Hyderabad AH1283 1/4 mohur

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Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38580
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This specimen was lot 38580 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Hyderabad. 1/4 Mohur, AH 1283 (1866). Hyderabad Mint. Afzal ad-Daula. NGC MS-65." 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 is an unlisted date of a type listed for AH 1281 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.68-2.85 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-1152; KM-Y9 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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