Indian Numsimatic Gallery

  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 " Such heavy weight standard is unpublished so far " .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.