Awadh AH 1236(2) mohur Fr-1009
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This specimen was lot 2516 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"INDIA | Princely States | Awadh, Ghazi-ud-din-Haidar, 1234-1243 H. (1819-1827). Ashrafi 1236 H.Year 2, Lucknow. NGC MS64. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (India, Awadh, Ghazi-ud-din-Haidar, 1819-27, ashrafi of the year 2, Lucknow mint. Uncirculated, Extraordinary condition.)"
This product of the Lucknow mint is listed for AH 1235 thru AH 1242. Friedberg lists this coin as a mohur, the gold version of the rupee.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 10.7-11.4 g, this specimen 10.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 170.2, Fr-1009.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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