The highly desirable Pridmore/Wheeler/Fore ‘Mint Specimen Set’ of the first issue copper Dub denominations, 1807 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Dub coinages, Madras, First issue, copper Dub, 1807, type 1, fulus hanarabal kampani isavi 1807 [Fulus of the honourable company christian year 1807], rev. kampini varuvesana dabbulu [Honourable company, dub], 11.57g/6h (Prid. 328 [Sale, lot 437]; Stevens 3.359, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 459, third coin illustrated; KM. 330); copper Half-Dub, 1807, type 1, nim fulus hanarabal kampani isavi 1807 [Half fulus of the honourable company christian year 1807], rev. kumpini yarapotta arai dabbu [Honourable company half dub] around kampini varuvesana ara dabbu [Honourable company half dub], 5.20g/6h (Prid. 329 [Sale, lot 437]; Stevens 3.362, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 460, second coin illustrated; KM. 327); copper Quarter-Dub, 1807, type 1, kampini varuvesama kal dabbu [Honourable company quarter dub], rev. kumpini yarapotta kal dabbu [Honourable company quarter dub], 2.65g/6h (Prid. 331 [Sale, lot 437]; Stevens 3.365, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 464, second coin illustrated; KM. 325) [3]. Virtually as struck, the Dub an exceptional striking with most attractive patina, a superb set of the highest rarity, nothing comparable known [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN, MS 62 BN, MS 61 BN] £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 437 [from Baldwin], ticket Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 66 D. Fore Collection, Part II, Baldwin Auction 82 (London), 31 May 2013, lot 951, label. Owner’s ticket and 3 envelopes. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, pp.475-8. In the opinion of the cataloguer the NGC grade for the first coin is an extremely conservative third-party opinion
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East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Dub coinages, Madras, First issue, copper Half-Dub, 1807, nim fulus hanarabal kampani isavi 1807 [Half fulus of the honourable company christian year 1807], rev. kumpini yarapotta arai dabbu [Honourable company half dub] around kampini varuvesana ara dabbu [Honourable company half dub], 5.25g/6h (Prid. 329 [Sale, lot 436]; Stevens 3.362; KM. 327). Extremely fine, an exceptional striking comparable to the similar coin in Lot 294, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63 BN] £700-£900 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1981 (1243), ticket, recté Prid. 329. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Dub coinages, Madras, First issue, copper Regulating Dub, 1807, in sikka hanarabal kampani seh fulus yek falam-i-khurd ast isavi 1807 [This coin of the honourable company and three fulus are one small fanam christian year 1807], rev. idu ammunu pudu dabbum oru sinna panam [This and three new dubs are one small fanam] around idi nara mudu kadta dabbulu numera cinara ruku [This and three new dubs are one small fanam], 7.40g/6h (Prid. 336 [Sale, lot 438]; Stevens 3.366; KM. 329). Very fine, rare [certified and graded NGC XF 40 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986. Owner’s ticket
A superb Pattern Rupee of Arkat, 1824 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Madras minting, silver Pattern Rupee [1824], unsigned, 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], open lotus flower privy mark, edge straight grained, 11.44g/12h (Prid. 339 [Sale, lot 441]; Stevens 4.36; KM. Pn4). A stunning coin, brilliant FDC, most attractively toned, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65] £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 441, ticket [acquired July 1970]. Owner’s ticket. Following improvements to the mint at Madras in late 1823, involving quality control and increased output to counter the threat of forgery, the horse-driven machinery produced a few specimen rupees with straight grained edges, at least two of which were sent to the Mint Committee by the Master, John McKerrell (†1835), on 3 March 1824. Although approved by the Governor in Council on 26 March 1824, no currency issue of this improved style appears to have been made. McKerrell committed suicide at his apartment in Regent street, London, on 24 July 1835
An excessively rare Pattern 20 Cash, 1807-8, without English legend East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper Pattern 20 Cash, 1807-8 issue, unsigned, in bist kas ast [This is twenty cash], legend in three lines, no value in English below, rev. idi iravai kasulu idu irubadu kasu [This is twenty cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, small squat letters of neat style, first and third Tamil letters correct, edge plain, 9.68g/12h (Prid. 342, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 443]; Stevens –; Snartt, SCMB 1980, p.346, this coin; KM. Pn2, this coin). On a large (30mm flan), very fine and of the highest rarity, believed the only known example [certified and graded NGC XF 45 BN] £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 443, ticket [acquired June 1972]. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.93
An excessively rare Royal Mint Pattern 4 Pice, 1824 East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Royal Mint, London, copper Pattern 4 Pice, 1824, unsigned, arms and supporters, ausp : regis & sen : angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] on ribbon below, rev. east india company around iv pii, ornament above and below, open wreath around, edge plain, 8.63g/6h (Prid. 343 [Sale, lot 444]; Stevens 5.85, this coin illustrated; KM. Pn3, rev. illustration incorrect). Good extremely fine with original colour, excessively rare, perhaps only two or three known [certified and graded NGC PF 65 BN] £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1982 (753), ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.516
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages: Muhammadan System, a jeweller’s copy of a gold Ashrafi, 1819 issue, arms and supporters, bharata rama laghana seeta in small letters around, rev. ashrafi kampani angrez bahadur [Ashrafi of the honourable English company], 11.59g/12h (Mitchiner IMT 499, this coin illustrated; Stevens p.489, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 480, this coin; Mitchiner 1979, 2118). Extremely fine and very rare £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: ‘Skanda’ (L.B. Brilliant) Collection, Spink/Taisei Auction 9 (Singapore), 20 February 1991, lot 660. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Michael Mitchiner, Indian Medals, Tokens, Pictorial Plaques and Pendants circa 1800 to 2010, p.165 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.489
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Saadat Ullah Khan I (1122-45h/1710-32), silver Fifth-Rupee (or Fanam) in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), mint (Arkat) off flan, yr 13 [1143-4h/1731-2], legend both sides, 2.31g/2h (Pridmore, SNC April 1976, p.138, this coin illustrated; KM. Bombay 271). Good very fine, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £150-£180 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 555. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, ‘South India: Arkat 1/5th Rupee or Fanam’, SNC April 1976, pp.138-40. Probably struck for use on the Malabar Coast
East India Company, Madras Presidency, temp. Aurangzeb Alamgir (1068-1118h/1658-1707), copper Paisa, Machhlipatan, 1110h/1698-9, yr 46 (sic), legends both sides, 13.96g/6h (KM. 285.6; Mitchiner 3280; ICV 4297). Very fine for issue £50-£70 --- Owner’s envelope and ticket. Acquired as a Madras Presidency Dub (Prid. 301). The correct regnal years for 1110h/1698-9 are 42 and 43, so the 6 on this coin could be an error when a 2 was intended
The only known Bombay gold Half-Mohur, 1765 East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, gold Half-Mohur, 1765, Company arms, english east india company around, rev. bombay 1765, floral ornaments above and below, 5.47g/5h (Prid. 5, this coin illustrated [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.94; KM. 185, this coin illustrated; F 1551). An attractive and bold strike, about extremely fine and of the highest rarity, no other specimens believed known [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £100,000-£150,000 --- Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot 178 (part) H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 60 J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-30 July 1903, lot 42 V.M. Brand Collection, Part IX, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 160 [from Spink May 1910], envelope Bt Spink (London) June 1985. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.146. Illustrated in George Cuhaj et al, South Asian Coins and Paper Money, Indian Edition, p.436
A superb and excessively rare Bombay gold Quarter-Mohur, 1765 East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, gold Quarter-Mohur, 1765, Company arms, english east india company around, rev. bombay 1765, small lettering, floral ornaments above and below, 2.74g/6h (Prid. 6 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.95; KM. 184, this coin illustrated; F 1552, this coin illustrated). Practically as struck with considerable mint bloom, excessively rare [certified and graded NGC MS 66 Star] £60,000-£80,000 --- Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot 178 (part) H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 62 J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-30 July 1903, lot 43 H. Leslie Ellis Collection V.M. Brand Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 160 [from Spink August 1919] ‘Skanda’ (L.B. Brilliant) Collection, Spink/Taisei Auction 9 (Singapore), 20 February 1991, lot 617. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in George Cuhaj et al, South Asian Coins and Paper Money, Indian Edition, p.436 Illustrated in Art Friedberg et al, Gold Coins of the World from Ancient Times to the Present, p.524. It is believed that three other specimens are known: 1). P.J.E. Stevens Collection (illustrated on website), ex Sir John Wheeler (lot 69), Sotheby 5-6 October 1989 (lot 560), Wolfson Trust (lot 313: unsold), R.J. Ford, J.G. Murdoch (lot 44), H. Montagu (lot 61), Major-General Henry Hyde, R.E. (1824-87, Master of the Calcutta Mint 1861-76, and by private treaty to Montagu), the Pridmore plate coin (large lettering: different rev. die); 2). British Museum 1851-3-14-25 (large lettering: same rev. die as 1)); 3). SCMB July 1955 (G 1030), ex H.A. Parsons, Part II (lot 885), from the same dies as the present piece
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, gold Mohur in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, 1188h, fictional yr 9 [1774-5], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah 9 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Mumbai in the 9th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 11.56g/2h (Prid. 8 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.76; KM. 182; F 1546). Some red deposit on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and practically as struck, extremely rare, only four specimens believed extant in private hands £5,000-£7,000 --- Provenance: Bt in London. Owner’s ticket. The gold coinages of 1765 and 1770 failed to achieve general circulation as pieces with a fixed exchange value, so the bimetallism experiment of Thomas Hodges failed. In 1774, following the receipt of treasure in gold and silver, the government decided that the weight of gold mohurs be slightly increased but that they continue to circulate at the previous equivalent of 15 silver rupees. Existing gold coins were called in and restruck to the new standard
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, gold Rupee or Fifteenth-Mohur in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, fictional year off flan but presumed yr 9 [1774-5], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah [––] maimanat manus [Struck at Mumbai in the [––] of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.76g/9h (Prid. 11 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.78; KM. 179; F 1549). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, the mint name clear, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC MS 65] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: Taisei/Baldwin/Gillio Auction 29 (Hong Kong), 2 September 1999, lot 446, ticket. Owner’s ticket and envelope. By an order of the Bombay Council, mindful of the ongoing shortage of silver coin in circulation, a new denomination, the ‘small gold rupee’ was introduced in the summer of 1775. However, within months, the new coins were being counterfeited. The Treasury stopped the issue of gold rupees in March 1778 and they ceased to be legal tender on 1 June 1778
The first silver coin struck at Bombay East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, silver Anglina, type I, yr 7 [1672], arms of the Company, hon : soc : ang : ind : ori · [The Honourable English Company of the East Indies] around, rev. a : deo : pax : & : incrementvm : [Peace and increase cometh from God] around mon : bombay anglic regims Ao7o [Money of the English Government of Bombay year 7] in five lines in centre, 11.53g/3h (Prid. 12 [Sale, lot 446]; Stevens 1.2; KM. 135). A stunning coin, extremely fine and toned, extremely rare and almost certainly the best specimen available to commerce [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £50,000-£70,000 --- Provenance: Major-General Henry Hyde, R.E. (1824-87, Master of the Calcutta Mint 1861-76) H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 69 [by private treaty from H. Hyde] J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-30 July 1903, lot 49 J.B. Caldecott Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 11-13 June 1912, lot 39 V.M. Brand (Chicago, IL) Collection With Friedberg Capital Coin Co (Long Island City, NY) RARCOA Auction 15 (Chicago, IL), 24-7 February 1972, lot 1689 With Mayfair Coins (London) F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 446 [bt Spink November 1973], ticket. Owner’s ticket. It is believed that two other specimens are known: 1). British Museum E 3883, the Pridmore plate coin (same dies); 2). P.J.E. Stevens Collection (Stevens plate coin), ex Sir John Wheeler (lot 71), V.M. Brand (Spink 50, lot 217), B. Roth Part II (lot 443), H.H. Allan (lot 382) (different rev. die). On 27 March 1668 Charles II, by letters patent, transferred the island of Bombay from the Crown to the Company. By late 1668 Company officials had requested tools for making coins from London, but it was not until 1671 that its directors agreed that Gerald Aungier (1640-77), president of the Surat mint, would establish a mint on Bombay island. By the autumn of 1672 Aungier was in Bombay and the first coins, anglinas, copperoons and tinnies, were struck in December 1672. These bear the year 7 date, reckoned from February 1665, when Bombay was ceded to the English crown by Portugal. The new coin met with opposition on the mainland, principally because citizens were used to a combination of Portuguese coins and Surat rupees and it was perceived that the latter were of slightly higher alloy and weight. A further objection was the lack of any regal title, which was partly rectified in the second issue of 1674
The second silver coin struck at Bombay, probably a Pattern and believed UNIQUE East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, silver Anglina, type II, 1674, Company arms, hon : soc : ang : ind : ori · [The Honourable English Company of the East Indies] around, rev. a deo : pax : et : incrementvm · [Peace and increase cometh from God] around two interlinked cs [Charles and Catherine] crowned and surmounted by a cross, 11.66g/10h (Prid. 14, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 448]; Stevens 1.4, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 687, this coin; KM. 137). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise almost extremely fine and toned, of the highest rarity, perhaps the only known specimen [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £70,000-£90,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 448 SNC (London) June 1984 (3787) Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 72. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.148 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.193 Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coinage of the Bombay Presidency: A study of the records of the EIC, p.6. To overcome the dislike of the Portuguese to the 1672 silver coins, Aungier suggested two new designs in June 1674. One was to incorporate two interlinked Cs (Charles and Catherine), as per the English silver twopence, and renaming the coins ingreses (English); the other was to introduce a rupee coin with Persian legends but, apparently, with the name and titles of Charles II and the Company’s arms (Prid. 15). Dies were prepared for both types and, while a small quantity of anglinas dated 1674 were struck in 1675, no specimens of the rupee with Persian legends, recorded as having been seen by the 18th century numismatic author Martin Folkes, appear to have survived
The only Bombay Pattern Rupee of 1677 in private ownership East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, silver Pattern Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1677, unsigned [by G. Bower], struck in London, mm. quatrefoil, · by avthority of charles the second · around the rvpee · of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge plain, 11.17g/8h (Prid. 19 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.12; KM. Pn1). Shallow relief, about extremely fine and toned, excessively rare, only one other specimen known (British Museum 1844-4-25-35, the Pridmore plate coin) £80,000-£100,000 --- Provenance: H.H. Allan Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 7-10 July 1908, lot 383 B. Roth Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction (London), 14-17 October 1918, lot 440 V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 221. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Gerald Aungier’s proposals for a rupee bearing the name of Charles II came to fruition in February 1677, when a proposed design was shown at Court in London and later approved by the King. From their better fabric, it may be determined that the rupees dated 1677, and many of those dated 1678, were struck in London. Dies and coining instruments were sent out from London, arriving in August 1678, but the loss of the ‘expert coiner’, one John Morrice, to consumption within a week of landing at Bombay, left the project rudderless. All efforts to strike coins in Bombay with decent impressions were unsuccessful, the blame being placed on the shallowness and low relief of George Bower’s dies
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, pewter Trial Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, unsigned [by G. Bower], struck in London from the same dies as previous, mm. quatrefoil, · by avthority · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge plain, 6.20g/12h (Prid. 22 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.19, recté London; KM. Pn3). Some slight corrosion spots and lifting of metal, otherwise very fine with a hint of original brilliance in legends, believed the only known specimen in private hands £5,000-£10,000 --- Provenance: W.W. Leycester Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 15-23 June 1888, lot unspecified H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 68 V.M. Brand Collection, Spink Auction 50 (London), 6-7 March 1986, lot 222. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Pridmore lists this type under London, whereas Stevens lists it under Bombay but his website illustrates a coin from different dies (Baldwin Auction 63, lot 1835); the quality of the strike and the fact that the dies also struck the previous coin would indicate that London is the far more likely minting place
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, silver Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, struck in Bombay, mm. quatrefoil, [· b]y avthorit]y · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee · of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france · and · ireland around, edge straight-grained, 11.55g/12h (Prid. 25 [Sale, lot 451]; Stevens 1.15, this coin, recté 1.18; KM. Pn4). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare £18,000-£22,000 --- Provenance: SCMB (London) February 1956 (W 250) Bt Baldwin (London) October 1985. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Although Stevens lists this as 1.15 under London, the poor quality of strike and the rust exhibited on the reverse die suggests that Bombay is the far more likely minting place, especially as the two coins illustrated on the Stevens website as 1.18 are from the same dies as this specimen
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, silver Rupee in the name of Charles II (1070-96h/1660-85), 1678, struck in Bombay, mm. quatrefoil, [· by avthorit]y · of · charles · the · second around the rvpee of bombaim, two floral ornaments below, rev. crowned royal arms, king · of · great · britaine · france [· and · ireland] around, edge straight-grained, 11.51g/12h (Prid. 25, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 451]; Stevens 1.18; KM. Pn4). Struck off-centre and with adjustment marks, otherwise good fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 53] £10,000-£12,000 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 451, ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.150. Most of the extant lower quality and locally-made 1678 rupees, with their striking inadequacies and flaws, probably only survive as samples sent back to London to demonstrate to authority there the difficulties experienced with the imported stamps and coining engines. It is thought somewhat unlikely that officials in Bombay would have permitted their circulation
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of James II (1096-1100h/1685-8), Mumbai, yr 4 [1688], sikka zad daura n-i-janishin-i-king jems di sekun [Coin of the governor-general of king James the second], rev. zarb m[umba[i sanah julus 4 angrez shahi [Struck at Mumbai in the 4th year of English rule], 11.50g/2h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.22; KM. 144). Weak in parts, small test mark on reverse and punchmarked on edge, otherwise very fine and exceptionally rare, very few specimens known £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Bt R.C. Senior (India) 1984. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Efforts by the Council in Bombay and the Court of Directors in London to obtain permission from successive Moghul emperors to strike Moghul-style coins at Bombay, bearing the name of the reigning English monarch, were proving unsuccessful. Undeterred, and probably with tacit approval from the monarch, Bombay coined some silver bearing the name of James II, but the continuation of this practise in the early 1690s, under William and Mary, incurred the wrath of Aurangzeb Alamgir when the newswriters in Surat advised him that rupees were circulating there bearing the names of English monarchs. The Council continued to authorise the minting of these silver coins until at least 1694, but the practise appears to have ceased by 1696
The finest of the two known Quarter-Rupees of James II East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of James II (1096-1100h/1685-8), Mumbai, yr uncertain, sikka zad daura n-i-janishin-i-king jems di sekun [Coin of the governor-general of king James the second], rev. zarb m[umba[i sanah [––] angrez shahi [Struck at Mumbai in [––] of English rule], 2.82g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.24; KM. –). About extremely fine and partially toned, of the highest rarity, only one other known in far inferior condition £5,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Bt in New York July 2005. Owner’s ticket and envelope
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of William and Mary (1101-6h/1688-94), Mumbai, yr 5 [1693-4], sikka zad dauran king william an kween mary [Coin struck during the reign of king William and queen Mary], rev. sanah julus 5 angrez shaheen zarb munbai [Struck at Mumbai in the auspicious year 5 of the English rulers], 11.51g/2h (Prid. 27 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.26; Goron, SCMB 1985, p.110, 2, this coin; KM. 148.2). Small flan fault on reverse at 10 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine and struck on a broad flan, toned, very rare £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Bt Seaby (London) December 1984. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Stan Goron, ‘Four East India Company rupees struck in the name of William and Mary’, SCMB April 1985. The owner’s index card states: “Tipped off by Stan Goron in Sept. 84 that Seaby were going to purchase a huge mogul collection, mostly rubbish but few gems. Phoned Michael Dickinson and obtained first refusal of 3 W & M’s (Originally told that 2 diff. 5’s were in collection)...On 10 Dec. while in London phoned & D said Laurence Brown had taken over the collection. At this point I felt they had a more favoured buyer & coins had been lost to me. Saw Brown on Thurs. 11 Dec. and after little dickering [agreed a price for the two, i.e. this coin and the next Lot]”
An exceptional Rupee of William and Mary East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of William and Mary (1101-6h/1688-94), Mumbai, yr 6 [1694], sikka zad dauran king william an kween mary [Coin struck during the reign of king William and queen Mary], rev. sanah julus 6 angrez shaheen zarb munbai [Struck at Mumbai in the auspicious year 6 of the English rulers], differentiating mark 4, 11.55g/10h (Prid. 28 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.30; Goron, SCMB 1985, p.110, 3, this coin; KM. 148.2). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, retaining considerable mint bloom, toned, exceptionally rare in this condition [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Bt Seaby (London) December 1984. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Stan Goron, ‘Four East India Company rupees struck in the name of William and Mary’, SCMB April 1985
The unique Half-Rupee of William and Mary East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Half-Rupee in the name of William and Mary (1101-6h/1688-94), Mumbai, yr 5 [1693-4], sikka zad dauran king william an kween mary [Coin struck during the reign of king William and queen Mary], rev. sanah julus 5 angrez shaheen zarb munbai [Struck at Mumbai in the auspicious year 5 of the English rulers], 5.77g/3h (Prid. 29 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.31; KM. 147). Two tiny test marks on obverse at 9 o’clock and some associated weakness in striking, otherwise about extremely fine and a great rarity, believed to be the only known Half-Rupee of William and Mary [certified and graded NGC MS 61]£10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: Bt in London January 2005. Owner’s ticket and envelope. The provenance of this coin suggests it is not the same piece recorded by Pridmore (and, by extension, Stevens), although the whereabouts of that coin is not known
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719), Mumbai, 1131h, yr 1 [1719], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 1131 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1131], rev. zarb munbai sanah ahd julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 1st year of tranquil prosperity], 11.45g/3h (Prid. 32 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.9; KM. 160). Test mark on either side, otherwise about very fine, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK), March 1985. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, type A/I, yr 1 [1719], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah ahd julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 1st year of tranquil prosperity], 2.29g/1h (Prid. 34 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.19; KM. 270). About extremely fine £70-£90 --- Provenance: SNC (London) November 1980 (9340), ticket. Owner’s ticket. The earliest British-inspired silver coins circulating in the Malabar Coast region were introduced c. 1719-20 and, though they bear the name of Shah Jahan II, were almost certainly issued in the reign of Mohammed Shah. The extensive series of 18th century ‘velli fanams’ or ‘billies’ have been the subject of much detailed research by Shailendra Bhandare and Paul Stevens (cf. The Coinage of the Bombay Presidency, p.329 et seq.), who have suggested a chronological order based on style, with the title of the Moghul emperor and the regnal year each coin bears being of secondary significance and complicated by the ‘frozen date’ sequence employed
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupees for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, type A/I (3), 1131h, yr 1 [1719], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 1131 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1131 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah ahd julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 1st year of tranquil prosperity], 2.29g/4h (Prid. 34 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.19; KM. 270); others, similar (2), no regnal years visible, 2.28g/3h, 2.25g/3h [3]. Fine to very fine, first with legends clear £60-£80 --- Provenance: First K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 682 (part), described as year 21. First with owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 1131h, yr 2 [1720-1], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 1131 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 1131], rev. zarb munbai sanah 2 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 2nd year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 1, 11.46g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens –; KM. 163 [date not listed]). Test mark on obverse, otherwise very fine and with both dates clear, extremely rare £200-£260 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupees (2), in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 11[35]h, yr 5 [1723-4], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 11[35] [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 11[35], rev. zarb munbai sanah 5 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 5th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 3, 11.50g/8h (Prid. 37 [Sale, lot 452]; Stevens 2.21; KM. 163); similar, 113[7]h, yr 7 [1725-6], differentiating mark 5, 11.48g/9h (Prid. 40 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.26; KM. 163) [2]. First with test mark on reverse and second with test mark on obverse, otherwise very fine, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: Second Baldwin/Ma/Gillio/Monetarium Auction 36 (Singapore), 6 March 2003, lot 471 (part). Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 113[6]h, yr 6 [1724-5], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 113[6] [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 113[6], rev. zarb munbai sanah 6 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 6th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 4, 11.58g/3h (Prid. 38 [Sale, lot 453]; Stevens 2.23; KM. 163). Minor test mark on obverse edge at 6 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK), FPL 4, Winter 1982 (303), described by the then vendor as ‘FDC best coin I’ve ever seen’ (sic). Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 113[8]h, yr 8 [1726-7], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 113[8] [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 113[8], rev. zarb munbai sanah 8 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 8th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 5, 11.51g/9h (Prid. 41 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.27; KM. 163). Shroff mark on reverse edge at 4 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck with considerable mint bloom, attractive and rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £150-£200 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 114[3]h, yr 13 [1731-2], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 114[3] [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 114[3], rev. zarb munbai sanah 13 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 13th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 7, 11.55g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.34, this coin cited; KM. 163). Practically as struck with full mint bloom, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 63] £150-£200 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 114[7]h, yr 17 [1735-6], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 114[7] [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 114[7], rev. zarb munbai sanah 17 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 17th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 8, 11.55g/9h (Prid. 48 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.38; KM. 163). Minor deposit on edge, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom [certified and graded NGC MS 61] £100-£150 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupees (3), in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 115[5]h, yr 25 [1743] (2), sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 115[5] [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 115[5], revs. zarb munbai sanah 25 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 25th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 8, 11.55g/4h, 11.55g/2h (Prid. 53 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.48; KM. 163); similar, 1156h, yr 26 [1743-4], differentiating mark 8, 11.50g/3h (Prid. 54 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.49, this coin cited; KM. 163) [3]. First very fine, others fine to very fine but with test marks, last rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: Second bt R.C. Senior (Glastonbury, UK). Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 1156h, yr 2[6] [1743-4], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 1156 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 1156], rev. zarb munbai sanah 2[6] julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the [26th] year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 8, 11.56g/3h (Prid. 54 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.49, this coin cited; KM. 163). Obverse very fine, reverse extremely fine with some brilliance, rare £100-£150 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Rupees (3), in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, 1157h, yr 27 [1744-5], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah 1157 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah 1157], rev. zarb munbai sanah 27 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 27th year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 8, 11.54g/6h (Prid. 55 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.50, this coin cited; KM. 163); similar, 115[9]h, yr 29 [1746-7], differentiating mark 8, 11.56g/10h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.52; KM. 163); similar, [1160]h, yr 30 [1747-8], differentiating mark 8, 11.54g/9h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.53; KM. 163) [3]. Second very fine and toned, others about very fine but with test marks £80-£100 --- Provenance: Second bt K. Wiggins (Crowborough, UK) July 1985. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Half-Rupee in the name of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, [1160-1]h, yr 3[–] [1747-8], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi muhammad shah [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Muhammad Shah], rev. zarb munbai sanah 3[–] julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the [3–th] year of tranquil prosperity], differentiating mark 8, 5.72g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; cf. Stevens 2.65; KM. 162 [date not listed]). Test cut on obverse at 4 o’clock and associated staining, otherwise about very fine, very rare £120-£150 --- Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupees for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, type 1b (3), yr 11 [1729-30], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah 11 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 11th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.27g/8h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.22; KM. 271); similar, yr 25 [1743], 2.29g/3h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.26, this coin cited; KM. 271); similar, yr 30 [1747-8], 2.32g/12h (Prid. –; Stevens 7.27; KM. 271 [date not listed]) [3]. Very fine and better, all well-struck £120-£150 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 682 (part), last described as year 3. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupees for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, type 1b (2), yr 24 [1742-3], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah 24 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 24th year of tranquil prosperity], retrograde date 1174h, 2.31g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens website 7.25C; KM. 271 [date not listed]); similar, yr 25 [1743], 2.30g/5h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.26; KM. 271) [2]. Good very fine £60-£80 --- First with owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupees for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of Muhammad Shah (1131-61h/1719-48), Mumbai, type 1b (2), yr 24 [1742-3], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah 24 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 24th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.30g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens website 7.25C; KM. 271 [date not listed]); similar, yr 25 [1743], 2.30g/2h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.26; KM. 271) [2]. First very fine, second better £50-£70 --- Provenance: First K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 682 (part). First with owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupees for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, type 2 (2), yr 2 [1755-6], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah 2 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 2nd year of tranquil prosperity], 2.30g/8h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.28; KM. 275); similar, yr 5 [1758-9], 2.29g/3h (Prid. 61 [Sale, lot 455]; Stevens 7.30; KM. 271) [2]. Very fine and better, both well-struck £70-£90 --- First with owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Cash, type IV, 1731, heart-shaped shield incorporating balemark, rev. date within pellet border, 1.24g/8h (Prid. 97, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 358]; Stevens 1.120; KM. 302). Very fine, reverse better and well-centred, very rare; four specimens recorded by Snartt £90-£120 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 358 (part), ticket. Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.63
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of Shah Jahan II (1131h/May-August 1719) but struck under the auspices of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, type 2, yr 3 [1756-7], sikka mubarak badshah shah jahan 5 [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Jahan 1/5th], rev. zarb munbai sanah 3 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 3rd year of tranquil prosperity], 2.31g/8h (Prid. 60, obv. of this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 455]; Stevens 7.29; KM. 271). Extremely fine and well-struck, toned [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £100-£120 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 455 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) November 1985, ticket. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Obverse illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.153
An exceptionally rare Quarter-Rupee of Ahmad Shah East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of Ahmad Shah (1161-7h/1748-54), Mumbai, date off flan, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi ahmad shah [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Ahmad Shah the valiant], rev. zarb munbai sanah [–] julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the [–] year of tranquil prosperity], 2.79g/1h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens website 2.75C, this coin [previously attributed to ‘Alamgir II as Stevens 2.91, this coin]; KM. –). Struck from Rupee dies, very fine with a clear mint name, exceptionally rare £500-£700 --- Provenance: P.J.E. Stevens Collection, Part IV, Stephen Album Auction 26 (Santa Rosa, CA), 15-17 September 2016, lot 2049. Owner’s ticket. This coin, which appears to be the only known specimen, was originally assigned to ‘Alamgir II by Stevens (p.230), with the caveat that it might be an issue of Ahmad Shah. A close examination of what remains of the emperor’s name on it by the cataloguer of the coin in 2016 strongly suggests that it is a coin of Ahmad Shah, for which quarter-rupees struck at Mumbai were previously unknown. A copy of the full reasoning behind the cataloguer’s opinion is sold with the coin
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, type 3, 118[–]h, frozen year 9 [1774-5], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah 9 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 9th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.27g/7h (Prid. 74 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.34; KM. 272). Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £100-£150 --- Owner’s ticket, inscribed ‘most attractive coin [of its type] seen’
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Fifth-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, type 3, 1188h, frozen year 9 [1774-5], sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah 9 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 9th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.25g/11h (Prid. 74 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.34; KM. 272). Good very fine and toned with full dates, rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £120-£150 --- Provenance: Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (305) Bt R.C. Senior February 1983. Owner’s ticket. The full 1188h date on this coin substantiates the remarks by Hans Herrli and Paul Stevens in JONS issues 192 and 193
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Half-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, type A, yr 9, differentiating mark off flan, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah 9 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 9th year of tranquil prosperity], 5.79g/12h (Prid. 76 [Sale, lot 457]; Stevens 7.11; KM. 177). Very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 55] £240-£300 --- Provenance: C.H. Biddulph (London) Collection F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 457 (part) [from Baldwin (London) March 1972], ticket SNC (London) June 1984 (3794), ticket. Owner’s ticket. Charles Hubert Biddulph (1898-1966), b Abu, Rajasthan; assistant engineer and later deputy general manager of the South Indian Railway; retired to Wandsworth, London. Most of his coins were acquired by the British Museum in 1970, but a small portion of the collection was sold to Baldwin
An excessively rare Quarter-Rupee of ‘Alamgir II East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Quarter-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, type A, yr 9, differentiating mark off flan, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah 9 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the 9th year of tranquil prosperity], 2.90g/1h (Prid. 77 [Sale, lot 458]; Stevens 7.15; KM. 174). Good very fine and toned, excessively rare [certified and graded NGC AU 53] £200-£300 --- Owner’s ticket
An excessively rare Sixteenth-Rupee of ‘Alamgir II East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, silver Sixteenth-Rupee for the Malabar Coast in the name of ‘Alamgir II (1167-73h/1754-9), Mumbai, presumed yr 9, mm. crescent, sikka mubarak badshah ghazi alamgir [The auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Alamgir], rev. zarb munbai sanah [–] julus maimanat manus [Struck at Bombay in the [–] year of tranquil prosperity], 0.74g/4h (Prid. – [Sale, lot 459]; Stevens 7.16, this coin; Stevens website image 1180c, this coin; KM. –). Very fine and toned, excessively rare and perhaps the only known specimen £400-£500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 459, ticket Bt Spink (London) May 1983. Owner’s ticket
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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Copperoons (2), type A/IV, yr 9 [1674], arms of the Company, [hon : soc : ang : ind : ori ·] [The Honourable English Company of the East Indies] around, scrolls around shield, rev. [a : deo : pax : & : incre]mentvm : 74 [Peace and increase cometh from God 1674] around mon bombay angli[c] regims Ao.9o. [Money of the English Government of Bombay year 9] in five lines in centre, pellets in date, 11.69g/5h (Prid. 81 [Sale, lot 461]; Stevens 1.36; KM. 136); similar, upturned l in anglici, g and i in regims conjoined, 13.87g/12h (Prid. 81 [Sale, lot 461]; Stevens 1.36; Snartt, SNC October 1974, p.384, 4(a), this coin; KM. 136) [2]. Fine, both with clear central dates £90-£120 --- Provenance: First bt Seaby (London) April 1980, ticket Second P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection; SNC (London) May 1980 (3787), ticket. Owner’s tickets
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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Copperoons (3), type A/X, yr 10 [1675], arms of the Company, [hon soc ang ind ori] [The Honourable English Company of the East Indies] around, scrolls around shield, rev. [a deo pax & incrementvm] [Peace and increase cometh from God] around mon bombays anglic regim[s] AoDo [Money of the English Government of Bombay year 10] in five lines in centre, large s in bombays, 10.04g/5h (Prid. 86 [Sale, lot 463]; Stevens 1.42; KM. 141); type A/XI (2), yr 10 [1675], similar, small s in bombays, reads anglici, unbarred a, 14.07g/10h (Snartt, SNC October 1974, p.384, 9(b), this coin), barred a, 13.99g/1h (Prid. 86 [Sale, lot 463]; Stevens 1.43; KM. 141) [3]. First with very fine centres, others fine £90-£120 --- Provenance: Second P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection; SNC (London) February 1982 (755), ticket. Owner’s tickets
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East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Copperoons (2), type B/XII, yr 10 [1675], arms of the Company, [hon soc ang ind ori] [The Honourable English Company of the East Indies] around, letters around shield, inverted g, lions reverted, rev. [a deo pax & incrementvm] [Peace and increase cometh from God] around moneta bombayes anglici regims AoDo [Money of the English Government of Bombay year 10] in five lines in centre, 13.79g/6h (Prid. – [Sale, lot 463]; Stevens 1.44c; KM. 141); type D/XV, yr 10 [1675], similar, but normal g, reads ANoDo, unbarred i in anglici, 13.83g/8h (cf. Prid. 89 [Sale, lot 463]; Stevens 1.48, this coin cited; KM. 141) [2]. Fair to fine £50-£70 --- Owner’s tickets
An exceptionally rare Half-Copperoon, 1675 East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Half-Copperoon, type A/X, yr 10 [1675], arms of the Company, [hon soc ang ind ori] [The Honourable English Company of the East Indies] around, scrolls around shield, rev. [a deo pax & incrementvm] [Peace and increase cometh from God] around mon bombayes anglici regims AoDo [Money of the English Government of Bombay year 10] in five lines in centre, 7.30g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.51, this coin; Wiggins, SNC November 1984, p.288, fig. 1, this coin; KM. –). Irregular flan, very fine and almost certainly the finest known example of this denomination, exceptionally rare [certified and graded NGC VF 35 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 715, ticket. Owner’s ticket and envelope. Literature: Illustrated in Ken Wiggins, ‘A Bombay Half Copperoon’, SNC November 1984, p.288. In his article, the late Ken Wiggins referred to this coin being “the best specimen of [a few coins that had been struck on much smaller flans]”. Very few half-copperoons are known to exist and Wiggins suggested that the denomination was only struck sporadically, probably in response to exigent demands of low value coins
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Copperoons (2), 1703, arms of the Company, [a deo pax et incrementvm] [Peace and increase cometh from God] around, rev. [hon soc ang ind o]rien [The honourable English Company of the East Indies] around [m]onet [b]onbay [a]nglici [re]gim[ 1703] [Money of the English Government of Bombay 1703] in five lines in centre, 13.57g/3h (Prid. 95, the line drawing taken from this coin [Sale, lot 464]; Stevens 1.60ff; KM. –); similar, large crude lettering, 13.43g/6h (Prid. 96; Stevens 1.60ff; KM. –) [2]. Fine £60-£80 --- Provenance: First SNC (London) November 1980 (9347) Second SNC (London) November 1980 (9348). Owner’s tickets. Literature: First illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.158
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Double-Pice in the name of George II (1727-60), GR type, 1733, crown dividing g r, bomb below, rev. avspicio [r]egis et [s]enatus angliæ [Under the patronage of the King and Parliament of England] in four lines, floral ornament above, 18.73g/9h (Prid. 101 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.99; Stevens website image 734, this coin; KM. 166). Good fine and exceptionally rare, more attractive than its grade would imply and with a full date, only two specimens in the Snartt survey, both in the British Museum £500-£700 --- Provenance: D. Fore Collection, Part III, Baldwin Auction 84 (London), 25-6 September 2013, lot 1937. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Double-Pice in the name of George II (1727-60), GR type, 1735, crown dividing g r, bomb below, rev. [av]spici[o r]egis et [s]enatus angliæ [Under the patronage of the King and Parliament of England] in four lines, floral ornament above, 17.89g/6h (Prid. 102 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.102; Stevens website image 737, first coin; KM. 166). Fine and with a full date, exceptionally rare, only three specimens in the Snartt survey, all in the British Museum, and only one other with a full date on the Stevens website £400-£500 --- Provenance: Baldwin Auction 35 (London), 13-15 October 2003, lot 1722 P.J.E. Stevens Collection, Part IV, Stephen Album Auction 26 (Santa Rosa, CA), 15-17 September 2016, lot 2060, ticket. Two owner’s tickets
East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Double-Pice in the name of George III (1760-1820), Balemark type [1773+], balemark, transposed letters v i e c, rev. crown dividing g r, [bomb] below, 10.27g/6h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.111, this coin cited; Snartt, SCMB 1978, p.45, this coin; KM. 189). About fine, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) May 1980 (3801) SNC (London) February 1982 (760), ticket. Owner’s ticket
The Caldecott/Brand countermarked Bombay Pice, 1788 East India Company, Bombay Presidency, Early coinages: English design, copper Pice, 1788, one side countermarked bomb 1788 in two lines within dotted oblong stamp, small numerals in date, 12.91g (Prid. 117, this coin illustrated [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.123 [= Horizon I, 119, same die]; KM. 191, this coin illustrated). No trace of undertype, old surface pitting otherwise good very fine with dark patina, an attractive example of this great rarity £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: J.B. Caldecott Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 11-13 June 1912, lot 55 (part) V.M. Brand Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 14 June 1985, lot 166. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Fred Pridmore, The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations...Part 4, India, Volume I, p.161. Illustrated in George Cuhaj et al, South Asian Coins and Paper Money, Indian Edition, Iola, 2013, p.438. Described as a pattern by KM. and some other recent cataloguers, probably because no records appear to exist which explain the reason for their production, it seems likely that they were the result of a request from Tellicherry to Bombay, in April 1788, for more pice or, quite possibly that they were struck at Tellicherry, where Bombay pice passed freely. Weights of the known specimens vary markedly and this example might have passed as a double-pice, as the cataloguer of the Brand collection postulated
The first coin made for India by Matthew Boulton East India Company, Bombay Presidency, European Minting, 1791-4, Soho, copper Pattern One-and-a-Half Pice or 6 Reas, 1791, unsigned [perhaps by R. Dumarest], balemark, rev. small scales, adil [Justice] below pans, edge straight-grained, 9.67g/6h (Prid. 124 [Sale, lot 477]; Stevens 8.13; KM. 194). Good extremely fine with original colour, excessively rare, very few specimens known [certified and graded NGC PF 63 BN] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection [acquired post-April 1978] SNC (London) May 1980 (3807), ticket. Two owner’s tickets and envelope. One of a very small number of pattern one-and-a-half pice coined in early February 1791, prior to the reverse design being amended (see footnote to Lot 412). The Pridmore specimen passed to David Fore (Part II, lot 921); at least one other (British Museum, ex Sara Sophia Banks 160-88) is known. Sue Tungate (p.210) suggests that the artist responsible was Rambert Dumarest (1750-1806) and, although there can be no certainty of Dumarest’s hand in these coins he was, in the fitful and frequent absences of Jean-Pierre Droz in the early weeks of 1791, fully engaged in most of the die work at Soho at that time
The earliest Mughal style gold coin of the Madras Presidency East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages: Mughal style, gold Mohur, in the name of Aurangzeb Alamgir (1068-1118h/1658-1707), 1114h, yr 47 [1703-4], Chinapatan, sikka zad dar jahan chau muhr munir shah aurangzeb alamgir [Struck money throughout the world like the shining sun, Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir], rev. zarb chinapatan sanat 47 julus maimanat manus [Struck at Chinapatan in the 47th year of tranquil prosperity], 11.01g/12h (Prid. 109 [not in Sale]; Stevens 2.1, this coin illustrated; KM. B289; F 1580). A spectacular coin, about extremely fine and well-struck, exceptionally rare; perhaps only three specimens known [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £10,000-£15,000 --- Provenance: Bt in New York June 2004. 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.372. The inferior example illustrated by Pridmore (p.64) was the only specimen known to him; it is also reproduced by KM (p.442). Another specimen was sold privately in 2007. Gold mohurs struck from dies supplied in April 1692 had been minted by September of that year, but their use as currency does not seem to have achieved any great popularity. Mohurs were included in the mint accounts of 1704/5, but after that no further reference is made to them for over 30 years
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