Mughal Empire AH1128/5 mohur Fr-824
This specimen was lot 2491 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,032 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"INDIA | Mughal Empire. Farrukhsiyar. 1124-1131 H. (1713-1719). Mohur (11)28 H.Year 5, Mustaqirr al-khilafa Akbarabad. Selten. NGC UNC Details. Leicht gereinigt. (Rare, lightly cleaned.)"
The Mughal Empire stretched over most of India in the early eighteenth century and numerous mints struck gold mohurs for the emperor. 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. The SCWC lists forty mints for this ruler, with the Akbarabad mint noted for years one thru seven.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.6-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.90 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-824; KM 390.3.
- 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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