Bengal AH 1183(10) 1/8 mohur
This specimen was lot 42385 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,840. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Bengal Presidency. 1/8 Mohur, AH 1183 Year 10 (1769/70). Calcutta (as "Murshidabad") Mint. in the name of Shah Alam II. PCGS PROOF-63. An EXCEPTIONAL RARITY, this fractional Mohur in silver is richly toned, with sharp details and soft reflectivity. A type th[at] only appears with infrequency, and a must have for any collector of the Presidency series. Ex: David Fore Collection (Baldwin's 05/2013) Lot #893." This type was also struck dated 1182, 1200, 1202 and 1203 altho it was likely made many other years.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.5 g, gold, 14 mm diameter; this specimen struck in silver.
Catalog reference: KM-89; Prid-49; Stevens-2.44.
- 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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