Mughal Empire AH1139/9 mohur Fr-832

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from Steve Album sale 45, lot 906

This specimen was lot 906 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Muhammad Shah, 1719-1748, AV mohur, Akbarabad, AH1139 year 9, small scratch on reverse, lustrous, PCGS graded Unc details." This type was struck at the Akbarabad mint for years 1, 5, 9, 13-20, 25, 29-30. This style of mohur was struck at thirty mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 10.7-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.90 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-832, KM-438.2.

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.

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