Hyderabad AH 1327/42 1/2 ashrafi
This specimen was lot 1323 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,841 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN AUS ÜBERSEE · INDIEN, HYDERABAD Mir Mahbub Ali Khan II., 1868-1911. 1/2 Ashrafi 1909 (= 1327 AH). Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich. Aus der Familiensammlung Mohr. (sultanate of Hyderabad, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan II, 1868-1911, half ashrafi of AH 1327. Extremely fine.)"
The princely state of Hyderabad was one of the last absorbed into the Republic of India in 1948. It was also the largest state and residence of the last remnant of Mughal suzerainty in central India. The SCWC lists this rare type for AH 1328/43 and AH 1329/44 but not the AH 1327/42 shown here. The regnal date is on the reverse, about 8 o'clock.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 5.58 g, 0.910 fine gold, this specimen 5,10 g.
Catalog reference: KM Y43.2 (unlisted date), Fr-1162.
- 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.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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