Mughal Empire AH1037/1 mohur Fr-787
This specimen was lot 2450 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 13,500 CHF (about US$14,566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA | Mughal Empire. Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 H. (1628-1658). Mohur month Isfandarmuz, Year 1 (1037 H.), Ahmadabad. Sehr selten. NGC MS66. Prachtexemplar. (Very rare, Cabinet piece.)" This type is listed from six mints in India with regnal year 1. Because the character "ahad" is used to mark the first year, it's consdered a separate type. 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 10.94 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-787; KM 254 (unlisted mint).
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
Link to:
- AH 1037/22 (1627) rupee, Patna mint
- AH 1037 rupee, Ahmadnagar mint, Jahangir
- AH 1037/21 rupee, Surat Mint
- (1628) rupee, Golconda mint
- AH 1037/1 rupee, Surat mint
- AH 1037/1 rupee, Burhanpur mint
- AH 1038/2 rupee, Agra mint
- AH 1038/2 rupee, Multan mint
- AH 1038/2 mohur, Surat mint
- Coins and currency dated 1627
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