Indian Numsimatic Gallery

Mughal ; Jahangir ; Large Flan Silver Rupee Mint : Patna ( Full Mint ) ; 1021 AH / RY 7 Illahi Month : Farwardin ; Rare Note : Almost Complete Die Coin https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

Mughal ; Shah Jahan, Rare Silver Rupee ; Mint : Burhanpur ( Full Mint ) ; legend in four lines on both sides (KM 222.5). Very Fine, Weight : 11.36 Grams  

  Mughal : Shah Alam Bahadur (1707-1712 AD), silver rupee, (heavy weight), Karimabad mint, 1123 AH / RY 5, similar to KM 347.11, Weight : 12.06 Grams ;   Very fine, Very scarce.

Mughal ; Shah Alam Bahadur ; Silver Rupee ;  Mint : Jahangirnagar ( Full Mint ) 1121 AH / RY 3 ; Weight : 11.67 Grams Note : Full dated and full mint specimen .

  Mughal, Humayun, First Reign (AH 937-947, 1530-1540 AD), Silver Shahrukhi, 4.03 grams, Qandahar Mint (struck to the local standard used only at Qandahar), Extremely fine, Rare in this grade.

  Bhoja Dynasty, Paramaras of Vidharbha, Bhojadeva, RARE Silver Dramma,  Obv: lion, Rev: standing human figure of lord shiva  ;  Weight : 0.42 Grams

  Princely State ,   Jind ,   Ranbir Singh   (VS 1943-2004, 1887-1947 AD),   Silver Nazarana Rupee , Weight : 11.73 Grams , Diameter : 30.87 mm, VS 1943, 1993 (AD 1937), issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ranbir Singh’s reign,  KM # Y2 , Very rare. Note : This Silver Nazarana Rupee was issued by Ranbir Singh. The obverse of this coin is inscribed as ‘Mahi Tab Mah Sikka Zad Bar Seem Wa Zar Az Auj Hokum shud az Qadir Bichoon Beh Ahmad Badshah’. The reverse of the coin is inscribed as ‘Julus Samat 1943 Golden Jubilee Sarkar Jind Samat 1993’. This coin was issued to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Ranbir Singh reign. " Jind was a Princely State during the British rule in India. Jind is a district located in the Indian States of Haryana. "

  Ancient ; Archaic Punch Marked Coinage, Ex RARE High Grade Specimen ; ’Narhan Hoard’ type, Weight : 6.61 Grams, Silver Double Karshapana ( Broad flan ), Attributed to Shakya Janapada (c. 600-500 BC) Bold punch in the centre, and counter marks in corner on obv., Note : Perhaps some of the earliest known coins from India, these crude punch-marked coins were first found in the town of Narhan in modern-day Uttar Pradesh. The Shakya janapada (also called Vajji or Lichchavi janapada) was located on the Indo-Nepal border north of the modern town of Gorakhpur. Its capital was Kapilavastu. The birthplace of the Buddha, Lumbini, was ten miles east of Kapilavastu. The Buddha's father, Suddhodhana, was, according to Rajgor, the elected president of the Shakyas. Some of these coins may well have been minted during the time of the Buddha's life.

  Ancient : Central Malwa ; Middle Narmada Valley - city-state coinage, Die-struck copper coin of Hathodaka, Not listed in PAIC, Weight : 7.49 Grams Obv: Large tree-in-railing, Brahmi legend Hathodake to right. Rev: blank. Extremely Rare

  Ancient : Rajanyas ; Extremely Rare Specimen Obverse : Standing female figure holding ball like object in her raised right , left akimbo; Brahmi legend rajana janapadasa Reverse : Bull to left in rayed border Reference : ( BMC , please XXIX,15-19 ; Honda class II , Variant A ) Note : These are Punjab tribal coins . Vincent Smith ( CIM : 164 ) was the first to read the complete legend as Rajana Janapadasa meaning , of the Rajanya tribe.These are rarely encountered , according to Handa (2007:100) less than 30 pieces are known. " Such heavy weight standard is unpublished so far " .

  Ancient India : Rajgir ; Extremely Rare Uniface Unpublished Specimen ( Not listed in Piper ) Obverse : Running horse facing left along with Nandipada symbol above . Reverse: Blank Weight : 1.51 Grams

  Ancient ; Yaudheya tribe ; Extremely Rare in this Grade with full details c. 3rd-4th century AD Obverse: Karttikeya standing facing, holding a spear in his right hand, with a small bird near his left foot and Brahmi legend Yaudheya-ganasya jaya around Reverse: Goddess Devasena (consort of Karttikeya) standing slightly turned to her left with right hand extended. Weight : 11.34 Grams

  Mughal ; Akbar, Patna Mint, RARE Silver Square Rupee, AH 987, Broad Flan, Weight : 11.38 Grams Obv: kalima shahada, Rev: jalal ud din muhammad akbar badshah ghazi, Note : Very Hard to get a full mint specimen of Akbar Square Rupee. Reference : (Liddle # Type S-35),

  Mughal ; Jahangir, Silver Jahangiri Rupee (25% Heavy Weight), AH 1016/3 RY, Mint : Ahmadabad ; Weight : 13.70 Grams Obv: kalima in two lines on top, zarb ahmadabad & hijri date 1016 at bottom, Rev: nur-ud-din muhammad jahangir badshah ghazi, regnal year 3 (Variant of KM # 152.2, Mint mark is unlisted), Very Rare.

  Mughal : Jahangir, Silver Jahangiri Rupee (25% Heavy weight) Mint : Tatta  ( Full Mint ), AH 1016 ; **Weight : 13.62 Grams ** Obv:   kalima shahada at bottom left zarb tatta,   Rev: * nur-ud-din muhammad jahangir badshah ghazi*, **Unlisted Type, ***about very fine,  Extremely  * Rare.

  MUGHAL : Jahangir: Silver heavy rupee (Jahangiri), Kashmir, undated! VERY RARE Obverse : Persian couplet "sakhat nurani" Reverse : AH date 1020 and mint Kashmir below ; Date undated! issued c. AH 1017-1020 (=1608-12 CE) Weight : 13.59 ; Reference KM ---155.3 Note : At one point, Jahangir experimented with a new denomination, in which the silver weight was 20% higher than in the rupee; this new coin was called the Jahangiri. This coin, minted in Kashmir, is an example ... note the heavy weight of the coin. Later, a 25% overweight coin, the sawai (sawa means one and a quarter), was also tried. Neither of these experiments was popular with the traders and so the coinage returned to the normal rupee standard. This coin is very unusual in that, where the AH date is normally inscribed on the coin, we have here a rosette. Not listed in KM .

  Ancient : City of Mahishmati (Narmada Valley) 210 BC - 190 BC ; Copper Unit Obverse : Brahmi legend " Mahisamati " along with 3 arch Hill and hollow Cross symbol. Reverse : Blank (uniface). Extremely Rare Specimen

  Delhi Sultanate, Suri Dynasty, Silver Rupee Muhammad Adil Shah (AH 960-964) Obv: kalima shahada around four khalifas name, Rev: rulers name with title, at bottom nagari legend, 11.15g, 31.36mm, (G&G # D1105), about fine.

  Ancient : RAJGIR ; Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE square unit (1.70 Grams ), lotus flower in decorative double "cable border" around; uniface, Unpublished and in almost perfect condition, choice EF, RRR. Note : Known as " RAJAGRIHA" , southern bihar , about 100 km SE of Patna . It was early capital of magadha . All coins of ancient Rajgir are at least very rare, only a few having been found, mostly in the region of the Rajgir site.

  Ancient ; Satavahana empire: sri-satkarni(c.100-50 BC), horse type , Nasik region, Copper Unit ; Complete Legend " RaNuSiRiSaTaKaNiSa " with Horse above legend . Very RARE Weight : 3.86 Grams

  Ancient : RAJGIR ; Anonymous, 2nd century BC, AE square unit (3.42 Grams ), lotus flower in decorative double "cable border" around; uniface, Unpublished and in almost perfect condition, choice EF, RRR. Note : Known as " RAJAGRIHA" , southern bihar , about 100 km SE of Patna . It was early capital of magadha . All coins of ancient Rajgir are at least very rare, only a few having been found, mostly in the region of the Rajgir site. Note : It's a heavy weight specimen.

  Indian Princely State ; Indore ; 1/2 (Half) Anna - Copper Coin Date: AH 1267 ( full date visible on the coin )Obv: Leaf With Hindi Legend "Aadha Anna" Inscription: Shah Alam II ; Rev: Bull reclining left Weight: 11.63 Grams ; Reference KM#64 https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient ; Eran Vidisha Region, 3rd century BC, Copper, RARE Punch-marked type, Copper Fractional Unit, Obverse : Vedic Tree in Railing along with downward triangular structure on top of three arched hill , Reverse : Unusual Symbol with chakra in centre and arms stretching outwards. https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Tipu Sultan (1782-1799) Copper Paisa, Farrukhyab-Hisar, Weight: 11.31 gm. Caparisoned elephant walking left, Persian legend stating mint Farrukhyab-Hisar (Chitaldurg) Reference: KM 63.1 https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Indo-Scythians, Azes II, Copper Pentachalkon, Weight : 15.13 Grams   obv. bull walking to right with Greek legend around,  rev. lion standing to right with Kharoshthi legend around, different symbols on each of their backs (Mitch ACW 2382). https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  WESTERN KSHATRAPAS: Vijayasena (239-250 CE) Silver drachm NAZRANA, as Kshatrapa Well Center Strucked, Obv:- Head of king right, blundered Greek legend around, date behind head, Rev:- Crescented three-arched hill (chaitya), river below, crescent moon at left, sun at right, Brahmi legend around : Rajno Mahakshatrapasa Damasenasaputrasa Rajnah Kshatrapasa Vijayasenasa, Weight:- 2.36gm, https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient ; Parthia, Vardanes II, AD 55 to 58 ; Silver drachm ; Obverse: Head of Vardanes II left. Reverse: Archer seated right, holding a bow, with Greek inscriptions around Weight : 3.43 Grams https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient ; Later Kushanas, Magra (Rebel) (c. 300 AD),  Gold Dinar, Weight : 7.65 Grams ; Obv. king nimbate, standing left, holding chakra (wheel headed) standard in left hand and sacrificing over altar with ribboned trident above, Brahmi legend Ma Gara to the right of the standard, between the Greek legend, Rev. Ardoksho seated facing, holding cornucopia and diadem, tamgha in upper left field . Extremely Fine, Very Rare.   Ancient ; Later Kushanas, Magra (Rebel) (c. 300 AD), Gold Dinar, Weight : 7.65 Grams ;

  Menander I, Silver tetradrachm (Indian standard) ;  Weight: 2 Grams  Obv..Diademed, bare-headed bust of king right, discontinuous Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY Rev.. Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding horizontal shield on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monograms at left and right, discontinuous Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa tratarasa / menamdrasa Reference: MIG 214c, Bop 12A https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Menander I, Silver drachm (Indian standard) ; Weight: 2.47 gm. Diademed, bare-headed bust of king right, discontinuous Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣΩTHPOΣ / MENANΔPOY Seen from behind, Athena Alkidemos standing left, holding horizontal shield on outstretched left arm, hurling thunderbolt with right hand, monogram at right, discontinuous Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa tratarasa / menamdrasa Reference: MIG 215f, Bop 13O https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient ; High grade Kushana KUJULA KADPHISES Tri-Chalkon having bull/Camel ..Greek nd khroshti around. Weight : 4.09 Grams https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient : KUSHAN: Vima Kadphises copper tetradrachm with Oesho and Nandi. Vima Kadphises (Greek: ΟΟΗΜΟ ΚΑΔΦΙϹΗϹ Ooēmo Kadphisēs (epigraphic); Kharosthi: 𐨬𐨁𐨨 𐨐𐨫𐨿𐨤𐨁𐨭 Vi-ma Ka-lpi-śa, Vima Kalpiśa) , was a Kushan emperor from approximately 113 to 127 CE. According to the Rabatak inscription, he was the son of Vima Takto and the father of Kanishka. BACILEUC BACILEwN OOHMO MEGAC OOHM KADFICHC (sic), Kadphises, standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar to left and holding hand on hilt; to left, filleted trident behind, tamgha and club to right / "Maharajasa Rajatirajasa Mahishvarasa Hi(tri)ma Kapishasa Tradata" in Karosthi, Siva with three heads standing facing, holding trident in raised right hand and resting lowered left hand on bull Nandi standing to right, behind; tamgha above to left." Weight : 16.65 Grams ; Diameter : 27 mm approx https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient ; Western Kshatrapas, Svami Rudrasena III Son Of Svami Rudradaman II (270 - 300 AD), Dynasty Of Rudradaman II, Silver Drachm, Obv: Bust of Rudrasena III, with collar wearing a satrapal cap. SE 295 in Brahmi numeral behind bust, corrupt Greek inscription around, Rev: Crescent on a three arched hill over a wavy line, crescent in the left field and sun in the right field, hybrid brahmi inscription 'Rajna Mahaksatrapasa Svami Rudradamaputrasa Rajna Mahakshatrapasa Svami Rudrasenasa' around. The reverse is completely full Dotted Border. Fishman # 34.3.295. Very Fine+, Rare. https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/

  Ancient ; Indo-Greek Kingdom, Apollodotus II Soter Philopator Megas (c. 65-55 BC), Copper Obol or octuple Unit,  Obverse. Apollo Standing three quarters Right holding bow, monogram to the left,  Reverse. Tripod monogram with Kharoshthi legend Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa, Mitch ACW 2083, MIG-432e, BOP:6C, Fine+, Very Scarce in this condition. https://indiannumismaticgallery.com/