Bengal AH 1204(19) 1/4 mohur Fr-1539

Stack's Bowers 2023 NYINC sale, lot 42276

This specimen was lot 42276 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $456. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Bengal Presidency. 1/4 Mohur, AH 1204 Year 19 (1819). Calcutta (as "Murshidabad") Mint. NGC MS-62." This type was struck with a frozen date along with KM 110, which was 3.31 g, 0.917 fine gold. While the Mughal Empire lasted, the British in Bengal were careful to strike coinage in the emperor's name. Only the coppers showed the arms of the East India Company.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.9 g, 0.996 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-1539; KM-100.

Source:

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.
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, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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Bengal AH 1204(19) 1/4 mohur Fr-1539

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