Awadh AH 1272(9) ashrafi Fr-1023
The first specimen was lot 31382 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $1,680. The catalog description[1] noted, "Awadh. Wajid Ali Shah gold Ashrafi AH 1272 Year 9 (1855) MS62 PCGS, Lucknow mint. Highly textured fields lend a unique and almost matte appearance to this scarce gold offering. At the present this coin remains the only example seen by NGC." The second specimen was lot 927 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[2] noted, "AWADH: Wajid Ali Shah, 1847-1856, AV ashrafi, Lakhnau, AH1272 year 9, an attractive nearly mint state example, PCGS graded AU58." This type was struck AH 1269, AH 1272 only. Friedberg lists this coin as a mohur, the gold version of the rupee.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, 23-24 mm diameter, 10.7-11.4 g, the second specimen 10.56 g.
Catalog reference: KM 378.3, Fr-1023.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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