Mughal Empire AH1106/38 mohur Fr-810

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 893

This specimen was lot 893 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, Bijapur, AH1106 year (3)8, 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 Bijapur is listed for years 35-45. 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 10.83 g.

Catalog reference: KM-315.15, 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 1101/33 mohur, Khujista Bunyad Mint
• AH 1105/37 mohur, Allahabad Mint
• AH 1106/39 mohur, Ujjain mint
• AH 1107/41 mohur, Akbarabad Mint
• AH 1109/42 mohur, Allahabad Mint
• Coins and currency dated 1694