Mughal Empire AH 1048/12 mohur KM-258.1
This specimen was lot 2844 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,959 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"INDIEN Mughal Empire, Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan, 1037-1068 AH (1628-1658). Mohur 1048 AH / Year 12, Akbarabad. Selten. Vorzüglich. Kleine Kratzer. (India, Mughal Empire, Shah Jahan, AH 1037-1068 (1628-58), mohur of AH 1048, year 12, Akbarabad mint. Rare, Extremely Fine, Small scratches.)"
Shah Jahan is most remembered today for having built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his wife. Twenty-five mints struck mohurs for him and Akbarabad is listed in this style for years 6-28. His successors after Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) were not able to cope with external attack, Hindu rebellion and civil war and the empire broke up in the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 10.92 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-794, KM 258.1.
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- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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