Mughal Empire AH1124/6 mohur Fr-819

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2486

This specimen was lot 2486 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 3,600 CHF (about US$4,370 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"INDIA | Mughal Empire. Mu'azzam Bahadur Shah (Shah Alam I). 1119-1124 H. (1707-1712). Mohur Year 6 (1123/1124 H.), Mustaqirr al-khilafa Akbarabad. NGC MS65. Prachtexemplar. (Cabinet piece.)"

This type is listed from twenty-three mints in India with regnal years 1-6. 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, this specimen 10.87 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-819; KM 356.2.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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