Mughal Empire AH1105/37 mohur Fr-810
This specimen was lot 31041 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $2,350. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mughal Empire. Aurangzeb Alamgir gold Mohur AH 1105 Year 37 (1695/6) MS66 NGC, Allahabad mint. A stunning piece, with full mint brilliance and nearly flawless surfaces. A very scarce offering in this exquisite quality." This type is listed from over sixty 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-11 g, gold.
Catalog reference: KM 315.9, Fr-810.
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- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.
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