Mughal Empire AH1141/11 mohur Fr-832
This specimen was lot 76419 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2024), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH 1141 Year 11 (1728/29). Delhi (Shahjahanabad) Mint. Muhammad Shah. NGC MS-61. Gleaming with a Mint State brilliance, this stunning Mohur glows with a rich eye appeal that delivers much in the way of enticing allure. Sharply lustrous, and fully deserving of many excited bids." 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. This type is listed from four mints in India. It was struck at Shahjahanabad AH 1133-1158.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.6-10.9 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-832; KM-439.4.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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