East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, second issue, type G/VIII, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter pagoda, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], unshaded oval buckle with cross tongue, rev. Vishnu holding sword in left hand, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by two concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 13 pellets on left and 11 pellets on right, no pellet above or below Vishnu, legend in Tamil and Telugu, kal vara kun · kal vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], 10.55g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.176; Snartt, SNC September 1976, p.319, no.3, this coin; KM. 352). Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £300-£400 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) April 1980 (3021), ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Peter Snartt, ‘Some unpublished varieties of E.I.C. Madras coins’, SNC September 1976, p.319
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East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Quarter-Pagoda, second issue, type S/VI, seven-tiered Gopuram of a temple flanked by 9 stars either side, surrounded by ribbon inscribed quarter · pagoda ·, pau hun phuli [Quarter of a star pagoda], unshaded oval buckle with cross tongue, rev. Vishnu holding sword in left hand, rising from a lotus flower, surrounded by two concentric circles of pellets, flanked by 13 pellets on left and 11 pellets on right, pellet above Vishnu but no pellet below, legend in Tamil and Telugu, kal vara kun · kal vara hun [Quarter of a star pagoda], 10.54g/12h (Prid. 177 [Sale, lot 377]; Stevens 3.208; Stevens website image 333, second coin illustrated; KM. 352). Very fine [certified and graded NGC AU 50] £200-£260 --- Provenance: P.J.E. Stevens Collection, Baldwin Argentum Auction (London), 3 November 2012, lot 261. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Dudus or 10 Cash, first issue (2), 1709, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date between wavy lines, 8.08g/12h (Prid. 28 [Sale, lot 354]; Stevens 1.31; KM. 291), 1716, similar, 8.55g/10h (Prid. 29 [Sale, lot 354]; Stevens 1.34; KM. 291) [2]. First fine, second very fine, both very rare; only one other specimen of each date recorded by Snartt [British Museum] £90-£120 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October, 1982, lot 354 (part), tickets. Owner’s tickets. Stevens (p.360) attributed the first coin to 1704 on account of the similarity of its last digit to the letter y; Pridmore and Snartt preferred 1709
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Five Fanams, second issue, type L/II, five fanams around panj falam [Five fanams], unshaded dotted buckle with cross tongue, rev. anacu panam [Five fanams] in centre, aedu rukalu [Five fanams] around, Tamil legend facing outwards, small star at top, 4.71g/12h (Prid. 181a [Sale, lot 379]; Stevens 3.233, this coin cited; KM. 351). Good very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £300-£400 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand (Chicago, IL) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October, 1982, lot 379 (part) [from Spink June 1974] Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Double-Fanam, second issue, type T/I, double fanaw (inverted m) on garter with long oval buckle, unshaded, around do falam [Double fanam], upper diacritical mark, rev. irantu panam [Two fanams] in centre, renddu rukalu [Two fanams] around, Tamil legend facing inwards, 1.87g/12h (Prid. 185 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.262, this coin cited; cf. KM. 350). Good very fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £150-£200 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 557 (part)
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, silver Double-Fanam, second issue, type V/II, double · fanam on garter with dotted buckle unshaded, around do falam [Double fanam], upper diacritical mark, rev. irantu panam [Two fanams] in centre, renddu rukalu [Two fanams] around, Tamil legend facing outwards, 1.90g/12h (Prid. 187 var.; Stevens 3.265, this coin cited; KM. 350). Good very fine, grey tone, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £100-£150 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 557 (part). Two owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, copper 20 Cash, 1803, heavy issue, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. bist kas chahar falus ast [Twenty cash make four falus], xx . cash in exergue, 11.98g/6h (Prid. 190 [Sale, lot 384]; Stevens 5.110; KM. 321). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour £60-£80 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) August 1998. Owner’s ticket. The English entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) received his first coining order from the Company in 1786. Once his Birmingham manufactory had been established, Boulton’s coins were sent to St Botolph’s Wharf in London and thence shipped to the Far East on the Company’s vessels. Robert Wissett (1750-1820), the Company’s secretary who was Boulton’s chief contact, had enquired about the possibility of a coinage contract for Madras at the turn of the century, but Boulton’s full order book meant that it was another two years before such an order could be considered. Sir Charles Wilkins (1749-1836), the Company’s librarian and a noted linguist, designed the coins, the dies for which were engraved by the sculptor John Phillp (1778-1815), an employee of Boulton. The three larger denominations were struck first, the initial order arriving at St Botolph’s Wharf in early November 1802; the tiny Cash coin was problematic to make and it was not until January 1803 that Boulton devised a way of manufacturing them, but ultimately almost half of the entire order, which amounted to a total of 37,936,000 copper coins across the four denominations, comprised these single Cash. A second order of coins for Madras was first mooted in September 1807, but delays caused by the decision as to whether Boulton or the Company would provide the copper for them meant that coining did not commence until late in 1807 and continued until February 1808. Subsequently two further batches of coins were struck, in June-July 1808 and December 1808 to June 1809, and it is these that are almost certainly of the lighter weight standard; in all a total of 86,515,000 1808-dated copper coins were struck. A large percentage of the light issue was lost in the sinking of the Admiral Gardner, a Company ship, on her sixth voyage to the East, on the Goodwin Sands on 25 January 1809. Currency coins dated 1803 and 1808 are common in low grades but difficult to find in EF or better condition as they saw a wide contemporary circulation
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, bronzed-copper Proof 20 Cash, 1808, light issue, unaltered date, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. bist kas chahar falus ast [Twenty cash make four falus], xx . cash in exergue, edge plain, 9.59g/12h (Prid. 198 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.123; KM. 321). Brilliant FDC, a stunning coin and very rare with this die-axis; in original metal shells [certified and graded NGC PF 65 BN] £600-£800 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) April 1980 (3042), recté Prid. 198, ticket. Owner’s two tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, bronzed-copper Proof 10 Cash, 1803, light issue, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. dah kas do falus ast [Ten cash make two falus], x . cash in exergue, edge plain, 4.76g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.129; cf. KM. 319). Some light spotting, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1981 (1225). Owner’s ticket. In all probability the light weight of an 1803-dated proof coin of this type would suggest a coin struck either contemporaneously with the 1808 coins of this weight standard in 1808-9, or, more likely, a restrike made c. 1830, as suggested by Peter Snartt for a parallel coin in the E.I.C. Sumatra series (’An unusual E.I.C. coin of Sumatra’, SNC July-August 1978, p.361)
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, copper 10 Cash, 1808, heavy issue, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. dah kas do falus ast [Ten cash make two falus], x . cash in exergue, 6.85g/6h (Prid. 202 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.130; KM. 319). Spot by a of india, otherwise extremely fine with rich brown patina, very rare of this weight standard [certified by NGC and graded MS 63 BN] £100-£150 --- Owner’s ticket, stating ‘currency coin this good almost impossible to get’
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, silver Proof 10 Cash, 1808, heavy issue, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. dah kas do falus ast [Ten cash make two falus], x . cash in exergue, edge plain, 6.91g/6h (Prid. 205 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.133; KM. 319a). Obverse slightly double-struck and a small area of discolouration by hind leg of right-side supporter, otherwise brilliant and superbly toned, exceptionally rare; perhaps only two others known, one of which was the single coin recorded by Snartt in his survey (BM) [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 45 (London), 3 May 2006, lot 1448. Owner’s ticket and envelope
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, gilt-copper Proof 10 Cash, 1808, light issue, arms and supporters, east india company above, date below, rev. dah kas do falus ast [Ten cash make two falus], x . cash in exergue, edge plain, 4.76g/6h (Prid. – [Sale, lot 392]; Stevens 5.138, this coin cited; cf. KM. 320). Brilliant and practically as struck, extremely rare; only four examples noted in Snartt’s survey [certified and graded NGC PF 64 Cameo] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 392 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, copper 5 Cash, 1803, arms and supporters, east india company above in small letters, date below, spear points to n in india, rev. panj kas yek falus ast [Five cash make one falus], v. cash in exergue, 3.21g/6h (Prid. 208a [Sale, lot 384]; Stevens 5.140; KM. 317). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 65 RB] £100-£150 --- Provenance: J. Gartner (Melbourne) Collection C.E. Pitchfork Collection, Part III, Noble Numismatics Auction 48 (Melbourne), 11-13 July 1995, lot 2019, recté a currency coin R.A. Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Auction 85B (Melbourne), 25 July 2007, lot 2018, recté a currency coin. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, copper Proof 5 Cash, 1803, arms and supporters, east india company above in large letters, date below, spear points between n and d in india, rev. panj kas yek falus ast [Five cash make one falus], v. cash in exergue, edge plain, 3.46g/6h (Prid. 209 [Sale, lot 388]; Stevens 5.143, this coin cited; cf. KM. 316). Slightly double-struck on a large (22.5mm) flan, die breaks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63 BN] £200-£260 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 388 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, copper Proof 5 Cash, 1803, arms and supporters, east india company above in large letters, date below, spear points between n and d in india, rev. panj kas yek falus ast [Five cash make one falus], v. cash in exergue, edge plain, 4.22g/6h (Prid. 209 [Sale, lot 388]; Stevens 5.143, this coin cited; cf. KM. 316). On a normal-size but heavy flan, extremely fine with a hint of original colour and sharp rims, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £200-£260 --- Provenance: Bt Format (Birmingham, UK) September 1997. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, bronzed-copper Proof Cash, rampant lion left, date below, rev. kas [Cash], i. cash in exergue, edge plain, 0.66g/6h (Prid. 213; Stevens 5.149; KM. 315). Virtually as struck, rare [certified incorrectly by NGC as a currency coin, graded MS 65 BN] £100-£150 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8575), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European Minting, 1803-8, Soho, gilt-copper Proof Cash, rampant lion left, date below, rev. kas [Cash], i. cash in exergue, edge plain, 0.67g/6h (Prid. 214; Stevens 5.150; KM. 315b). Trifling spots, otherwise virtually as struck, rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65] £150-£200 --- Provenance: Advertised in World Coin News, 3 October 1978, p.29 Bt L.H. Collins (Waco, TX) January 1979, ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 40 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type A/–, in chahal kas ast [This is forty cash], single plain line, xl · cash below, rev. idi nalabhai kasulu idu naipadu kasu [This is forty cash], Tamil and Telugu legends divided by three pellets, first Tamil letter correct, centre letters squared, four large letters on lowest line, 19.23g/12h (Prid. 217 var. [Sale, lot 393]; Stevens –; KM. 331.1). About very fine, very rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Format (Birmingham, UK) FPL 18, January 1982 (435). Owner’s ticket. A coin from this rev. die is illustrated on the Stevens website as photo link 392
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 20 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type B/I, in bist kas ast [This is twenty cash], legend in three lines, central ornament flanked by three pellets and a short line either side, xx · cash below, rev. idi iravai kasulu idu irubadu kasu [This is twenty cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, small squat letters, first and third Tamil letters correct, 10.22g/12h (Prid. 221 [Sale, lot 396]; Stevens 3.295, this coin cited; Stevens website image 405c, this coin; KM. 328). About extremely fine and well-struck, attractively patinated, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £600-£800 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 396 (part) K. Wilford Collection, Baldwin Argentum Auction (London), 6 June 2009, lot 77, ticket. Owner’s ticket
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East India Company, Portcullis issues, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Four Testerns or Half-Dollar, mm. O [1600/01], crowned arms dividing crowned e r, : elizabeth · d’· g’· ang’· fra’· et · hiber’· regina · [Elizabeth by the grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland], rev. : posvi · devm · adivtorem · mevm · [I have appointed God my helper], crowned portcullis, 13.52g/4h (Prid. 2; BCW 1E; Mitchiner 3762, this coin; Comber Sale 90 and Bohr Sale 1113, same dies; S 2607B). Good very fine and attractively toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55]£10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: With Baldwin (London) 1974 Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK) before 1984. Owner’s two envelopes and ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Michael Mitchiner, The World of Islam, p.445
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 10 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type A/I, in dah kas ast [This is ten cash], single plain line of double thickness, x · cash below, rev. idi padi kasulu idu pattu kasu [This is ten cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, first Tamil letter correct, 4.84g/12h (Prid. 226 [Sale, lot 397]; Stevens 3.314, this coin cited; Stevens website image 420c, this coin; KM. 326). A trifle weak at top, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare in this condition [certified and graded NGC MS 63 BN] £500-£700 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 397 (part), ticket K. Wilford Collection, Baldwin Argentum Auction (London), 6 June 2009, lot 83, ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Dudu or 10 Cash, second issue, 1776, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date between wavy lines, 6.32g/7h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.54, this coin; KM. 306 [date not listed]). About fine, excessively rare; believed the only known specimen £80-£100 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages: Moghul style, gold Mohur, 1817-18 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], 11.69g/12h (Prid. 238 [Sale, lot 401]; Stevens 4.1; KM. 418; F 1584). Tiny obverse rim nick at 1 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, retaining original brilliance [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1982 (743), ticket. Owner’s ticket. By a proclamation of 9 December 1817 the standard circulating medium in Madras became the silver rupee, subsuming the old pagoda system. Gold rupees (mohurs), and their fractions, struck in late 1817 and 1818, were declared current from 7 January 1818 and may be distinguished from previous issues bearing the fixed date of 1172h by the closed lotus flower they bear. The designs of the gold and silver coins were near-identical and, to prevent the circulation of imitations and gilt copies, it was decided to call in the gold, most of which was in the form of mohurs, and re-issue the three denominations with a revised design incorporating the arms of the Company from March 1819. The gold third-mohur, conceived as the equivalent to five silver rupees, entered circulation on 15 May 1820 and quickly became the only small gold coin struck at Madras in the years prior to the introduction of the uniform system in 1835
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Dudus or 10 Cash (3), second issue, 1777, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date between wavy lines, 6.07g/9h (Prid. 52 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.55, this coin cited; KM. 306 [reported, not confirmed]), 1784, similar, 6.14g/10h (Prid. 54 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.58; KM. 306), 1801, similar, 6.18g/3h (Prid. 64 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.68; KM. 306) [3]. About fine, first extremely rare and the only specimen recorded by Snartt £80-£100 --- Provenance: First bt K. Wiggins (Crowborough, UK) May 1985 Second SNC (London) October 1980 (8539), ticket.
The Pridmore/Wheeler ‘Mint Specimen’ Double-Rupee, 1807-12 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Double-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, type A/III, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], group of pellets at top left, 24.04g/12h (Prid. 245 [Sale, lot 410]; Stevens 3.340, this coin cited; ‘Diana’ I, 183, same dies; KM. 404.2; Dav. 248). Very light traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype, extremely fine and attractively toned, centrally struck with sharp rims, an exceptional piece of extreme rarity [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £8,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 410 (part) [from Baldwin] Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 42. Owner’s ticket and envelope
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Double-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, type A/III var., sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], additional group of seven pellets at top left, 23.82g/12h (Prid. 245 [Sale, lot 407]; Stevens –; KM. 404.2; Dav. 248). No traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype, some staining on obverse, otherwise very fine and of neat style, very rare £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8585). Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Double-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, type B/II, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 2 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 2nd year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], no decorative groups of pellets, 23.76g/12h (Prid. 246 [Sale, lot 408]; Stevens 3.343; KM. 404.1; Dav. 248). Traces of the Charles IIII Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype visible, good very fine, very rare with the error regnal year [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1981 (1232). Owner’s ticket
An excessively rare Double-Rupee with the error date 1177h East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Double-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, type A/I, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen error date 1177h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], no additional group of pellets at top left, 24.04g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 3.341, this coin cited; KM. 404.2; Dav. 248). Light traces of the Spanish-American 8 Réales undertype, good very fine and attractively toned, an excellent example of the type, excessively rare with the error date, perhaps no other specimens known [certified and graded NGC AU 50] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection, Part IX, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 150 Bt in London November 1985. Owner’s ticket and envelope
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, pellet privy mark in top line of legend, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 12.18g/12h (Prid. 247 [Sale, lot 409]; Stevens 3.344; Stevens website image 446, first coin illustrated; KM. 403). Traces of the Spanish-American undertype visible, one edge weak, otherwise extremely fine [certified and graded NGC MS 61] £180-£220 --- Provenance: P.J.E. Stevens (Prestwood, UK) Collection Bt Baldwin (London) September 2012. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.469
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, pellet privy mark in top line of legend, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 11.96g/12h (Prid. 247 [Sale, lot 409]; Stevens 3.344; KM. 403). About very fine and toned, scarce £60-£80 --- Provenance: SNC (London) April 1980 (3079). Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, silver Half-Rupee, 1807-12 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, pellet privy mark in top line of legend, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge grained right, 5.98g/12h (Prid. 248 [Sale, lot 409]; Stevens 3.348; KM. 401). Very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £400-£500 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins (Crowborough, UK) Collection K. Wilford Collection, Baldwin Argentum Auction (London), 6 June 2009, lot 55, ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge centre-grained left, 11.65g/12h (Prid. 251 var. [Sale, lot 413]; Stevens 4.9, this coin cited; KM. 415.2). Very fine, toned £70-£90
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Dudu or 10 Cash, second issue, 1778, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date between wavy lines, 6.15g/12h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.56, this coin; KM. 306 [date not listed]). Very fine and excessively rare; believed only two specimens known, the other formerly in the collection of the late Prof. Chatt [certified and graded NGC AU 55 BN] £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge centre-grained left, 11.55g/12h (Prid. 251 var. [Sale, lot 413]; Stevens 4.9; KM. 415.2); silver Half-Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, similar, but error date 1176h, edge centre-grained right, 5.88g/12h (Prid. 254 [Sale, lot 412]; Stevens 4.15; KM. 402) [2]. Very fine, first unevenly toned on reverse £80-£100 --- Provenance: First SNC (London) October 1980 (8586), ticket Second Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (286); bt R.C. Senior February 1983. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], error date 1176h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge centre-grained right, 11.65g/12h (Prid. 252 [Sale, lot 412]; Stevens 4.12; KM. 410). Extremely fine and attractively toned, retaining some mint bloom, scarce [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £150-£200 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 412 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Half-Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge centre-grained left, 5.83g/12h (Prid. 253 [Sale, lot 411]; Stevens 4.13; KM. 402). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so, attractive olive tone £80-£100 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Half-Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], error date 1176h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], edge centre-grained right, 5.81g/12h (Prid. 254 [Sale, lot 412]; Stevens 4.15; KM. 402). Very fine, rare [certified and graded NGC XF 40] £100-£120 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 412 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Quarter-Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka badshah alamgir [Money of the emperor Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year], first part of zarb above first letter of mint name, edge centre-grained right, 2.89g/12h (Prid. 255 var. [not in Sale]; Stevens 4.19, this coin cited; KM. 409). Extremely fine and toned, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £100-£120 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) January 1998. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Rupee, 1817-35 issue, Arkat, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ul-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in the 6th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], closed lotus flower, edge centre-grained left, 11.62g/12h (Prid. 258 [Sale, lot 414]; Stevens 4.23; KM. 415.1); silver Half-Rupee, 1817-35 issue, Arkat, similar, large date, 5.75g/12h (Prid. 259 [Sale, lot 414]; Stevens 4.24; KM. 414) [2]. First good very fine, second very fine £40-£50 --- Provenance: First Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (287); bt R.C. Senior February 1983. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Calcutta minting, silver Rupee, 1823-5 issue for Dacca and Chittagong, ‘Arkat’, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ud-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year of tranquil prosperity], rose, edge straight-grained, 11.72g/12h (Prid. 263 [Sale, lot 415]; Stevens 4.30; KM. 427); silver Half-Rupee, 1823-5 issue for Dacca and Chittagong, ‘Arkat’, similar, 5.84g/12h (Prid. 264 [Sale, lot 415]; Stevens 4.31; KM. 426); silver Quarter-Rupee, 1823-5 issue for Dacca and Chittagong, ‘Arkat’, sikka badshah Alamgir [Money of the emperor Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year), 2.92g/12h (Prid. 265 [Sale, lot 414]; Stevens 4.33; KM. 425) [3]. First about extremely fine and toned, others extremely fine and better £90-£120 --- Provenance: Second bt M. Geiger (Miami, FL) December 1981 Third SNC (London) October 1980 (8596), ticket. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Dudus or 10 Cash (3), second issue, 1784, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date between wavy lines, 5.99g/9h (Prid. 54 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.58; KM. 306), 1786, similar, 6.11g/10h (Prid. 55 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.59; KM. 306), 1789, similar, 6.25g/3h (Prid. 58 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.62, this coin cited; KM. 306 [reported, not confirmed]) [3]. First fair, others fine and better, last extremely rare, only two others on the Stevens website £90-£120 --- Provenance: Second bt A. Szego (Jackson Heights, NY) January 1981 Third bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, ticket. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Calcutta minting, silver Half-Rupee, 1823-5 issue for Dacca and Chittagong, ‘Arkat’, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ud-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year of tranquil prosperity], rose, edge straight-grained, 5.82g/12h (Prid. 264 [Sale, lot 415]; Stevens 4.31; KM. 426); silver Eighth-Rupee, 1823-5 issue for Dacca and Chittagong, ‘Arkat’, sikka badshah Alamgir [Money of the emperor Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year), rose, edge grained right, 1.45g/12h (Prid. 266 [Sale, lot 415]; Stevens 4.34; KM. 424); silver Sixteenth-Rupee, 1823-5 issue for Dacca and Chittagong, ‘Arkat’, similar, 0.72g/12h (Prid. 267 [Sale, lot 415]; Stevens 4.35; KM. 423) [3]. Extremely fine and toned £90-£120 --- Provenance: Second bt Alpine Coins (Portland, OR) September 1981 Third SNC (London) October 1980 (8598), ticket. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Calcutta minting, silver Rupee, 1830-5 issue, ‘Arkat’, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ud-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year of tranquil prosperity], rose and crescent, edge straight-grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 268 [Sale, lot 416]; Stevens –; KM. 436). About extremely fine, light grey tone, scarce [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £100-£120 --- Owner’s ticket. The coins of this issue do not appear to be listed in Stevens
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Calcutta minting, silver Proof Rupee, 1830-5 issue, ‘Arkat’, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ud-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year of tranquil prosperity], rose and crescent, edge straight-grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 269 [Sale, lot 417]; Stevens –; KM. 436). Brilliant and virtually as struck, deeply toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: Spink/Taisei Auction 13 (Hong Kong), 3 September 1992, lot 429. Owner’s ticket and envelope
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Calcutta minting, silver Proof Half-Rupee, 1830-5 issue, ‘Arkat’, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi aziz-ud-din muhammad alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor chosen of the faith of Muhammad Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year of tranquil prosperity], rose and crescent, edge straight-grained, 11.64g/12h (Prid. 271 [Sale, lot 417]; Stevens –; KM. 435). Brilliant and virtually as struck, deep iridescent tone, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 63] £1,800-£2,200 --- Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection, Part IX, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 155 [from St Louis Stamp & Coin Co, MO, 1923] Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986, ticket and envelope. Owner’s ticket
An extremely rare Royal Mint trial striking of the 4 Pice, 1824 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Royal Mint, London, copper Trial 4 Pice, 1824/1240h, arms and supporters, ausp : regis & sen : angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] on ribbon below, rev. 4 above chahar pai [Four pice] in wreath, right hand tip of which points down, struck on a large (30mm) flan without collar, 8.56g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.86, this coin cited; KM. 430 [illustrated as 431]). Extremely fine, the lack of a collar rendering the appearance of a scyphate, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 575. Owner’s ticket and envelope. William Astell (1774-1847), the chairman of the Company, wrote to the Rt. Hon. Robert Peel (1788-1850) on 7 May 1824, requesting an order of about 100 tons of copper coin from the Royal Mint for Madras. Pattern pieces were made (see Lot 305) but, as they lacked any Persian inscription as to their value, the design was amended at the end of that year. Coins bearing finalised designs were delivered to the Company in four batches, in May, September and December 1825 and in March 1826. These coins took the place of the 20, 10 and 5 cash circulating under the old pagoda standard
A spectacular and exceptionally rare Double-Rupee of Machhlipatan, “one of the most desirable of all E.I.C. coins” (Stan Goron) East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, Machhlipatan, silver Double-Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), 1194h, yr 21 [1779-80], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb machlipatan sanat 21 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Machhlipatan in the 21st year of tranquil prosperity], edge plain, 22.62g/7h (Prid. 291 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.16; KM. 391). A superb and very desirable coin, about extremely fine, light grey iridescent tone, exceptionally rare, believed only three specimens known, one of which is in the British Museum £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 523, ticket. Owner’s ticket and envelope. After the capture of Machhlipatan (Masulipatam) from the French in 1759 and the subsequent cession of the Circars, silver and copper coins began to be issued, initially with regnal years and titles of ‘Alamgir II, and later with those of his son, Shah ‘Alam II. Although this coin is in the name of ‘Alamgir II, the year 21 it bears relates to the reign of Shah ‘Alam II. Double-rupees were not struck for circulation, so these pieces must have been made for a special purpose
One of the earliest known Rupees of Machhlipatan struck after the recapture of the city East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, Machhlipatan, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), 1174h, yr 6 [1760-1], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb machhlipatan sanat 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Machhlipatan in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], 11.28g/11h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.18, this coin cited; Stevens website image 539, first coin illustrated; KM. 390 [date not listed]). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £700-£900 --- Provenance: Bt Format (Birmingham) September 1996, envelope. Owner’s ticket. At least two coins dated 1173h (year 5) are known, and one other dated 1174h (year 6)
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, Machhlipatan, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), 1195h, yr 2[–] [1780-1], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb machhlipatan sanat 2[–] julus maimanat manus [Struck at Machhlipatan in the 2[–] year of tranquil prosperity], 11.27g/3h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.31; KM. 390). Good very fine, very rare £300-£400 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, Machhlipatan, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), 12[—]h, yr 3[–] [1789-90], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb machhlipatan sanat 3[–] julus maimanat manus [Struck at Machhlipatan in the 3[–] year of tranquil prosperity], wide lotus flower, 2.80g/4h (cf. Prid. 300 [Sale, lot 422]; Stevens 5.52, this coin cited; KM. 388 [date not listed]). Good very fine and toned, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 50] £200-£260 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8607), ticket. Owner’s ticket
A unique Rupee believed struck at Vizagapatam East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, perhaps Vizagapatam, silver Rupee, 1206h, yr [—] [1791-2], in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb [–––] sanat [––] julus maimanat manus [Struck at ––– in the –– year of tranquil prosperity], 11.16g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.83, this coin illustrated; KM. –). About very fine and of the highest rarity, the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC VF 30] £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 33 (London), 6-7 May 2003, lot 1032. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.514. Stevens states that the mint name is probably a poorly written form of Machhlipatan, but in the opinion of the present cataloguer this is unlikely and it is, in fact, a different but yet to be confirmed mint. A claim for Vizagapatam can be backed up by a letter from the authorities there, dated 19 June 1793, requesting permission from the Madras government to recoin part of a batch of rupees received
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Madras, silver 2 Annas, 1808 issue, type B/III, two annas around do ana rupiya [Two annas of a rupee], unshaded oval buckle, rev. renddu analu [Two annas] in centre, irantu ana [Two annas] around, no star at top, 1.47g/12h (Prid. 308, this coin [Sale, lot 424]; Stevens 3.356, this coin; KM. 405-6). About very fine and toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC VF 30] £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction (London), 21-3 November 1956, lot 752 (part) F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 424 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
A unique Pattern Dub, 1793 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, copper Pattern Dub or Forty-Eighth Rupee, unsigned [by N.-A. Ponthon], type 2, 1793, sicca kampani isavi 1793 [Money of the company 1793], english east india company around, rev. rampant lion to left, holding crown, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 48 to one rupee below, edge plain, 15.39g/9h (Prid. Bengal 371, this coin [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.155, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 642, this coin; KM. Bengal Pn. 16, this coin). Light carbon spots on obverse and traces of old gilding, otherwise better than extremely fine, UNIQUE £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 11-13 May 1954, lot 919 Baldwin Auction 48 (London), 26 September 2006, lot 5064 D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 881, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.537
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, bronzed-copper Pattern Dub or Forty-Eighth Rupee, unsigned [by N.-A. Ponthon], type 3, 1794, rampant lion to left, holding crown, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 48 to one rupee below, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english . united . east . india . company & · ·, 13.30g/6h (Prid. Bengal 373 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.156; Stevens website image 643, second coin illustrated; KM. Bengal Pn. 18). Brilliant and virtually as struck, extremely rare £2,400-£3,000 --- Provenance: H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 101 J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-30 July 1903, lot 103 J.B. Caldecott Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 11-13 June 1912, lot 136 D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 884, label. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Interestingly, the obverse of this coin differs from that of the similar piece in marginally inferior condition in the Fore collection (lot 883), in that the legend is positioned higher on 883 and the value area of the exergue differs, although the lion punch is the same on both coins. The Stevens website illustrates the differences admirably
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, copper trial, type 8, being a double obv. mule of a Dub [1797] and a Bombay Presidency Double-Pice, 180[–], arms and supporters with lion’s heads full-face, united east india compan on scroll, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 48 to one rupee, rev. arms and supporters, auspicio regis & senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] on scroll, east india company above, edge plain, 9.35g/12h (Prid. –; Stevens 5.163, this coin cited; KM. –). Very fine and extremely rare, very few specimens known £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8622), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, copper Pattern Half-Dub or Ninety-Sixth Rupee, 1794, unsigned [by N.-A. Ponthon], arms and supporters, united east ind · comp on scroll, ns reversed, lion supporters side facing, auspic · reg . et senat · angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 96 to one rupee, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge plain, 6.82g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.177, this coin cited; KM. –). Good extremely fine and of the highest rarity, perhaps only one other specimen known [certified and graded NGC PF 65 BN] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8618), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, silver-plated copper Proof Half-Dub or Ninety-Sixth Rupee, 1794, arms and supporters, united east india co[m] on scroll, ns normal, lion supporters full face, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 96 to one rupee, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english united east india company, 6.96g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.183, this coin cited as a Silver Proof; KM. –). Once cleaned but now re-toned, extremely fine, an unusual piece; perhaps only one genuine silver Proof known (Sarnefors/Fore collections) £300-£360 --- Provenance: Bt Format (Birmingham, UK) July 1980, ticket, recté silver-plated. Owner’s ticket. Dr Gary Oddie has kindly confirmed that the metal content of this coin is 99.2% copper, 0.5% silver, with other traces elements including zinc
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, copper mule Half-Dub or Ninety-Sixth Rupee, 1797, arms and supporters, united east india co[m] on scroll, ns normal, lion supporters full face, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around and close to sunken panel below as on the 1794 coins, 96 to one rupee, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english united east india company, 7.05g/7h (Prid. – [319 obv./323 rev.; not in Sale]; Stevens 5.185, this coin cited; KM. –). Extremely fine, sharp rims, exceptionally rare, perhaps the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £500-£700 --- Provenance: Format (Birmingham, UK) FPL 56, September 1997 (2627), envelope. Owner’s ticket and envelope. This coin is listed twice by Stevens (5.185 and 5.191); the latter reference should be ignored as it cites catalogue numbers for dubs
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, gilt-copper Proof Half-Dub or Ninety-Sixth Rupee, 1797, arms and supporters, united east india co on scroll, ns normal, lion supporters full face, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around and distant from sunken panel below, 96 to one rupee, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english united east india company, 6.84g/6h (Prid. 325 [Sale, lot 431]; Stevens 5.190; KM. 397b). Brilliant and practically as struck, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 Cameo] £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Advertised in World Coin News, 3 October 1978, p.29 Bt L.H. Collins (Waco, TX) January 1979, ticket
The finest known Madras 2 Dubs, 1807 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Dub coinages, Madras, First issue, copper 2 Dubs, 1807, do fulus hanarabal kampani isavi 1807 [Two fulus of the honourable company christian year 1807], rev. kumpini yarapotta irantu dabbu [Honourable company, two dubs] around kampini varuvesana renddu dabbulu [Honourable company, two dubs], 22.13g/6h (Prid. 327, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 435]; Stevens 3.358; KM. 334, this coin illustrated). Minor peripheral weakness, otherwise extremely fine and the best of the few known specimens of this substantial coin, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC MS 60 BN] £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 435, ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 65. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.63. Illustrated in George Cuhaj et al, South Asian Coins and Paper Money, Indian Edition, p.444. Following a report dated 12 March 1807, which highlighted the scarcity of copper coin in circulation, Benjamin Roebuck, the mint master at Madras, designed a new dub coinage, striking of which commenced in August 1807. Unusually, the series featured a regulating dub, necessary to facilitate a payment expressed in fanams but paid in copper dubs
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