Mughal Empire AH1031/16 mohur Fr-776

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2449

This specimen was lot 2449 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 32,000 CHF (about US$38,842 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA | Mughal Empire. Nur al-Din Muhammad Jahangir, 1014-1037 H. (1605-1627). Mohur 1031 H.Year 16, Patna. Sehr selten. NGC MS65. Prachtexemplar. (Very rare, Cabinet piece.)" This type is listed from six mints in India with regnal years 13 and 20. The Mughal Empire dominated India during the seventeenth century but broke up in the eighteenth century under external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war. This collapse allowed European colonizers entry into the subcontinent and eventual British control.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a rare mint.

Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.91 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-776; KM (similar to 176.5).

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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