Mughal Empire AH1120/2 mohur Fr-819

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 901

This specimen was lot 901 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Shah Alam Bahadur, 1707-1712, AV mohur, Khujista Bunyad, AH1120 year 2, wavy flan, PCGS graded About Unc details." This type was struck at the Khujista Bunyad mint for years 1-6. It was struck at 23 mints in all.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 10.8-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.95 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-819, KM-356.7.

Sources:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[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 1118/51 mohur, Shahjahanabad Mint
• AH 1119 mohur, Shahjahanabad Mint
• AH 1119/1 rupee, Multan mint, Shah Alam Bahadur
• AH 1120/2 rupee, Haidarabad mint, Kam Bakhsh
• AH 1120/2 mohur, Itawa mint
• AH 1122/4 mohur, Allahabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1708