Mughal Empire AH1096/28 mohur Fr-810

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 898

This specimen was lot 898 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Aurangzeb, 1658-1707, AV mohur, Surat, AH1096 year 28, an attractive nearly mint state example, PCGS graded AU58." Aurangzeb expanded the Mughal empire in all directions and had conquered nearly all of India by the time of his death. Sixty-four mints struck mohurs for him and Surat is listed in this style for years 3-45. His successors were not able to cope with external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war and the empire broke up in less than a century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 10.8-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 11.00 g.

Catalog reference: KM-315.45, Fr-810.

Sources:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• AH 1077/9 mohur, Surat mint
• AH 1092/24 mohur, Aurangabad mint
• AH 1093/26 mohur, Aurangabad mint
• AH 1096 paisa, Surat mint
• AH 1097/29 mohur, Shahjahanabad Mint
• AH 1098/30 mohur, Surat mint
• Coins and currency dated 1684