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East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Second phase, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 122[–]h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1810-13], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish (with barbels) and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark N, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras...
Hammer Price: £140
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, silver Eighth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 11[—]h, yrs 17/24 [1782-3], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark A, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 24 julus maimanat manus...
£300–£400
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Second phase, silver Eighth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 12[—]h, yrs 17/48 [1805-6], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark L, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 48 julus maimanat manus...
Hammer Price: £380
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Second phase, silver Eighth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 122[–]h, yrs 17/49 [1806-10], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish (without barbels) and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark N, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49...
Hammer Price: £460
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, silver Sixteenth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1[—]h, yrs 17/27 [1785-6], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, differentiating or darogah mark E, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 27 julus maimanat...
Hammer Price: £240
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1227h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1812-13], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish (with barbels) and sun symbols, no differentiating or darogah marks, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49 julus...
£200–£260
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1813], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish (with barbels) and sun symbols, no differentiating or darogah marks, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49...
Hammer Price: £60
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 122[–]h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1812-15], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish (with barbels) and sun symbols, no differentiating or darogah marks, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras...
£150–£200
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815-20], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49 julus maimanat manus [struck at Muhammadabad Benares in...
Hammer Price: £80
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815-20], 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49 julus maimanat manus [struck at Muhammadabad Benares...
Hammer Price: £1,500
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815-20], sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], fish and sun symbols, rev. zarb banaras sanah 49 [struck at Benares in the 49th year], edge grained right, 2.77g/12h (Prid. p.253 [not traced; not in Sale]; Stevens 7.148; Fore III, 1785, same dies; KM. 35). Test marks on either side,...
Hammer Price: £420
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Proof Pattern Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815], unsigned, 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], fish and sun symbols, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49 julus maimanat manus [struck at...
Hammer Price: £1,600
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Trial or Proof Pattern Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815], unsigned, 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 favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], outline fish symbol, rev. zarb muhammadabad banaras sanah 49 julus maimanat manus...
Hammer Price: £3,000
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Fourth phase, silver Trial or Proof Pattern Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1229h, frozen yrs 17/49 [1815], unsigned, sikka shah alam badshah ghazi [coin of Shah ‘Alam the victorious emperor], outline fish symbol, rev. zarb banaras sanah 49 [struck at Benares in the 49th year], struck from unfinished dies, edge grained left, 17mm, 2.84g/12h (Prid. 293 [Sale, lot 649]; Stevens 7.144; KM. Pn1.1)....
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, copper Pice (5), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), type A/II (2), yr 17 [1775-6], fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and sun symbols, no trident, differentiating or darogah mark B, rev. zarb benares 17 [struck at Benares in year 17], 11.41g/10h (Prid. 294 [Sale, lot 650]; Stevens 7.154; KM. 15); yr 19 [1777-8], similar, 11.82g/8h (Prid. 295 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.156; KM. 15); type A/III...
Hammer Price: £40
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, copper Pice (4), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), type A/II, yr 19 [1777-8], fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and sun symbols, no trident, differentiating or darogah mark B, rev. zarb benares 19 [struck at Benares in year 19], 11.71g/9h (Prid. 295 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.156; KM. 15); type A/III, yr 28 [1786-7], similar, but differentiating or darogah mark D, 11.53g/7h (Prid. 296; Stevens...
Hammer Price: £75
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: First phase, copper Pice (5), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), type A/II, yr 19 [1777-8], fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and sun symbols, no trident, differentiating or darogah mark B, rev. zarb benares 19 [struck at Benares in year 19], 12.02g/12h (Prid. 295 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.156; KM. 15); type B/III (4), yr 45 [1802-3], similar, but with trident, differentiating or darogah mark F, 11.77g/12h...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Second phase, copper Pattern Double-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1221h, yr 48 [March-June 1806], unsigned, fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and trident symbols, no differentiating marks, rev. zarb benares 48 [struck at Benares in year 48], edge plain, 30mm, 15.57g/6h (Prid. 299 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.175; KM. Pn21). Good very fine, exceptionally rare, almost certainly the finest known...
£3,000–£4,000
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Second phase, copper Pattern Quarter-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1221h, yr 48 [March-June 1806], unsigned, fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and trident symbols, no differentiating marks, rev. zarb benares 48 [struck at Benares in year 48], edge plain, 16mm, 1.91g/8h (Prid. 302 [Sale, lot 651]; Stevens 7.178; KM. Pn20). Extremely fine, dark patina with vestiges of original colour,...
Hammer Price: £2,400
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper Double-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. do pai sikka/do pai sikka [two pai sikka], 13.11g/12h (Prid. 303 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.179; Stevens website image 1755, this coin; KM. A55). Very fine with dark patina, extremely rare £500-£700
£500–£700
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper early Proof Restrike Double-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. do pai sikka/do pai sikka [two pai sikka], edge plain, 30mm, 14.56g/12h (Prid. 304, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 653]; Stevens 7.180; KM. A55). Usual light die rust and raised flaw on reverse at 3 o’clock,...
Hammer Price: £700
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper early Proof Restrike Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. yek pai sikka/ek pai sikka [one pai sikka], edge plain, 24mm, 7.27g/12h (Prid. 306, this coin illustrated [Sale, lot 653]; Stevens 7.182; KM. 25). Usual light die rust, otherwise virtually as struck, extremely rare...
Hammer Price: £340
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper Half-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ad pai sikka/adha pai sikka [half pai sikka], 3.23g/12h (Prid. 307 [Sale, lot 652]; Stevens 7.183; KM. A54). Good very fine with dark patina, rare [certified and graded NGC AU 53 BN] £120-£150
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper Half-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ad pai sikka/adha pai sikka [half pai sikka], 3.51g/12h (Prid. 307 [Sale, lot 652]; Stevens 7.183; KM. A54). Light die rust and traces of overstriking, otherwise good very fine and patinated, very rare [certified and graded NGC AU 58...
Hammer Price: £95
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: Coinage for Benares, copper early Proof Restrike Half-Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 37 [1807-9], sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [in the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. ad pai sikka/adha pai sikka [half pai sikka], edge plain, 17mm, 3.62g/12h (Prid. 308 [Sale, lot 653]; Stevens 7.184; KM. A54). Usual light die rust, traces of lacquer and some minor surface marks on reverse,...
Hammer Price: £500
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Pattern Trisul Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 49 [1813], unsigned, fulus shah alam [money of Shah ‘Alam], fish and trident symbols, rev. zarb benares sanah 49 [struck at Benares in year 49], edge plain, 22mm, 6.49g/4h (Prid. – [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.185a, this coin illustrated; Stevens website image 1761c, this coin; Stevens, JONS 212, p.30, this coin; KM. –). A...
Hammer Price: £4,200
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice (4), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1815-21], type 1 with thick letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], 6.45g/12h, 6.43g/12h, 6.37g/12h (Prid. 309 [Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.186; KM. 27.1); similar, but raised rim, 6.45g/12h (Prid. 309 [Sale, lot 654]; Stevens...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares, contemporary forgeries of copper Trisul Pice (4), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1815-21], type 1 with thick letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], 6.39g/12h, 6.37g/12h, 6.34g/12h, 6.19g/12h (cf. Prid. 309 [Sale, lot 654]; cf. Stevens 7.186; cf. KM. 27.2) [4]. Second good very fine with dark patina,...
Hammer Price: £35
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice (5), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1821-7], type 2 with neater letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], generally c. 23mm, 6.44g/12h, 6.38g/12h, 6.32g/12h, 6.28g/12h, 5.99g/12h (Prid. 310 [Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.188; KM. 27.3) [5]. Good fine to very fine £40-£60
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice (5), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1821-7], type 2 with neater letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], generally c. 20mm, 6.43g/12h, 6.42g/12h, 6.33g/12h, 6.26g/12h, 6.01g/12h (Prid. 310 [Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.188; KM. 28) [5]. First about extremely fine and...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1827-9], mule of types 2 and 3, neater letters, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], long crossbar on trisul, 25mm, 6.02g/12h (Prid. 310 var. [cf. Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.188 var.; cf. KM. 30) [5]. Struck slightly off-centre, traces of...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1827-9], type 3, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], crossbar on trisul, 21mm, 6.27g/12h, 6.25g/12h (Prid. 312 [Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.190; KM. 30) [2]. First about extremely fine but a hint of verdigris on lower reverse, second...
Hammer Price: £55
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Trisul Pice (4), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1827-9], type 3, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], revs. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], crossbar on trisul, 24mm, 6.44g/12h, 20-21mm, 6.37g/12h, 6.32g/12h, 6.27g/12h (Prid. 312 [Sale, lot 654]; Stevens 7.190; KM. 30) [4]. About very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £50
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Benares Mint: Third phase, copper Proof Trisul Pice in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1228h, frozen yr 37 [1827-9], type 3, sanah julus 37 shah alam badshah [the 37th year of the emperor Shah ‘Alam], rev. yek pai sikka/yek pai sikka [one pai sikka], crossbar on trisul, edge plain, 24mm, 6.45g/12h (Prid. 313 [not in Sale]; Stevens 7.191; KM. 30). Brilliant and practically as struck, extremely rare, very few specimens known...
Hammer Price: £1,300
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Second phase, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1806-19], sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], additional pellet at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year...
Hammer Price: £85
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Second phase, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1817-19], struck at Calcutta, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], inverted v at lower right, revs. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Third phase, silver Rupees (2), in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-4], sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], extra pellet at lower right, revs. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad Mint: Third phase, silver Quarter-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-4], sikka shah alam badshah [coin of Shah ‘Alam emperor], rosette of pellets above, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th year], central dot in lower group of pellets, edge straight-grained, 2.94g/12h (Prid. 319 [Sale, lot 657]; Stevens 8.112; KM. 67). Virtually as struck with considerable mint...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-31], struck at Calcutta, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], inverted v at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the 45th...
East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Farrukhabad: Third phase, silver Half-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), frozen yr 45 [1820-31], struck at Calcutta, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya faz ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], inverted v at lower right, rev. zarb farruckabad sanah 45 julus maimanat manus [struck at Farrukhabad in the...
Hammer Price: £320
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