Hyderabad AH 1279(6) mohur
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This specimen was lot 717 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "HYDERABAD: Afzal-ud-Dawla, 1857-1869, AV mohur, Farkhanda-Bunyad, AH1279 year "2", the regnal year "2" is actually retrograde "6", which is the correct regnal year for AH1279, small banker's mark in obverse center, small testmark on reverse, ANACS graded XF40." Hyderabad was one of the few princely states wealthy enough to have an extensive series of gold coins. This type was struck AH 1275-1285.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.70-11.40 g, 0.910 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM Y11.
- 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 Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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