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[[Image:Indore SB518-71043o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Steve Album sale 27, lot 71043]] | [[Image:Indore SB518-71043o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Steve Album sale 27, lot 71043]] | ||
[[Image:Indore SB518-71043r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:Indore SB518-71043r.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:SB125-38587o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38587]] | ||
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[[Image:Indore 1879.jpg|550px|thumb|Indore (spelled Indur on the map) in 1879]] | [[Image:Indore 1879.jpg|550px|thumb|Indore (spelled Indur on the map) in 1879]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 71043 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $132. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA. Indore. Nazarana Rupee, AH 1222, Year 2 (1808). PCGS AU-50 Secure Holder. Arabic legends. Slightly uneven strike, lightly toned with underlying luster in some of the protected areas." The second specimen was lot 38587 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "[[India|INDIA]]. Indore. Nazarana Rupee, AH 1222 Year 21 (1827). Indore Mint. Jaswant Rao (in the name of Muhammad Akbar II). NGC MS-62." Nazarana rupees were wider, thinner and generally better struck than regular "dump" rupees". Wikipedia comments, "Yashwant Rao Holkar (1776–1811), also known as Jaswantrao Holkar, belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy, was the Prince of the Indore. He was a gifted military leader...." Altho later issues from this state were extensive, this one year type is hammered. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018. | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2018. |
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024. | ||
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* [[Sironj AH1168 rupee]] | * [[Sironj AH1168 rupee]] | ||
* [[Indore AH 1216 rupee KM-76|AH 1216 rupee, Malharnagar mint]] | * [[Indore AH 1216 rupee KM-76|AH 1216 rupee, Malharnagar mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Indore | + | * [[Indore AH 1238(70) rupee]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1808]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1808]] | ||
* return to coins of [[India]] | * return to coins of [[India]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 27]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Stephen Album sale 27]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale]] |
Latest revision as of 11:05, 27 February 2025
The first specimen was lot 71043 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, May 2018), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Indore. Nazarana Rupee, AH 1222, Year 2 (1808). PCGS AU-50 Secure Holder. Arabic legends. Slightly uneven strike, lightly toned with underlying luster in some of the protected areas." The second specimen was lot 38587 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[2] noted, "INDIA. Indore. Nazarana Rupee, AH 1222 Year 21 (1827). Indore Mint. Jaswant Rao (in the name of Muhammad Akbar II). NGC MS-62." Nazarana rupees were wider, thinner and generally better struck than regular "dump" rupees". Wikipedia comments, "Yashwant Rao Holkar (1776–1811), also known as Jaswantrao Holkar, belonging to the Holkar dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy, was the Prince of the Indore. He was a gifted military leader...." Altho later issues from this state were extensive, this one year type is hammered.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, silver.
Catalog reference: KM-8.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The May 2018 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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