Jaipur (1836)/31 mohur Fr-1182
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This specimen was lot 71051 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Jaipur. Mohur, Year 31 (1836/7). Jagat Singh II. ANACS AU-58. Rather bold, with a few light marks and only a hint of minor wear." The mohur, a denomination introduced by the Mughals, was the same weight as the silver rupee. This type was struck years 1-30 at the Sawai Jaipur mint in the name of sultan Muhammed Akbar II along with a half mohur.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-11.6 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1182; KM-77.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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