23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
493
♦23 x Numismatic Literature - India Interest, to include: 2 x ALLAN [John] comprising: (1) Catalogue of the Coins of the Gupta Dynasties and of the Sasanka King of Gauda (New Delhi, 1975); and (2) Catalogue of the Coins of Ancient India (New Delhi, 1975); BROTMAN [Irwin F.] A Guide to the Temple Tokens of India (Los Angeles, 1970); CHOUDHURY [Chittaranjan Roy] A Catalogue of Early Indian Coins in the Asutosh Museum, Part (Calcutta, 1962); ELLIOT [Sir Walter] Coins of Southern India (Varanasi, 1970); GUPTA [Parmeshwari Lal] Roman Coins from Andhra Pradesh (Hyderbad, 1965?); LEADER [B.] Banknotes of the Government of India (London, 1978); MITCHINER [Michael] The Origins of Indian Coinage (London, 1973); NARAIN [A.K.] and GOPAL [Lallanji] Seminar Papers on the Chronology of the Punch-Marked Coins (Varanasi, 1966); RAPSON [Edward James] Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, The Traikutaka Dynasty, and the 'Bodhi' Dynasty (New Delhi, 1975); VALENTINE [W.H] Copper Coins of India, Parts I and II (London, 1971); 2 x WALI KHAN [Sri, Md. Abdul] comprising: (1) Qutub Shahi Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Government Museum (Hyderabad-Deccan, 1961); and (2) Brahmani Coins in the Andhra Pradesh Government Museum (Hyderabad, 1964); WOOD [Major Allen H. III] The Gold Coin-types of the Great Kushanas (Varanasi, 1959); The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, Vol. XXV Part I (Varanasi, 1963); and 8 x The Indian Antiquary: A Journal of Oriental Research, comprising: Vol. LVI (January 1927); and 7 x Vol. LVII (February , June -September, November-December 1928)
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
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