Jaipur AH 1214(40) mohur Fr-1179
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This specimen was lot 705 in Steve Album Auction 55 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "JAIPUR: Pratab Singh, 1778-1803, AV mohur, Sawai Jaipur, AH1214 year 40, in the name of Shah Alam II, with full Hijri date atop the obverse; fabulous mint state! NGC graded MS64." The auctioneers attributed this rare coin to KM 50, which is a silver rupee struck years 17 thru 41 at the Sawai Jaipur mint and is fairly common. The SCWC lists only years 15 and 26 for this type but others exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 10.7-11.4 g, gold.
Catalog reference: KM 55 (unlisted date), Fr-1179.
- 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, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 55, featuring Selections from the Swamperbob Gurney Collection of Cap & Ray 8 Reales, the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins and the 1914 Collection of World Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2026.
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