Hyderabad AH1281 1/4 mohur
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This specimen was lot 901 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $450. The catalog description[1] noted, "HYDERABAD: Afzal al-Dawla, 1857-1869, AV ¼ mohur, Farkhunda Bunyad, AH1281, EF, S." The Indian princely state of Hyderabad was one of the few large enough and wealthy enough to mint an extensive series of gold coins. This type was struck AH 1281 and 1283 and accompanied a gold one-eighth, one half and one mohur.
Recorded Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.68-2.85 g, gold, 14 mm diameter, this specimen 2.79 g.
Catalog reference: KM Y9.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.
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