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Click here to subscribeEast 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, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 10 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type A/V, in dah kas ast [This is ten cash], single plain line of double thickness, x . cash · in small letters below, rev. idi padi kasulu idu pattu kasu [This is ten cash], Tamil and Telugu legends divided by a single pellet above a single plain line, first Tamil letter squared, 4.62g/12h (Prid. 233 [Sale, lot 398]; Stevens 3.317, comment; KM. 326). Large (26.5mm) flan, some weakness in striking, otherwise about extremely fine, brown patina, extremely rare, very few specimens known; none in Snartt’s survey [certified and graded NGC MS 60 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 398, ticket, plus another ticket in the hand of Peter Mitchell. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 5 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type B, in panj kas ast [This is five cash], seven pellets, v · cash in large letters below, rev. idu anacu kasu idi aedu kasulu [This is five cash], Tamil and Telugu legends divided by single pellet, 2.36g/12h (Prid. 234 [Sale, lot 399]; Stevens 3.332; KM. 324). Very fine and patinated, rare [certified and graded NGC VF 30 BN] £100-£150 --- Provenance: SNC (London) April 1980 (3073). Owner’s ticket and envelope
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper 5 Cash, 1807-8 issue, type B, in panj kas ast [This is five cash], seven pellets and a short pointed line at either side, v cash in small letters below, rev. idu anacu kasu idi aedu kasulu [This is five cash], Tamil and Telugu legends divided by single pellet, 2.50g/6h (Prid. 234 [Sale, lot 399]; Stevens 3.333e; KM. 324). About extremely fine and patinated, very rare with this die-axis £240-£300 --- Provenance: Bt R. Weir (Unionville, ONT) August 1997, Owner’s ticket, inscribed ‘sold by Weir as virtually as struck, little wear but poorish strike’
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Reformation 1807-18, Madras minting, copper Two-and-a-Half Cash, 1807-8 issue, type A, in do van-nim kas ast [This is two and a half cash], 2 1/2 cash in large letters below, rev. idu 2 1/2 kasu idi 2 1/2 kasulu [This is two and a half cash], Tamil and Telugu legends undivided, 1.09g/6h (Prid. 236 [Sale, lot 400]; Stevens 3.334; KM. 309). Has been lacquered and struck slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU Details: Cleaned] £150-£200 --- Provenance: Stephen Album (Santa Rosa, CA) FPL 18, June 1980 (1147). Owner’s ticket
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.
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages: Muhammadan System, gold Quarter-Ashrafi, 1819 issue, rampant lion to left, holding crown, english east india company around, rev. pau ashrafi kampani angrez bahadur [Quarter ashrafi of the honourable English company], 2.92g/12h (Prid. 243 [Sale, lot 405]; Stevens 4.6; KM. 419; F 1589). Obverse very fine, reverse about extremely fine, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58] £700-£900 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8583), ticket. Owner’s ticket
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 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, 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 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 Quarter-Rupee, 1812-17 issue, Arkat, sikka badshah alamgir [Money of the emperor Alamgir], error date 1176h 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, 2.95g/12h (Prid. 256 [Sale, lot 412]; Stevens 4.20; KM. 409). Very fine, rare £70-£90 --- 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 Eighth-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], edge grained, 1.45g/12h (Prid. 257 [Sale, lot 411]; Stevens 4.22; KM. 408). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62] £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt A. Szego (Jackson Heights, NY) March 1980. Owner’s ticket
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 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
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Calcutta minting, silver Proof Quarter-Rupee, 1830-5 issue, ‘Arkat’, sikka badshah alamgir [Money of the emperor Alamgir], frozen date 1172h above, crescent at side, rev. zarb arkat sanat 6 [Struck at Arkat in his 6th year], rose, edge straight-grained, 2.92g/12h (Prid. 273 [Sale, lot 417]; Stevens –; KM. 434). Brilliant FDC, deeply toned, most attractive and extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65] £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1982 (751), ticket. 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
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Royal Mint, London, copper 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, 8.51g/6h (Prid. 274 [Sale, lot 418]; Stevens 5.87; KM. 430 [illustrated as 431]). Virtually as struck, considerable original colour, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 65 BN] £120-£150 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Royal Mint, London, copper Proof 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, edge plain, 8.73g/6h (Prid. 275 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.88; KM. 430 [illustrated as 431]). Virtually as struck, considerable original colour and brilliance, extremely rare, very few specimens known [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £700-£900 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) April 1980 (3092), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Later coinages 1812-35, Royal Mint, London, copper Proof 4 Pice, 1825/1240h, 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, edge plain, 8.75g/6h (Prid. 277 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.90; KM. 431). Trifling surface marks on reverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, reflective original colour, extremely rare, only one specimen noted in Snartt survey [certified and graded NGC PF 65 BN] £600-£800 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3310), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Dudus or 10 Cash (3), second issue, 1784, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date between wavy lines, 6.17g/1h (Prid. 54 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.58; KM. 306), 1800, similar, 6.13g/1h (Prid. 63 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.67; KM. 306), 1801, similar, 5.90g/2h (Prid. 64 [Sale, lot 355]; Stevens 1.68; KM. 306) [3]. First about very fine, others about fine and better, second rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: First bt K. Wiggins (Crowborough, UK) May 1985 Second SNC (London) October 1980 (8540), ticket Third Robert Senior (Glastonbury, UK) FPL 4, Winter 1982 (242), bt February 1983. Owner’s tickets
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Other mints: Fort St David or Tegnapatam, copper Cash, c. 1740, sri [Honourable] within a beaded border, rev. kumpini [Company] within plain square, 1.72g/9h (Prid. 289 [Sale, lot 419]; Stevens 5.9; KM. 378). Very fine and very rare, very few specimens known, this the only example recorded in the Snartt survey £200-£300 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 419, ticket Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Other mints: Fort St David or Tegnapatam, copper Cash, c. 1741, 8-pointed star within beaded border, rev. kumpini [Company] within plain square, 1.28g (Prid. 290 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.10; KM. 379). Very fine and extremely rare, very few specimens known, none in the Snartt survey £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt Baldwin (London) July 1990, ticket and envelope. Owner’s ticket
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, Early coinages, copper Half-Dudu or 5 Cash, first issue, 1691, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date in two lines, 4.12g/1h (Prid. 66 [Sale, lot 356]; Stevens 1.70; KM. 290). Fine and well-centred, very rare; very few specimens known [certified and graded NGC VF 30 BN] £300-£400 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 563, ticket. 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
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, Machhlipatan, copper Dubs (2), 1192h, yr 18 [1778-9], sanah julus mubarak 1192 [Auspicious year of accession 1192], rev. zarb bandar machhlipatan sanat 18 mubarak [Struck at the port of Machhlipatan in the 18th auspicious year of his reign], 13.27g/6h (Prid. 301 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.64; KM. 386 [date not listed]); 1199h, yr 25 [1784-5], sanah julus mubarak 1199 [Auspicious year of accession 1199], rev. zarb bandar machhlipatan sanat 25 mubarak [Struck at the port of Machhlipatan in the 25th auspicious year of his reign], 13.60g/6h (Prid. 301 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.66; KM. 386) [2]. First fine, second better, both rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: First SNC (London) October 1980 (8608), ticket, recté ‘1779’.
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Native style coinages, Machhlipatan, copper Dubs (3), 1201h, yr 27 [1786-7], sanah julus mubarak 1201 [Auspicious year of accession 1201], rev. zarb bandar machhlipatan sanat 27 mubarak [Struck at the port of Machhlipatan in the 27th auspicious year of his reign], 13.78g/3h (Prid. 301 [Sale, lot 423]; Stevens 5.67; KM. 386 [date not listed]); 1213h, yr 39 [1798-9], sanah julus mubarak 1213 [Auspicious year of accession 1213], rev. zarb bandar machhlipatan sanat 39 mubarak [Struck at the port of Machhlipatan in the 39th auspicious year of his reign], 13.28g/6h (Prid. 301 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.70; KM. 386); 1214h, yr 40 [1799-1800], sanah julus mubarak 1214 [Auspicious year of accession 1214], rev. zarb bandar machhlipatan sanat 40 mubarak [Struck at the port of Machhlipatan in the 40th auspicious year of his reign], 13.49g/8h (Prid. 301 [not in Sale]; Stevens 5.72; KM. 386) [3]. First very fine and on an irregular oblong-shaped flan, others fine, last with flan flaw, all rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: First F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 423 [from K. Wiggins December 1973], ticket Second bt Spink (London), envelope Third SNC (London) October 1980 (8609), ticket.
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Madras, silver 4 Annas, 1808 issue, type A, four annas around chahar ana rupiya [Four annas of a rupee], unshaded square buckle, rev. nalugu analu [Four annas] in centre, nalu ana [Four annas] around, star at top, 2.93g/12h (Prid. 305 [Sale, lot 424]; Stevens 3.352; KM. 407). Very fine and toned, very rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45] £1,000-£1,500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 424 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket. The 4 and 2 anna pieces were struck in May and June 1808 to serve as fractions of the rupee in the Northern Circars, in lieu of the Madras double and single fanams recommended by the Currency Committee the previous year
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Madras, silver 4 Annas, 1808 issue, type B, four · annas around chahar ana rupiya [Four annas of a rupee], unshaded square buckle, rev. nalugu analu [Four annas] in centre, nalu ana [Four annas] around, star at top, 2.89g/12h (Prid. 306 [Sale, lot 424]; Stevens 3.353; KM. 407). Fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC VF 30] £400-£500 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 424 (part), ticket Bt Spink (London) February 1983. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Madras, silver 2 Annas, 1808 issue, type B/II, 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, star at top, 1.49g/12h (Prid. 307 [Sale, lot 424]; Stevens 3.355; KM. 405-6). Very fine and very rare £900-£1,200 --- Provenance: P. Snartt (Bristol, UK) Collection SNC (London) April 1980 (3101), ticket. Owner’s ticket
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
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Half-Dudu or 5 Cash, first issue, 1705, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date in two lines, 3.46g/8h (Prid. 70 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.74; KM. 290). Metal fault on obverse at 10 o’clock, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, only one specimen recorded by Snartt, two depicted on the Stevens website £150-£200 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 564 (part), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Madras, silver Pattern 2 Annas, 1808 issue, unsigned, type A/I, two annas ·:· in cursive script around do ana rupiya [Two annas of a rupee], rev. renddu analu [Two annas] in centre, irantu ·:· ana ·:· [Two annas] around, 1.56g/6h (Prid. 309 [Sale, lot 425-6]; Stevens 3.354; KM. –). Extremely fine, light grey tone, extremely rare; the finer of the two specimens in the Pridmore collection [certified and graded NGC MS 64] £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 426 [from Baldwin], ticket. Owner’s ticket. The great rarity of this type has led previous writers to suggest it is a pattern, a lead followed by the present cataloguer and copied by the third-party grader, yet despite the superior and unworn condition of the two Pridmore pieces and that formerly in the Fore collection, at least four other specimens noted have seen considerable circulation
The Montagu/Murdoch/Pridmore 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 1, 1793, sicca kampani isavi 1793 [Money of the company 1793], english east india company around, rev. sicca kampani isavi 1793 [Money of the company 1793], english east india company around, edge english . united . east . india . company & · ·, 14.15g/12h (Prid. Bengal 369 [Sale, lot 685]; Stevens 5.153; KM. Bengal Pn. 15). Virtually as struck with a hint of original colour, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: H. Montagu Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 3-4 May 1892, lot 126 J.G. Murdoch Collection, Sotheby Auction (London), 21-30 July 1903, lot 231 A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 186 H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London) 11-13 May 1954, lot 917 F. Pridmore Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction (London), 18-19 October 1982, lot 685, ticket. Owner’s ticket. Despite local protestations from the Masulipatam administration, the Company entered an agreement with Matthew Boulton to provide a new type of dub coinage for the Northern Circars, coined at the rate of 34 to the pound avoirdupois. The French engraver Noël-Alexandre Ponthon (1769-1835) was charged with working up a number of design concepts in 1793 and early 1794, based on a central motif in relief and the principal legends rendered in letters sunk into a raised outer border, a concept carried forward on the trade tokens issued by the Lancaster eccentric Daniel Eccleston in August 1794. This concept, which Boulton enthusiastically bought into, was shared with the Company and three of Ponthon’s designs were submitted to East India House on 16 July 1794 for approval. A week later the Company approved the final design, but because of difficulties in acquiring the necessary copper, minting did not commence until September 1794. The first shipment, of dubs, left Soho on 8 November 1794 and the last, of half-dubs, on 4 March 1795; the 1797-dated coins were shipped between 15 December 1796 and 9 February 1797. The experience gained by Boulton from striking these two coinages stood Soho in good stead when it came to producing Cartwheel twopences and pennies for Great Britain later in 1797
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, copper Pattern Dub or Forty-Eighth Rupee, unsigned [by N.-A. Ponthon], type 1, 1793, sicca kampani isavi 1793 [Money of the company 1793], english east india company around, rev. sicca kampani isavi 1793 [Money of the company 1793], english east india company around, edge plain, 13.71g/2h (Prid. Bengal 370 [Sale, lot 686]; Stevens 5.154; KM. Bengal Pn. 15a). Trifling rim nicks, otherwise good very fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 61 BN] £600-£800 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1982 (798), ticket
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 Proof mule Dub or Forty-Eighth Rupee, 1794, arms and supporters, united east india compan[y] on scroll, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 48 to one rupee, lion’s heads full-face as on the 1797 coins, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english . united . east india . company, 13.94g/6h (Prid. 314 [Sale, lot 432]; Stevens 5.172; KM. 395). Virtually as struck, extremely rare [certified and graded NGC PF 65 BN] £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: Bt P.H. Davis (Tampa, FL) May 1979. Owner’s ticket. Literature: Illustrated in Paul Stevens, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist, p.543
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Half-Dudu or 5 Cash, first issue, 1705, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date in two lines, 3.90g/1h (Prid. 70 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.74; KM. 290) [2]. Fine, extremely rare; only one specimen recorded by Snartt, two depicted on the Stevens website £90-£120 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 564 (part)
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, gilt-copper Proof Dub or Forty-Eighth Rupee, 1797, arms and supporters, united east india compan[y] on scroll, auspicio regis et senatus angliæ [By the authority of the King and Parliament of England] around, 48 to one rupee, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english . united . east india . company, 13.64g/6h (Prid. 318 [Sale, lot 431]; Stevens 5.176; KM. 398a). Brilliant FDC, most attractive, rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 Cameo] £1,200-£1,500 --- Provenance: R.J. Ford (Detroit, MI) Collection SNC (London) April 1982 (3311), ticket. Owner’s ticket
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, bronzed-copper Proof mule Half-Dub or Ninety-Sixth Rupee, 1794, 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 distanced from sunken panel below as on the 1797 coins, 96 to one rupee, rev. balemark, united east india company around, edge english united east india company, 6.60g/6h (Prid. 322 [Sale, lot 433]; Stevens 5.184; KM. 393). Good extremely fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC PF 64 BN] £600-£800 --- Provenance: SNC (London) October 1980 (8617), ticket. Owner’s ticket
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, Early coinages, copper Half-Dudu or 5 Cash, second issue, 1755, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date in two lines, 2.71g/1h (Prid. 76 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.82; KM. 305). About very fine, very rare; four specimens recorded by Snartt £140-£180 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 565 (part), ticket. Owner’s ticket
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
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: European style coinages, Soho, silver 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, 7.69g/6h (Prid. 326 [Sale, lot 434]; Stevens 5.192; KM. 397c). Tiny graze in reverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, most attractive deep toning, extremely rare, only one other noted at auction in the last 30 years [certified and graded NGC PF 63] £2,000-£3,000 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 170 (part) from Baldwin 1939], ticket in Brushfield’s hand, ‘£2-10-0, but very spl [special] rate, & insure for £5: the figure quoted the same day by Spink for an example inferior to this’. Bt Baldwin (London) August 1986, ticket and envelope. Owner’s 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
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], 10.17g/6h (Prid. 328 [Sale, lot 436]; Stevens 3.359; KM. 330). Good fine or better, very rare [certified and graded NGC XF 45 BN] £400-£500 --- Provenance: H. Pegg Collection, Spink Auction 12 (London), 19 November 1980, lot 59 (part), ticket SNC (London) February 1981 (1242), ticket. Owner’s ticket
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 Quarter-Dub, 1807, kampini varuvesama kal dabbu [Honourable company quarter dub], rev. kumpini yarapotta kal dabbu [Honourable company quarter dub], 2.65g/6h (Prid. 331 [Sale, lot 436]; Stevens 3.365; KM. 325). Good fine, rare [certified and graded NGC VF 30 BN] £120-£150 --- Provenance: SNC (London) February 1981 (1244), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Dub coinages, Madras, Second issue, copper Dub, 1808, fulus hanarabal kampani isavi 1808 [Fulus of the honourable company christian year 1808], large date, rev. kampini varuvesana dabbulu [Honourable company, dub], i · dub below, 10.46g/6h (Prid. 333 [Sale, lot 439]; Stevens 3.369; KM. 346). On a large (26mm) flan, about extremely fine and a bold strike, very rare [certified and graded NGC MS 62 BN] £300-£400 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 582 (part), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Northern Circars: Dub coinages, Madras, Second issue, copper Dub, 1808, fulus hanarabal kampani isavi 1808 [Fulus of the honourable company christian year 1808], normal date, rev. kampini varuvesana dabbulu [Honourable company, dub], i · dub below, 10.19g/6h (Prid. 334 [Sale, lot 439]; Stevens 3.370; KM. 347). On a normal (24mm) flan, fine, very rare [certified and graded NGC F 15 BN] £100-£150 --- Provenance: K. Wiggins Collection, Baldwin Auction 25 (London), 8 May 2001, lot 582 (part), ticket. Owner’s ticket
East India Company, Portcullis issues, Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver Two Testerns or Quarter-Dollar, mm. O [1600/01], crowned arms dividing crowned e r, : elizabeth · d’· g’· an’· fr’· et · hiber’· regin’· [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, 6.72g/12h (Prid. 3 (a); BCW 2; Comber Sale 272 and Ford Sale 486, same dies; S 2607C). Good very fine and round, toned, very rare and with an important 17th century provenance [certified and graded NGC AU 53] £9,000-£12,000 --- Provenance: Abp J. Sharp Collection, Glendining Auction (London), 5 October 1977, lot 349 Spink Auction 190 (London), 27 September 2007, lot 570. Owner’s ticket. John Sharp (c. 1645-1714), appointed Archbishop of York in 1691, began collecting coins in 1687 and was in contact with several other English numismatists of the day, including John Evelyn. The collection was left to his son and passed down the family for more than 250 years, before being organised by the late Owen Parsons and catalogued for two auctions, one of world coins and historical medals at Sotheby’s in 1966, the other of English coins at Glendining’s in 1977. Sharp provenances are among the oldest available in numismatics. In the opinion of the cataloguer the NGC grade is an extremely conservative third-party opinion
East India Company, Madras Presidency, Early coinages, copper Half-Dudu or 5 Cash, second issue, 1755, balemark incorporating cce, rev. date in two lines, 2.89g/12h (Prid. 76 [not in Sale]; Stevens 1.82; KM. 305). Good fine, very rare £100-£120 --- Provenance: A.N. Brushfield Collection, Part V, Glendining Auction (London), 2-3 November 1949, lot 167 (part) Sir John Wheeler Collection, Baldwin Auction 22 (London), 2 May 2000, lot 11 (part). Owner’s ticket
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