Mughal Empire AH1078/10 mohur Fr-810
This specimen was lot 54110 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH 1078 Year 10 (1667). Aurangabad Mint. Aurangzeb Alamgir. NGC MS-66. Tied for the finest graded example, this impressive specimen delivers nothing short of a visual feast, with glowing luster and a crisply executed design. A piece that will undoubtedly capture the attention of many specialists, and one for which we expect much fanfare." This type is listed from over forty mints in India. 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. This mohur was struck year 3-21 and 30-32 at Aurangabad, a common mint.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-10.9 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-810; KM-315.10.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
Link to: