World (12) TibetRupees (1902-1911) (2) the first NVF stained on the reverse, the second Fine, Saudi ArabiaRiyal AH1370 NEF with some edge nicks, MexicoPeso 1962 VF, Germany - Third Reich Five Reichsmarks (3) 1934A KM#83Fine with some edge knocks, 1935E KM#86 Good Fine, cleaned, 1935G KM#86 Fine, Germany - Federal Republic Ten Marks 1972F KM#131 EF toned, Japan 1000 Yen 1964 Tokyo Olympics Y#80 EF toned with some traces of old lacquering, Japan 4 Mon undated (1863-1867) C#6a About Fine, Indian Princely States (2) Dump Coinage these worn
India - British (29) One Rupee 1862 Madras, Good Fine, Quarter Rupees (5) 1874 Calcutta (2) Good Fine and NVF, 1882 Bombay, Fine, 1940 Calcutta EF, 1946 VF with attempted piercing, Two Annas (10) 1841 Divided Legend Fine, 1886 Calcutta VF, 1888 Bombay, B incuse, Near Fine/Fine, 1907 NEF, 1913 Fine, 1917 (2) both Fine, 1918 EF toned, 1941 NEF, 1944 Fine, One Anna (6) 1907 (4) EF (2) and Good Fine (2, one with an edge crack),1917 Fine, 1933 NEF, Quarter Anna (6) 1830 Bombay Presidency Fine, 1835 Small Reverse Letters, Fine 1858 Near Fine, 1862 Fine with some heavy scuffs, 1887 VG, 1889 VG, Five Cash 1803 Madras Presidency, Fine, along with Indian Princely States One Rupee Bikanir 1892 GF/NVF cleaned, and British Guyana Four pence (2) 1938 VG and 1943 VG/Fine
India and Indian Princely States (28) India (25) One Rupee (7) 1876 Calcutta Mint, Bust A, Reverse I, Fine, 1877 Calcutta Mint, Bust A, Reverse I, Good Fine, the obverse with a long scratch, 1888 Bombay Mint Fine/Good Fine with some verdigris spots, 1907 Calcutta Mint, Fine, 1913 Bombay Mint, Good Fine, 1915 Calcutta Mint EF, 1944 Bombay Mint GVF/NEF, Half Rupees (7) 1840 Legend continuous over bust, Bombay Mint, About Fine, 1897 Bombay Mint, B Incuse Good Fine, 1910 Calcutta Mint, Fine, 1918 Bombay Mint KM#522 GVF/VF with some rim nicks, 1939 Bombay Mint KM#549 GEF and lustrous, the obverse with some spots, 1944 Bombay (dot) VF, 1944 Bombay (Diamond) About Fine with some thin scratches on the obverse, Quarter Rupees (6) 1886 Calcutta Mint, C incuse, Near Fine/Fine, 1910 Calcutta Mint NVF/VF, 1918 Calcutta Miny, Fine, 1919 Calcutta Mint, Good Fine, 1934 Calcutta Mint Near Fine/Fine, 1942 Calcutta Mint VG, Two Annas (4) 1841 Divided legend, Calcutta Mint, W.W. Raised on truncation, no dot after date, VF toned, 1889 Calcutta Mint, C incuse, VF, 1896 Calcutta Mint, C incuse, VG/Fine, 1910 Calcutta Mint VF/GVF toned, One Anna 1915 VG/Fine, Indian Princely States (3) Bikanir One Rupee 1892 KM#72 Near Fine with some scratches, Hyderabad AH1322/38 Y40.1 GVF, Kutch Five Kori 1932 Y#53a EF and lustrous with a hint of tone
Indian Princely States (7) Mewar (6) One Rupee (3) undated (1858-1920) Y#11 (2) Fine and Good Fine, VS1985 Friendship with London Y#22.2 VF with some toning, Half Rupee VS1985 Y#21 Good Fine, 1/8th Rupee VS1985 Y#19 Fine, 1/16th Rupee VS1985 Y#18 Fine, Baroda Four Annas VS1949 (1892) Y#34 Fine, India - Bombay Presidency Rupee AH1215/46 KM#224 Good Fine
Indian Princely States (3) Hyderabad (2) Rupee AH1305 Y#17 VF countermarked on the obverse, Half Rupee AH130- (last digit off the flan) VF, India - Bombay Presidency Rupee Year 26 AH date off flan, 11.28 grammes, Fine, along with two unattributed Indian States minors these Fine
Indian Princely States - (8) Hyderabad (4) Quarter Rupee (2) AH1316 Y#15 GEF with a flaw , AH1317 Y#15 A/UNC, One Eighth Rupee date off Fala (first two digits partially visible) GEF, with excellent surfaces and matching tone, One Sixteenth Rupee type as Y#13, date off flan GVF, TravancoreSilver Chuckrams (4), GVF
Indian Princely States - Hyderabad (4) One Rupee (2) AH1316 Y#17 UNC with choice surfaces and colourfully toned, AH1318 Y#17 About UNC and lustrous, with excellent surfaces enhanced by gold and olive tone, Quarter Rupee AH1307 Y#15 NEF, One Eighth Rupee (2) AH1307 Y#14 About EF, AH1313 Y#14 EF, the date partially off the flan
World (9) India - Madras PresidencyQuarter Rupee AH1172/6 frozen date KM#434 GVF, Indian Princely States - Travancore Velli Fanam, undated (1864) KM#24.1, VF, India Temple Token similar to an Akbar Rupee c.1914, square, VF, India Princely StatesCopper Dump coinage (3) each 10.6 to 10.8 grammes, VG or slightly better, Medal Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar/Nelson, containing Victory copper 1905 16mm in bronze VF, EgyptQirsh AH1293/10 Fine, holed, and an embroidered bag used to house the vendors coins for many years
Turkey (10) 20 Kurush (6) AH1277/15 (1861) KM#693 Fine, AH1293/1 (1876) (2) KM#693 Near Fine and Fine, AH1293/2 (1877) Fine/Good Fine, AH1327/9 (1910) (2) the first VF with underlying lustre, the second GVF, Five Qirsh AH1223/25 (1832)KM#599 Near Fine, Kurus AH1143 Year 29, (1757) VF or near so retaining some underlying lustre, Piastre AH1171/6 KM#321.1 Fine, 20 Para AH1223/28 (1836) KM#596 VG, Afghanistan 2 1/2 Rupees SH1302 (1924) KM#878 Fine, Indian Princely States - Hyderabad Rupee AH1312/28 (1922) type as Y#32 VF
World (14) KoreaQuarter Yang Year 2 (1898) KM#1117 VG/Fine with some scratches, Austria20 Kreuzer 1804 KM#2139 VG scarce, German States - Prussia (2) 1/6 Thaler 1813A KM#385 VG, 1/3 Thaler 1771A KM#303 Near Fine, FranceHalf Franc Henry III (1574-1589) mintmark A (Paris) date off flan VG, Brazil80 ReisCountermarked issue, undated (1809) host coin 40 Reis 1790 KM#290.1 countermark VG, host coin Near Fine, Netherlands East Indies - Sumatra Half Stuiver 1824 KM#284.2 Fair, Indian Princely States - Jaora Paisa 1896 KM#10 Near Fine, German States - Schonau Four Heller Lordship issue 1755 KM#1 Fine, the only 18th Century issue from this State, scarce, Poland (3) Three Solidi (2) 1754 KM#147.2 Fair, 1755 KM#147.2 (2) Fine and VG, Netherlands 2 1/2 Cents 1906KM#134 GVF, and Coin Weight France Half Pistol undated Louis XIIII Fine
World a mixed group (70), includes many silver items, India (5) 50 Rupees 1978 FAO Lustrous UNC, Half Rupee 1946 Bombay EF, Two Annas 1918 NVF, 1/12th Anna (2) 1909 EF, 1926 GVF, Netherlands Antilles (6) Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC, Quarter Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, One Tenth Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC, Five Cents 1963 Lustrous UNC, 2 1/2 Cents 1959 A/UNC and lustrous, One Cent 1963 Lustrous UNC, Russia (2) Five Kopeks (2) 1780 EM VF, 1781 EM VF, France Ten Francs (3) 1965 (2) the first Lustrous A/UNC, the second EF cleaned, 1966 GEF, Spain100 Pesetas (2)1966 (dated 66) UNC, 1968 (dated 68) NEF, BermudaCrowns 1964 (5) UNC (3), A/UNC and EF, New Zealand (3) Crowns (3) 1949 (2) the first GEF lightly toned, the second NEF with some spots and thin scratches, 1953 UNC, IraqRiyal (200 Fils) 1932 (2) both Fine, India Rupee 1892 Bombay Mint, B incuse VF, with some darker toning, New GuineaShilling 1938 GVF, SeychellesTen Rupees 1974 Sea Turtle Lustrous UNC, Gibraltar Crown 1971 Barbary Ape Proof UNC retaining some original brilliance, Switzerland (2) Five Francs 1967B Lustrous UNC with some minor contact marks, Half Franc 1953B GVF, Canada (12) One Dollar (2) 1961 VF, 1967 Goose EF toned, 50 Cents 1967 Howling Wolf GEF toned, 25 Cents (4) 1909 Fine, 1967 Lynx (3) NEF, EF and GEF the last with attractive toning, Ten Cents (3) 1949 NEF, 1967 Atlantic Mackeral (2) EF and GEF, Five Cents 1967 Rabbit Lustrous UNC, One Cent 1967 Dove A/UNC, Canada - Newfoundland One Cent 1865 NVF, Spain Two Pesetas 1870 (dated 74) Fine, Italian States - Papal States Five Baiocchi 1853R Good Fine, Egypt Ten Qirsh AH1293/32 (1906) Fine, German States - Prussia (2) Four Groschen 1796 KM#362 VG, Groschen 1856A VF, Jersey (2) 1/13th Shilling 1861 NVF, 1/24th Shilling 1923 VF, GuernseyOne Double 1830 NVF, Italian States - Venice Two Lire 1801, 9.389 grammes variant, Near Fine, the reverse with some verdigris, scarce, Indian Princely States - Hyderabad Rupee AH1311 Fine, India Madras PresidencyTen Cash 1803 Fine, Ceylon 25 Cents 1893 NEF, Germany Five Pfennigs 1921E EF, Germany - Weimar Republic (2) Ten Rentenpfennigs 1924J VF, Two Pfennigs 1936F VF, Germany - Third Reich Two Pfennigs 1938D VF, Bulgaria (3) 20 Stotinki 1917 Zinc (2) Good Fine and VF, 10 Stotinki 1913 About Fine, NorwayKrone 1949 GVF, Vatican Ten Centesimi 1933-34 EF MedalBirmingham Peace Celebration 34mm diameter in bronze, holed for suspension, and an unattributed badge/jeton, no legend or date, uniface bust right, the edge with four mounting lugs, one broken, Fine
Indian Princely States - Kutch Five Kori (3) VS1992 (1936) George V Y#53a Lustrous UNC with some small stains, VS1993 (1936) Edward VIII Y#67 Lustrous UNC, VS1993 (1936) George VI Y#75A/UNC and lustrous
USAOne Dollar (3) 1921 Morgan GVF once gilded, 1922 EF, 1923S VF the obverse with some scratches, GB Crown 1935 GEF, Cliché medals (2) the first undated by Phillips Aldershot of London, uniface and 32mm diameter Obverse: Angel holding two laurel wreaths facing, with sun and seascape behind, the second 32mm diameter undated and uniface depicting a standing woman above a kneeling man crowning him with a laurel wreath, loosely based on the style of 'Art is Obtained Through Labour' by Nicolas Reyers (c.1780) both EF with light gold tone, along with Indian Princely StatesCopper Dump coinage (5) each 20.3 to 20.4 grammes each 18-20mm diameter and around Fine, along with Book 'The Story of the English Coinage' by Peter Seaby (1952) in Fair second-hand condition
World (14) Dutch India Negapatam GoldFanam Early type, 17th to 18th Century, 9mm diameter, 0.38 grammes Good Fine, Indian Princely States - Travancore Velli Fanam undated (1864) KM#24.1 Fine, ScotlandPennyAlexander III VG with a large edge chip, GB Silver Hammered Penny, worn, Poland3 Polker 1624 NVF, SpanishNetherlandsJeton 1662 30mm diameter in copper Philip IIII Good Fine, France Jeton 1666 Louis XIIII and Maria 25mm diameter in copper VG, France - Feudal Arches-Charleville Liard 1609 VG/Fine, Brazil 5 Reis 1787 Fine, Netherlands - Overijssel Duit 1765 Eagle Near Fine, Russia Polushka 1735 KM#187 VG, Netherlands - Gelderland-Zutphen 6 Stuivers 1691 KM#26.1 NVG, a byzantinebronze in low grade, and a 10mm diameter piece unattributed in silver? Obverse with facing head, reverse with winged caduceus , no legends, possibly a spielgeld piece? GVF looks to have been attached to a mount at some time
World (27) Ancient GreeceDrachmAlexander III, Reverse: Zeus seated left holding eagle and sceptre, Fine, Poland (3) 3 Polker 1624 (2) KM#41 Fine and Good Fine, Solidus 1663 KM#110 Good Fine, Lithuania Two Denar 1570 Sigismund II Fine, RussiaSilver Kopek 16th Century Fine, struck off-centre on an oval flan as often, India - Bombay PresidencyPice 1819 KM#198 Fine, India - Madras Presidency (4) Twenty Cash 1808 KM#321 EF with pitted surfaces, Ten Cash 1808 KM#319 (2) VF and EF both with pitted surfaces, Five Cash 1803 KM#317 Good Fine, India - Bombay Presidency Quarter Anna 1833 KM#233 AVF, India (4) Half Anna (3) 1835 KM#447.1 Near Fine, 1862 (2) Calcutta and Bombay Mints KM#468 both Fine, 1858 Quarter Anna KM#463.1 VF with some verdigris, Netherlands East IndiesDuit 1742 KM#70 Fine, Italy - Milan Republic Denaro Scodellato Henry III 11th to 12th Century EF dished as often, India Kinnara State Half Anna Token 1936 Good Fine with some surface dirt, Indian Princely States - Nawanagar Dhinglo AH (9)78 frozen date KM#8 Fine, and World in base metal (7) one in the style of an Abbasid Denar, the others possibly India or related all crude types on irregular flans in mixed lower grades
Kings of Parthia Ar Tetradrachm Vardanes I (c.40-45AD) Obv. Diademed bust left/ Rev. Vardanes seated right receiving palm from Tyche standing left. 13.01 grammes VF. SassanianDrachmKhusru II Obv. Winged Crowned Bust right/Rev. Fire altar with two attendants VF. Indo-Greek Ar Tetradrachm Azes II (35-5BC) Obv/ BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOΥ AΣOΥ Azes on horseback right raising right hand./Rev Athena standing right, holding spear and shield in left hand and raising right, monograms in left and right field. 9.68 grammes VF. India - Bengal PresidencyHalf Rupee ND//45 KM#76 GVF toned with some edge nicks. India - Madras Presidency Rupee KM#390, 11.42 grammes, Good Fine. India Rajaraja Chola 985-1014 copper Massa, 4.34 grammes, Good Fine with green patination. India Princely States Half Rupee 4.42 grammes struck off-centre VG on an oval-shaped flan
India a collection of Princely Statescopper (30), Silver (24) all attributed by the collector and including Bengal Sultanate, Travencore, Delhi Sultanate, Mysore and more generally in collectable grades some pleasing VF
India an accumulation in a stock box includes Princely States, East India Company and British India types, mostly copper and bronze issues (145), along with Half Anna 1946 (17) EF to UNC, One Twelfth Anna (49) 1926 (1), 1933 (46) EF to UNC with varying degrees of lustre, and a further group of One Twelfth Anna coins (214) Victoria to George V all silver dipped in mixed grades
Italy 10 Lire (2) 1926R KM#68.1 Fine/Good nFine with an edge knock, 1928R KM#68.1 GVF with minor contact marks, both scarce, Portuguese India Rupia 1881 KM#312 NEF/EF, the obverse with some hairlines and tiny digs on the portrait, Indian Princely States - Baroda 4 Annas VS1951 (1894) Y#34a Good Fine
IndiaMughal EmpireRupee AH1068/Year 32 - 1668 (type 235) Fine, India Mughal Empire Rupee Akbar Shah the Great 1556-1605AD, weight 11.16 grammes Fine, India Mughal Empire SilverTanka Sultan Mohammed II (1296-1315) weight 10.82 grammes, Fine, India - Sultan of Delhi Firoz Shah Tughlaq (1351-1388) Silver Tanka, weight 8.88 grammes, Fine, India - Gujarat Rulers Half Tanka 16th Century Good Fine, Indian Princely States - Travancore18th Century Chuckram NVF, Armenia and Cilicia Silver Tram Levon I. 1199-1226 VF, Silver Dirham Seljuqs of Rum Kaykhusru II (1236-1245) Sun and Lion type VF with some weakness of strike (8 coins in lot)
India - British (22) One Rupee (6) 1840 Split legend, WW Raised, 1840 Continuous Legend, No WW (2), 1888 Calcutta, 1903, 1920 Bombay, Half Rupee 1840 Continuous legend, Quarter Rupee (2) 1840 Split legend, 1840 Continuous legend, 2 Annas (6) 1841 Split legend, 1841 Continuous legend, 1862, 1918, 1936, 1947, 1 Anna 1936, Quarter Annas (3) 1862, 1907, 1934, One Twelfth Anna 1862, Half Pice 1862, along with Bombay Presidency Quarter Anna 1833, Indian princely States (3) Travancore (2) Chuckram 1901. Fanam c.1920, Hyderabad Rupee c.1830, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous including Victorian issues
Indian Princely States - Kutch (8) 5 Kori (3) 1936 Edward VIII (2), 1937 George VI, 2 1/2 Kori 1937 (2) Edward VIII and George VI issues, One Kori (3) 1923, 1936 Edward VIII, 1938 GVF to EF
Indian Princely States - Bundi (10) Victoria (4) Rupees (3) 1848, 1874 and an undated issue Y#9, Half Paisa date off flan, Edward VII Rupees (4) VS1963 (1906) (1), VS1964 (1907) (2), Seated figure type Y#11 date partly off the flan, George V (2) Rupee VS1979 (1922), Half Paisa date off flan all around Fine
India, Portuguese India and Indian Princely States a collectionRupees to Fractional Annas (183) , with plenty of silver items, includes some Bank check tokens and Transport check pieces in mixed grades a few in high grade and lustrous
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