Mughal Empire AH1153/23 mohur Fr-832
This specimen was lot 555 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Grossmogule in Indien, Muhammad Shah, 1131-1161 AH (1719-1748). Mohur 1153 AH, Jahr 23 (1741), Dar ul-Khilafat Shahjahanabad. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (India, Mughal Empire, Muhammed Shah, AH 1131-1161 (1719-48), mohur of AH 1153, year 23, Shahjahanabad mint. Very fine-extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"
This type is listed from many 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. This type was struck at Shahjahanabad mint AH 1133 thru AH 1159.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.84 g.
Catalog reference: KM 439.4, Fr-832.
- 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 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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