Mughal Empire AH1140/10 mohur Fr-832

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40202
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40202 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $881. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH 1140 Year 10 (1727-28). Shahjahanabad Mint. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Muhammad Shah (AH 1131-61 (1719-48))." This type is listed from four 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: 10.8-11.0 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-832; KM-439.4.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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