Mughal Empire AH1045/9 mohur Fr-794
This specimen was lot 1323 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,700 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"INDIEN Mughal Empire, Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 AH (1628-1658). Mohur 1045 AH / Year 9, Akbarabad. Selten. NGC MS63. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (India, Mughal Empire, Muhammad Shah Jahan, AH 1037-1068, mohur of the year 9, Akbarabad mint. Rare, Finest certified by NGC.)"
Shah Jahan is most remembered today for having built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife. Twenty-five mints struck mohurs for him and Akbarabad is listed in this style for years 6-28. His successors after Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) were not able to cope with external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war and the empire broke up in the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.88 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-794, KM 258.1.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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