Mughal Empire AH1079/11 mohur Fr-810
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This specimen was lot 556 in Stephen Album sale 50 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $5,100. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV mohur, Aurangabad, AH1079 year 11, with the "9" of the Hijri date recut over "8" (for 1078); magnificent almost perfect strike, NGC graded MS66." This type is listed from over forty mints in India. This mohur was struck year 3-21 and 30-32 at Aurangabad, a common mint.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.96 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-810, KM-315.10.
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- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 50, featuring selections from the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection, the Hakim Hamidi Collection, the Almer H. Orr III Collection and the Solar Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2024.
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