Mughal Empire AH 1137/7 mohur Fr-831
This specimen was lot 78020 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH 1137 Year 7 (1724/5). Multan Mint. Muhammad Shah. NGC Unc Details--Cleaned. Despite the noted cleaning, this present example presents with a pale yellow patina and sharp details throughout." 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 many mints. While the regnal date ("٧") is very bold on the reverse of this specimen, the calendar date ("۱۱۳٧") is partially off the flan on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.7-10.9 g, gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-831; KM-438.17.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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