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The E-Sylum: Volume 23, Number 31, August 2, 2020, Article 23

DIX NOONAN WEBB OCTOBER 2020 INDIAN SALE

Here is the press release for the fall Dix Noonan Webb sale of Indian coins and medals. -Editor

Tanka dating from 910 from the reign of Nasir Shah
Tanka dating from 910 from the reign of Nasir Shah

The third and final part of a Collection of Coins of the Indian Sultanates will be offered by International coins, medals, banknotes and jewellery specialists Dix Noonan Webb in a live online auction of Indian Coins and Historical Medals on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 10am on their website www.DNW.co.uk.

Tanka from the reign of Zayn al-‘Abidin
Tanka from the reign of Zayn al-‘Abidin

Among the highlights of the Collection, which comprises 284 lots in this particular sale, will be an extremely rare Tanka from the reign of the Bahmanid sultan Ghiyath al-din Tahmatan (799h) which is expected to fetch £2,000-£2,600; while an extremely fine and rare Nazarana Tanka of the Malwa sultan Nasir Shah (906-916h) is estimated at £1,200-£1,500, and a very fine and rare Tanka from the reign of the Kashmir sultan Zayn al-‘Abidin (823-874h) is expected to fetch £1,000-£1,200.

William IV Rupee
William IV Rupee

Expert in charge, Tim Wilkes, commented: “Following on from the success of last October's sale, which saw three coins from the Collection of Coins of the Indian Sultanates each fetch over £30,000, we are looking forward to this sale, which will attract interest from all over the world.”

East Indian Railway
East Indian Railway Gold Pass

Also in the sale will be a collection of Rupees of British India; this collection comprises 67 lots and includes a restrike proof Rupee of William IV estimated at £1,500-1,800. A highlight of the small group of Indian historical medals is a gold ticket from the East Indian Railway Company estimated at £1,000-1,200.

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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