Hyderabad AH1348/19 ashrafi
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This specimen was lot 2263 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,121 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA, HYDERABAD, Mir Usman Ali Khan (AD 1911-1948/AH 1329-1368) AV ashrafi, AH 1348, year 19. Minor spots on reverse. Extremely Fine." 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, struck for Mir Usman Ali Khan (AH 1329-1367 or 1911-48 A.D.), is listed for AH1331-1362 but is still expensive.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 11.17 g, 0.910 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM Y57a; Fr-1165.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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