Madras (1819) 1/2 mohur Fr-1588
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This specimen was lot 747 in Steve Album Auction 51 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2025), where it sold for $1,320. The catalog description[1] noted, "MADRAS PRESIDENCY: AV 1/2 mohur (1/2 ashrafi), ND (1819), British East India Company issue, lion standing on its hind legs, holding crown // Persian legend including the denomination, nim ashrafi kampani angrez bahadur (half ashrafi of the honorable English company); cleaned but overall attractive, PCGS graded AU details." This type was struck in Madras for the British East India Company. Varieties exist. A mohur was equal in weight to the rupee but in gold.
Recorded mintage: 212,690.
Specifications: 5.83 g, gold, 21.2 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-420, Stv-4.5, Prid-242.
- 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.
- Stevens, Paul, The Coins of the English East India Company, Presidency Series: A Catalogue and Pricelist. London, Spink & Son Ltd, 2017.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 51, featuring the Howard Daniel III Collection of Asian Coins, the Almer H. Orr III Collection of World Coins and the Joe Sedillot Collection of German Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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