Hindu Rulers, Kashmir, Lohara Dynasty, Joint Issue of Kshema Gupta with Didda Rani, Copper Stater, Obv. Goddess Lakshmi seated facing, flanked by Nagari legends Di (for Didda) and Kshema, Rev. King standing sacrificing at altar, with Nagari legend Gupta at right, very fine, rare.

Paramaras of Vidarbha, Jagadeva (12 Century CE), Punch Marked Gold Pagoda, Obv: punch marks including one bearing temple depiction of a human figure, possibly lord Shiva, Nagari legend "Shri Jagadeva", two punches of geometric 'D' symbols, Rev: uniface, JONS. 200 Article by Bankar & Somkuwar, extra fine, rare.

Medieval India, Yadavas of Devagiri, gold punch-marked Gadyana or 'Padma Tanka' of Krishna Deva or Kanhara (1247-1261 AD), MCHS -I, p. 139, 3.82g. Five punches: 1x Lotus in centre, 2x Kannada letter Shri, 1x Sankha shell and 1x Devanagari legend Kanhara. About extremely fine, Very rare.

Hindu Medieval, Vijayanagar Kingdom, Krishnadevaraya (1509-29 AD), Copper Five Tara, 15.83 gms, Obverse: Kneeling Garuda to left with outstretched wings flanked by ancillary symbols of Conch and Discus, Reverse: Nagari legend in three lines reading ‘(ShriPra)/TapaKrshna/Raya’, Ganesh # Vijayanagar coins, Type 131, very fine, scarce.

Hindu Medieval, Vijayanagara kingdom, Achyutaraya (1529-42 AD), Gold Pagoda, 3.40 gms, Obverse: Mythical twin headed bird Gandabherunda holding four elephants, two in its beaks and two in its claws, Reverse: Plain, Achyutaraya was the younger brother of Krishnadeva Raya and succeeded him in in 1529 AD. However in 1540, Aliya Rama Raya imprisoned Achyuta Raya in a coup and became the de-facto ruler, Mitch. K&A # 671/Dr. M. Girijapathi # 220, very fine, rare.

Vijayanagar Empire, traditionally attributed to Venkitapati Raya III (1630-1641 AD), Gold Half Varaha, 1.74gms, Obv: Standing Tirupati Balaji (Venkateshwara) within a Prabhavali (Arch), Rev: Legend ’Sri Venkatesvarayanamah’ in crude Devanagari script, extra fine, very scarce.

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola- II (1110-1158 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gold Gadyana, ‘God Bhairava’ type, 9.90 gms, Total of 29 repousse punches on the obverse of a circular flan. The central punch depicts God Bhairava seated in Padmasana posture with Trishul in his left hand and Sword in his right hand. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 12 punches: 6x Lion facing left and 6x boar facing right with sun and moon above. The outer orbit consists of 16 punches: 8x boar facing left, 4x nine-petal lotus, 2x Kannada letter 'Sri-Sri', 1x Kannada legend 'Mandalika' and 1x Kannada legend 'Kesari', Almost Uncirculated, extremely rare.

Kakatiyas of Warangal, Prola-I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gadyana, ‘4-Warrior’ type, 9.95 gms, The broadest known Indian Hindu coin with a total of 33 repousse punches on the obverse of a circular flan. The central punch consists of the image of Ram-Laxman Bharat-Shatrughan in warrior pose - '4-warriors heading for a battle'. They hold sword in their right hands and a downward pointing dagger in their left hands. The punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 16 singly struck 7-petalled lotus punches which resembles a wreath. The outer orbit punches consist of 2x Sri-Sri, 1x ' Ahitagaja' and 1x 'Kesari' in Kannada, and 4 groups of Boar-Lotus-Boar symbols interleaving the legend punches, Almost Uncirculated, extremely rare.Ahitagaja Kesari' is one of the common titles of the Kakatiyas adorned by many of the rulers of the dynasty starting from Prola-I.

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola- II (1110-1158 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gold Gadyana, ‘God Bhairava’ type, 9.85 gms, Total of 29 repousse punches on the obverse of a circular flan. The central punch depicts God Bhairava seated in Padmasana posture with Trishul in his left hand and Sword in his right hand. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 12 punches: 6x Lion facing left and 6x boar facing right with sun and moon above. The outer orbit consists of 16 punches: 8x boar facing left, 4x nine-petal lotus, 2x Kannada letter 'Sri-Sri', 1x Kannada legend 'Mandalika' and 1x Kannada legend 'Kesari', Almost Uncirculated, extremely rare.

Kakatiyas of Warangal, Prola-II (1110-1158 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gold Gadyana, ‘Goddess Lakshmi’ type, 9.96 gms, Total of 17 repousse punches elegantly hammered on the obverse of a Padma shaped circular flan. The central punch consists of the image of Goddess Lakshmi seated in Padmasana within an arched Garbhagriha, the sanctum sanctorum. She holds two lotus flowers in her upper hands which are the symbols of beauty, prosperity and fertility. The lower 2 hands are in the abhaya mudra of divine protection and the varada mudra of granting boon. The peripheral circumfluent punches consist of 2x Sri-Sri, 1x 'Mandalika' and 1x 'Kesari' all inscribed in Kannada, and 4 groups of Lotus-Boar-Lotus symbol punches interleaving the legend punches. The boar is shown walking facing right. Almost Uncirculated, extremely rare.

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola-I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gold Gadyana, 9.96 gms, The Obverse consists of total of 30 repousse punches hammered on the obverse of a thin pure gold circular flan. The central punch consists of the images of Krishna and Balarama, Holy cow above and Conch below adorns the middle field that separates the brothers. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 13 singly struck Lion punches, with Lion facing right with lifted forepaw. The second and outmost orbit consists of 4x 'boar-Lotus-boar' punches on four quadrants. Here the boar is shown facing right with Sun and Moon symbols above. Other Kannada legend punches that separate the symbol punches are 2x Sri-Sri, 1x 'mandala' and 1x 'manda'. Almost Uncirculated, Exceedingly rare.The 'mandala manda' is perhaps a title that needs detailed research. No epigraphs have ever come across that mentions such a title but there are known many small PMC 1 Gadyanas with a similar legend in which Yama adorns the central punch. All the known big coins are generally assigned to the powerful Kakatiya ruler Prola-I (1052-1076 CE) due to his titles seen in those coins. And this being found together with the others is not an exception for the said attribution. The central motif has a resemblance to the Krishna-Subhadra Balaram idols of Jagannath temple of Puri. The legend mandala refers to district or town whereas the other punch 'manda' is similar in appearance as that of 3.8gm coin with the legend punch manda of 'manda-lika'.

Kakatiyas of Warrangal, Prola-I (1052-1076 CE), Gold PMC, 2 ½ Gold Gadyana, ‘3-Warrior type’, 9.98 gms, The Obverse consists of total of 20 repousse punches hammered on the obverse of a circular flan. Unpublished variety and known for the first time. The central punch consists of the images of 3 warriors carrying a sword in the right hand and a downward pointing dagger in the left hand. The other punches are struck in two concentric circular orbits. The inner orbit consists of 12 singly struck Boar punches as if a garland of boar pendants. The boar is facing left adorned with Sun and Moon symbols above. The outer orbit punches consist of 2x Sri-Sri, 1x 'Govara singha' and 1x eight petalled Lotus, and 4x symbols Lion facing left with lifted forepaw interleaving the other legend punches. Uncirculated, extremely rare.The 'Govara singha' title has appeared for the first time and on the Kakatiya coin. So far, 2-warrior and 4-warrior types were known, and this is a bridging coin of the series and is an interesting addition to one's collection. The above coin is assigned to Prola-I (1052-1076 CE) as the other warrior types were formally assigned to Prola-I. The 'Govara singha' title simply means - the King, the lion, the protector of the cows.

Timurids, Sultan Husayn Bayqara Mirza (1470-1506 AD), Silver Shahrukhi, 4.67 gms, Herat Mint, Obv. Kalima shahada and four khalifas name around, Rev. king's name with title and mint name, very fine, rare.Husayn Bayqara was born as Sultan Husayn in Herat in June/July 1438. His father was a great-grandson of the Central Asian conqueror Timur. Both his parents were also descendants of the Mongol Emperor, Genghis Khan.

Delhi Sultan, Qutub Al-Din, Mubarak (AH 716-720) Silver Tanka, 10.94g, Hadrat Dar-al Mulk Mint, AH 717, G&G D259, Extremely Fine, Very Rare.

Delhi Sultan, Islam Shah Suri (AH 952-960, 1545-1552 AD), Silver Rupee, 11.28 gms, '1477' type, No Mint, AH 960, Obv: Kalima Shahada within a square, the four Caliphs' names in the margin, Rev: al-sultan bin al-sultan Jalal-ud Duniya wa'l din Abu'l Muzaffar in the margin, Islam Shah bin Sher Shah sultan khuld Allahu mulkahu with Hijri year within square & Nagari legend "Sri Islam Sahi" at the bottom,, G&G # D980, very fine+, scarce.