from Spink (London) February 1986] Owner’s ticket, envelope and record card. Following Bentinck’s wish to see designs incorporating other devices (see footnote to previous lot), sketches were submitted for his approval on 2 January 1835. These included the head of the monarch with the simple legend ‘William III King’ (see next lot), and Flaxman’s lion and palm. Bentinck favoured using the latter for the obverse of the new rupee, coupled with the reverse approved the previous October. Dies were completed in March 1835 and Robert Saunders submitted specimens to the Mint Committee on 25 March; these were then forwarded to the new acting Governor-General, Sir Charles Metcalfe (1785-1846), on 31 March. Comparing these with rupees bearing the head of William IV, Metcalfe and his Mint Committee overturned Bentinck’s opinion on the suitability of the lion and palm for the obverse and instead requested that it be utilised as the reverse of a proposed new gold double-mohur (see Lot 1)

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1884b, type B/I, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at centre of lowest jabot, partial inverted v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, raised b at base of top flower, tip of wreath to right bud-like, edge grained, 2.90g/12h (Prid. 416 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.275; KM. 490; cf. Fore III, 2263). Tiny metal fault in field behind Queen’s head, otherwise practically mint state, attractively toned £200-£300 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, Ten Rupees, uniface rev., in silver, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, ten rupees, das rupiya in exergue, edge plain, 21.5mm, 5.66g. Extremely fine, attractive iridescent tone, as made £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 554, recté silver. Owner’s ticket and envelope. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.0% silver, 1.0% iron

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], original silver Proof Rupee, type A/1, 1877, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.75 panels in jabot, v on bodice at centre, crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharao Raja sawai Mangal Singh bahadur 1877 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, edge grained, 11.70g/12h (Prid. 995 [not in Sale]; Stevens website AL 252; KM. 45; cf. SJA 14, 653). Tiny spot above p of empress, otherwise brilliant mint state, deeply toned, most attractive and very rare £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Christie’s Auction (London), 3-4 October 1988, lot 841 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 325, recté Christie’s 1988. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Edward VII, original Proof Twelfth-Anna, 1909, Calcutta, in aluminium, uncrowned bust right, edward vii king & emperor, rev. 1/12 anna above india and date surrounded by serpentine wreath, edge plain, 0.54g/12h (Prid. p.197 [not in Sale]; SW 7.229; KM. 498a; cf. Fore II, 727). Light hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine, extremely rare £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54, 6 May 2008, lot 238 [from R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) November 1991], two tickets and label. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, original Proof Half-Pice, 1893, Calcutta, in silver, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, rev. 1/2 pice above india and date surrounded by serpentine wreath of vine leaves, edge plain, 3.99g/12h (Prid. p.195 [Sale, lot 252]; SW 6.578; KM. 484b; cf. SJA 52, 3328). Brilliant FDC, attractively toned, very rare as an original Proof [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 64] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 263, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (392283.64)

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, gold Mohur, 1841 [1850+], type II, Calcutta, bust left, ww [William Wyon] on truncation, victoria queen divided, date below with stop to right, 4 plain (no upper crosslet), rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, palm frond not under a of india, one mohur, yek ashrafi in exergue, edge grained, 11.65g/12h (Prid. 22 [Sale, lot 12]; SW 3.7; KM. 462.1; F 1595a). About extremely fine £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 204 [from Spink June 1977]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. In 1846 the Court of Directors of the E.I.C., reacting to a request from William Forbes at Calcutta for the appointment of a competent European-trained engraver to the Mint staff, countered by asking for a supply of dies and matrices from William Wyon. The first of these were received in Calcutta in December 1849, but problems with the convexity of the reverse dies when paired with obverses meant that Kasinath Das had to copy Wyon’s originals. The first coins of the new types, with divided obverse legends, were struck in July 1850

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, George VI, original silver Proof Quarter-Rupee, 1944l, type C/III [Prid. type II], Lahore, crowned bust left, short trefoils in crown, george vi king emperor, rev. 1/4 rupee india in unseriffed letters, date below, chahar ana [Four Annas] surrounded by ornate scroll containing rose, thistle and shamrock, lotus flowers above and below, l below lower rounded lotus, broad border decoration both sides, security edge, 3.16g/11h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; SW 9.95, this coin cited; KM. 547; cf. Fore I, 543). Minor toning spots, otherwise brilliant and extremely rare, on a heavy flan; only one other original Proof of this date noted by the cataloguer [previously certified and graded PCGS PR 63] £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: ‘Diana’ Collection, Baldwin Auction 54 (London), 6 May 2008, lot 575, label. Owner’s ticket and PCGS label (391973.63)

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, temp. Victoria (?), original copper Pattern mule Quarter-Anna, 1833 [perhaps 1846-7], Bombay, unsigned, arms and supporters, base line below lion crest corded, ausp : reg : & sen : ang : on riband, date above, rev. yek pai one quarter anna within laurel wreath of 30 berries, east india company around, large ribbon loops flanked by four berries either side, y of company opposite a berry, edge plain, 25mm, 6.54g/12h (Prid. 139 [not in Sale]; SW 1.85; KM. 446.1; cf. Fore II, 736; cf. Puddester I, 476, same obv. die). Carbon spot on left supporter’s flag, otherwise virtually as struck with considerable original colour and brilliance, reverse toned, extremely rare; the best of the three specimens noted by the cataloguer in commerce in recent years £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) May 1980 (3909), ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card. Pridmore (p.40) suggested that these mules were probably prepared c. 1846-7, concurrent with the introduction of uniform copper coinage in the Presidency

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, One Mohur, uniface rev., in silver, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, one mohur, yek ashrafi in exergue, edge plain, 22mm, 4.36g. Extremely fine, iridescent tone, as made £100-£150 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 557, recté silver. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “Struck on 22mm flan rather than 26mm.” XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.9% silver, 0.1% gold

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, original copper Proof Half-Pice, 1896, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, rev. 1/2 pice above india and date surrounded by serpentine wreath of vine leaves, edge plain, 3.15g/12h (Prid. p.196 [not in Sale]; SW 6.588; KM. 484; cf. Fore I, 115). Trifling spots in vine leaves between 2 and 4 o’clock, otherwise good extremely fine, sharp rims, very rare £400-£600 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), ticket

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], uniface rev., in lead, lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 16.43g. Good very fine, much as made £70-£90 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 549. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “An imitation of the lion & palm 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 99.5% lead, with traces of tin and zinc

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, SAILANA, George V [Jaswant Singh II (1895-1919)], bronze Quarter-Anna, 1912, Calcutta, crowned bust left, george v king & emperor, rev. one quarter anna above india and date, sailana state Sailana raj divided by lozenge-shaped ornaments, edge plain, 4.90g/12h (Prid. 1039 [Sale, lot 191]; Stevens website SL 27; KM. 16). Very fine £15-£25 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Rupee, 1862 [1863-4], type E/II [Prid. B/II], Bombay, experimental issue, crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, 4.75 panels in jabot, no v on bodice, round pearls in crown with double line curves, rev. one rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, top flower with points up, plain cone below top flower, bud cone above one, no cone by last e of rupee, edge grained, 11.69g/12h (Prid. 59 [Sale, lot 109]; SW 4.58; KM. 473.1). Good very fine, reverse better, very rare £200-£260 --- Provenance: Spink Auction 60 (London), 7 October 1987, lot 1062 Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 264. Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1886b, type C/II, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at left of lowest jabot, no v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, raised b at base of top flower, tip of wreath to right of top flower spiky, edge grained, 2.89g/12h (Prid. 419 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.285; KM. 490; cf. Fore III, 2265). Some spotting, otherwise extremely fine and toned, the bust well-defined, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part), ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period: Princely States, ALWAR, Victoria [Mangal Singh (1874-92)], silver Rupee, type C/3, 1891, Calcutta, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, 3.5 panels in jabot, no v on bodice or crescent at point of shoulder, rev. Maharaj sri Mangal Singh bahadur 1891 in centre, one rupee alwar state divided by sheaves of corn, no spines at bases, edge grained, 11.67g/12h (Prid. 1000 [Sale, lot 186]; Stevens website AL 260; KM. 46; cf. Fore III, 1099). Virtually as struck, slate-grey tone £150-£200 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, Victoria, gold Mohur, 1841 [1841-50], type I, Bombay or Calcutta, bust left, no initials on truncation, victoria queen continuous, date below with stop to right, 4 with upper crosslet, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, east india company above, one mohur, yek ashrafi in exergue, edge grained, 11.66g/12h (Prid. 18 [Sale, lot 9]; SW 2.1; KM. 461.1; F 1595; cf. Fore III, 2455). Extremely fine and attractive, rare £4,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) September 1997. Owner’s ticket

The Uniform Coinage of India, Miscellaneous, A cast silver contemporary forgery of a Victoria Rupee, 1840, ‘Madras’, type I, bust left, s [John Smith] on truncation, victoria queen continuous, rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with 19 berries, east india company around, stop after large date figures, edge grained, 32.5mm, 11.42g/12h. Competent style, about very fine £20-£30 --- Owner’s ticket and envelope. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 95.6% silver, with traces of gold, copper and lead

A superb currency issue 5 Rupees, 1870 The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, gold 5 Rupees, 1870, type A, Calcutta, mature crowned and robed bust left, victoria queen, no initials in centre of shoulder ornamentation, rev. five rupees above india and date, all within star and entwined scrollwork, edge grained, 3.88g/12h (Prid. 36 [Sale, lot 95]; SW 4.21; KM. 476; F 1603; cf. Fore I, 695). Light obverse bagmarks, otherwise virtually as struck, full mint bloom, very rare £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 250 [from Spink (London) December 1991]. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Mintage 13,863

The Uniform Coinage of India, British Imperial Period, Victoria, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1881, type B/II, Bombay, crowned and robed bust left, victoria empress, flower at centre of lowest jabot, inverted v on bodice at centre, rev. 1/4 rupee above india and date, all within scroll-like wreath of Indian flora, pellet below date, tip of wreath to right of top flower spiky, edge grained, 2.90g/12h (Prid. 411 [Sale, lot 150, this coin]; SW 6.262; KM. 490). Practically mint state, attractively toned, extremely rare £300-£400 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 150 (part) [acquired before January 1974], ticket Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT), envelope

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company, William IV, original silver Proof Rupee, 1835, type E/I, Bombay, bust left, plain truncation, william iiii , king ., rev. one rupee, yek rupiya surrounded by laurel wreath with space at ends, extra berry and bud, east india company around, date below with stop to right, wreath distant to n of company, edge grained, 11.70g/12h (Prid. 41 [Sale, lot 23, this coin]; SW 1.48; KM. 450.1). Minor surface marks on obverse and with two small nicks by King’s mouth, extremely fine, reverse brilliant and with attractive tone, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part III, Glendining Auction (London), 17 October 1983, lot 23, ticket. Owner’s envelope and record card

The Uniform Coinage of India, East India Company: Retro Patterns, [One Rupee], in copper, open wreath, rev. lion walking left, palm-tree behind, britishindia in exergue, edge plain, 31mm, 9.24g. Extremely fine, reflective patina, as made £80-£100 --- Provenance: Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 548. Owner’s ticket and envelope, “An...imitation of the lion & palm 1834/35 patterns for a one rupee coin with a crude wreath outer”. XRF analysis shows the metal content as 95% copper, 5% zinc