| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1153 Price realized: 2,125 USD (Approx. 1,946 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (28mm, 12.38 g, 12h). First milled issue. Murshidabad (Dacca) mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1794-1796). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah (defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah 'Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favor, put his stamp on the seven climes); no secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus (struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of the prosperous reign). Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.54 (this coin illustrated and referenced); cf. Pridmore 61, 68, and 74; cf. KM 103.2. Lightly toned with traces of luster . In NGC encapsulation 6382527-022, graded MS 63. Very rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 143 (there attributed to Patna); A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining's, 3 October 1988), lot 504. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 1:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1151 Price realized: 3,500 USD (Approx. 3,206 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (22mm, 6.19 g, 12h). Second milled issue. Murshidabad (Patna) mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1793-1818). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah; no secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus. Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.31 (this coin referenced); Pridmore 69 (Dacca); cf. KM 111. In NGC encapsulation 6382528-019, graded MS 64. A highly lustrous coin. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler Collection (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 136, purchased from Spink, February 1977. Estimate: 2500 USD |  |
Match 2:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1152 Price realized: 2,000 USD (Approx. 1,832 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (28mm, 12.38 g, 12h). Second milled issue. Murshidabad mint. Dually dated AH 1202 and RY 19 of Shah Alam II (Struck 1794-1796). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah (defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah 'Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favor, put his stamp on the seven climes); secret marks / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus (struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of the prosperous reign). Edge: /////. CEEIC 5.2; Pridmore 71; KM 103.2. In NGC encapsulation 6382527-033, graded MS 63. Delicate tone. Rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Sir John Wheeler (Baldwin's 22, 2 May 2000), lot 138; A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining's, 3 October 1988), lot 502. Estimate: 2000 USD |  |
Match 3:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1143 Price realized: 16,000 USD (Approx. 14,654 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Mohur (19.5mm, 11.65 g, 6h). In the name of Shah 'Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad mint. Dually dated AH 1180 and RY 8 (1766/7). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah / zarb murshidabad sanah 8 julus maimanat manus; C to right of RY. CEEIC 2.7 = Pridmore 15 = KM A94 = Friedberg 1526 (this coin illustrated). Once gilt and lightly polished, attractive orange toning. VF. An apparently unique coin of great interest and importance. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; F. Pridmore Collection (Part II, Glendining, 18 October 1982), lot 569, purchased from Spink, May 1983; Singapore 24 (27 February 1997), lot 640; Adolphe Menjou Collection (Kreisberg & Schulman 1, 25 January 1957), lot 1587; R. D. Wills Collection (Glendining, 6 December 1938), lot 212. The large C prominently displayed on the reverse of this exceedingly rare Mohur may indicate that it was part of a special issue authorized by the English government in Calcutta. Paul Stevens writes 'another possible interpretation is that the letter C was the initial letter of Robert Clive, the Governor of Calcutta at the time.' Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
Match 4:
| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1136 Price realized: 50,000 USD (Approx. 45,795 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir. AH 1014-1037 / AD 1605-1627. AV Mohur (20mm, 10.81 g, 1h). So-called "Bacchanalian" type. Ajmer mint. Dually dated AH 1023 and RY 9 (11 February – 14/23 October AD 1614). shabih-e hazrat Shah Jahangir (The likeness of majesty Shah Jahangir) in Persian to left, qaza-e bar sikka zar kard tasvir (Destiny on gold coin did portray) in Persian to right, radiate Jahangir cross-legged left on ornate throne against patterned cushion holding flower or goblet / huruf-e Jahangir wah allahu Akbar (The letters of Jahangir and Allahu Akbar) in Persian above, za ruz awal dar a'dad shud brabar (from first day to last number becomes equal) in Persian below, central radiate sun within pelleted quadrate border with upper and lower lines extending to create additional side panels; zarb Ajmer (struck Ajmer) in Persian and AH date in left panel, mu'aiyan ba 9 sanat (equal to regnal year 9) in Persian and AH date in right. Liddle Type G-38; BM 319-21; IMC (Wright) –; Hull 1423-4; Zeno 161343 = Adams III, lot 2398 (same dies, but later die state); KM 179.6; Friedberg 76; Zeno 209176 = Album 32, lot 1866 (same dies). In NGC encapsulation 4660932-001, graded XF 40. Toned. Very rare portrait issue. Given that Jahangir was a celebrated patron of the arts, it is not surprising that he should have taken a strong interest in the coins struck during his reign. But this remarkable mohur represents an astonishing departure from established norms and conventions, and was clearly a source of controversy at the time. Not only does it bear the image of the emperor himself, but he is shown holding a wine-cup, and it is not hard to see why the devout might have felt sufficiently scandalized as to describe these portrait mohurs as 'Bacchanalian'. The obverse portrays Jahangir, seated cross-legged on his throne, nimbate and holding up a wine cup. In the center of the reverse is the radiant sun, said to represent the month of Jahangir's birth, with the mint and date to the left, and the regnal year to the right. Divided between obverse and reverse is a Persian couplet, engraved in calligraphy of the finest style, which was translated by Stanley Lane-Poole as: Destiny has drawn on money of gold The portrait of his Majesty Shah Jahangir The letters of Jahangir and Allahu Akbar Are equal in value from the beginning of time. According to Arabic numerology, the values of both Jahangar and Allahu Akbar are identical, with both equating to 292. Jahangir himself makes mention of this in his Memoirs, relating that he was told of this equivalence by a holy man who came to visit his court at Ajmer. 'Considering this a good omen,' Jahangir wrote, 'I gave the discoverer of this coincidence land, a horse, cash, and clothing.' While struck to the weight of standard currency mohurs, it seems clear that these beautiful coins were intended as presentation pieces. According to contemporary historical sources, Jahangir ordered that they were to be presented to favored ministers, servants and eminent visitors to the Mughal court. Jahangir's own courtiers and attendants were even instructed to wear these coins, prominently displayed on their clothing or on their turban sash, both as a mark of their status and also as a life-preserving amulet. Estimate: 50000 USD |  |
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| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 1149 Price realized: 2,500 USD (Approx. 2,290 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bengal Presidency. 1699-1835. AV Half Mohur (19mm, 6.16 g, 11h). In the name of Shah 'Alam II (AH 1173-1221 / 1759-1806). Murshidabad (Calcutta) mint. Dually dated AH 1200 and RY 19 (1785/6). sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah / zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus. CEEIC 2.36 (this coin referenced); Pridmore –; KM 101. In NGC encapsulation 6382528-018, graded AU Details, bent. Very minor bend to flan. Toned with underlying luster. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection. Ex Sir John Wheeler Collection (Baldwin's 22, London, 2 May 2000), lot 131; A Parcel of East India Company Issues for Bengal (Glendining, 3 October 1988), lot 487. Estimate: 2500 USD |  |
