Hyderabad AH1300/17 ashrafi

Steve Album sale 39, lot 902

the regnal date "۱۷" is at the top of the reverse

This specimen was lot 902 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $804. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HYDERABAD: Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, 1868-1911, AV ashrafi, Farkhunda Bunyad, AH1300 year 17, EF-AU, 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 1286-1318.

Recorded Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 11.18 g, 0.910 fine gold, this specimen 11.07 g.

Catalog reference: KM Y22.

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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

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• AH 1303/19 ashrafi
• AH 1314/31 ashrafi
• Coins and currency dated 1882