Hyderabad AH1314/31 ashrafi

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 933

This specimen was lot 933 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $780. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HYDERABAD: Mahbub Ali Khan, 1868-1911, AV mohur, Farkhanda Bunyad, AH1314 year 31 (1896), damaged (which is one testmark in the obverse center), gorgeous toning, PCGS graded Unc details." Hyderabad was one of the few princely states wealthy enough to have 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 11.15 g.

Catalog reference: Y-22.

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 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• AH1300/17 ashrafi
• AH 1311/27 ashraft, milled type
• Hyderabad AH1312/29 1/2 ashrafi
• Hyderabad AH1314(30) rupee
• AH1315 ashrafi
• Coins and currency dated 1896