Bombay (1774-75) 1/3 mohur Fr-1548
This specimen was lot 1161 in CNG sale Triton XXVII (New York, January 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA, Colonial. British India. Bombay Presidency. 1662-1835. AV Panchia – Third Mohur. in the name of ‘Alamgir II (AH 1167-1173 /1754-1759). Mumbai (Malabar Coast) mint. Dated RY 9 of Alamgir II (Struck 1774/5). [sikka mubara]/k [b]dshah gh[az]/i/[shah] alam (the auspicious coin of the victorious emperor Shah Alam) / zarb mumbai sanah 9 julus maiman[at manus] (struck at Mumbat in the 9th year of the prosperous reign). Reddish iridescence, marks, small edge mark. VF. Rare. Ex Robert P. Puddester Collection; Spink 102 (2 March 1994), lot 551." Prior to the introduction of milled coinage in 1835, the East India Company struck imitations of local designs, including this one modeled on a Mughal panchia. After annexing Surat in 1800, the mint there was transferred to Bombay. The panchia was one third of a mohur.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.86 g, gold, this specimen 14 mm diameter, 3.83 g, 2 h axis.
Catalog reference: Fr-1548, CEEIC 7.1; Pridmore 10; KM –.
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- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXVII, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2023.
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