Jaipur (1805-06) mohur Fr-1179

from Steve Album sale 27, lot 2129

This specimen was lot 2129 in Stephen Album sale 27 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2017), where it sold for $587.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "JAIPUR: AV mohur, Sawai Jaipur, AH1220 year 46. In the name of Shah Alam II, full date & regnal year, EF." The mohur, a denomination introduced by the Mughals, was the same weight as the silver rupee. This date is not listed in the SCWC.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.7-11.4 g, gold, this specimen 10.86 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1179; KM-55.

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 27, featuring the Dr. Paul Stevens Collection of Indian Coins, Part VI, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2016.

Link to:

• Jaipur AH 1200(28) mohur Fr-1179
• Jaipur AH1214/40 nazarana rupee
• Mughal Empire AH 1220/48 (1805) nazarana rupee, Shahjahanabad mint
• Jaipur (1811-12) mohur Fr-1182
• Coins and currency dated 1805
• return to coins of India, Jaipur