Mughal Empire AH1122/4 mohur Fr-819
This specimen was lot 29865 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mughal Empire. Shah Alam Bahadur gold Mohur AH1122 Year 4 (1710) MS63 NGC, Allahabad mint. A luminous example, boldly-struck and with excellent, raised detail. Choice honey-gold surfaces complete this wonderful example with terrific eye-appeal." This type is listed from twenty-three 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: 10.6-10.9 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-819; KM 354.6.
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- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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