Mughal, Victorian coins under hammer today

NASHIK: Eighty collectors from across India have come together to present a collection of rare coins, currency notes, stamps and antiques during a three-day exhibition, Rare Fair, at the Indraprastha hall on Gangapur road.
The exhibit - which boasts of coins from the Mughal, Victorian and pre-Independence eras put together by the Nashik-based Collectors Society of Numismatics and Rare Items - was inaugurated by Nashik police commissioner Kulwant Kumar Sarangal on Friday.Some of the items on show will be put on a day's auction on Saturday. Achyut Gujarati, president of the society, said that an auction like this would be a first for Nashik. "The concept of auctioning coins and notes is not known to Nashik citizens and hence we decided to introduce the concept here. The auction would be conducted twice; at 2.30pm and 6pm on Saturday," Gujarati said.
45 collectors have put their collection on exhibit, while another 35 have put up stalls for items on sale. A collection of bottles, erasers and manuscripts forms another aspect of the exhibit.
Gujarati said that gold coins made especially for the coronation ceremony of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj will be on display. "There are about 6-7 coins known to be found in the world. Three remain in museums; the remaining are in private collections. One has been put on display here," Gujarati said.
He said that coins of Nashik, called Gulshanabad during the Mughal era, will also be on show.
Nashik-based Indology and manuscript conservator, Anita Joshi, said tAhat she has manuscripts and paintings from the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda and Nashik Mahatmya that date back to the 16{+t}{+h} and 17{+t}{+h} centuries.