Heritage Auctions will be hosting their India World & Ancient Coins Spotlight Auction on March 2. Select items are discussed below.
-Garrett
Mughal Empire. Aurangzeb Alamgir gold Mohur AH 1098 Year 30 (1687) MS63 NGC,
Shahjahanabad mint, KM315.42. Appearing almost as if dipped in buckwheat honey and bearing a crisp, easily legible strike, this admirable example eclipses the broad majority of Mohurs on the market.
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Mughal Empire. Aurangzeb Alamgir gold Mohur AH 1098 Year 30 (1687) MS63 NGC,
(https://coins.ha.com/itm/india/mughal-empire/india-mughal-empire-aurangzeb-alamgir-gold-mohur-ah-1098-year-30-1687-ms63-ngc-/a/61480-23078.s)
British India. William IV Proof Restrike 1/2 Rupee 1835.-(c) PR64 PCGS,
Calcutta mint, KM449.2, S&W-1.59. Type C/III Raised "F". Caribbean Sea blue cut by swathes of russet and tangerine. This stunner is long on eye appeal.
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British India. William IV Proof Restrike 1/2 Rupee 1835.-(c) PR64 PCGS,
(https://coins.ha.com/itm/india/british-india/india-british-india-william-iv-proof-restrike-1-2-rupee-1835-c-pr64-pcgs-/a/61480-23101.s)
Tripura. Durga Manikya silver Tanka (Rupee) ND (1809-1821) AU55 NGC,
KM475. Tripura coins are among the only in the world that consistently cite the names of both the king and queen (here, citing Queen Sumitra). Despite being struck as presentation pieces, nineteenth-century coins from Tripura-when found-often exhibit some circulation wear. This battleship-gray specimen is the only example registered at NGC and will surely elicit enthusiasm among Princely States collectors.
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Tripura. Durga Manikya silver Tanka (Rupee) ND (1809-1821) AU55 NGC,
(https://coins.ha.com/itm/india/tripura/india-tripura-durga-manikya-silver-tanka-rupee-nd-1809-1821-au55-ngc-/a/61480-23091.s)
INDIA. Kushano-Sasanian. Ardaxsir (Ardashir) I (ca. AD 230-245). AV dinar (25mm, 12h). ANACS MS 63.
Uncertain mint in Bactria, Early Series, in the name of Vasudeva I. Þ-OONONO ÞOOBO-OONO VOBANO, Vasudeva I standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing diadem with ribbons to right, jeweled triangular helmet with forehead crescent, clad in full armor with long-sleeved knee-length tunic, coils covering arms, top as chain mail, shirt of plate mail, worn over trousers and high boots, sacrificing with right hand over altar at left, grounded trident in left hand, flames emanating from right shoulder; tetraskelion between feet, pellet above W/O with three pellets in right field / OhÞO, Ithyphallic Oesho (Siva) standing facing with two arms and single head surrounded by partial halo, hair in topknot with curls outlining face, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, erect lingam, diadem in right hand, trident with annulet on shaft in left; the bull Nandi standing left in background, tamgha in left field, three pellets below bull's head, dotted border. Göbl MK 680. ANS Kushan -. Donum Burns -.
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INDIA. Kushano-Sasanian. Ardaxsir (Ardashir) I (ca. AD 230-245). AV dinar (25mm, 12h). ANACS MS 63.
(https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushano-sasanian-ardaxsir-ardashir-i-ca-ad-230-245-av-dinar-25mm-12h-anacs-ms-63/a/61480-23031.s)
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