Mughal Empire AH 971 mohur Fr-718a

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 880

Agra in 1792, north of Gwalior

This specimen was lot 880 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "MUGHAL: Akbar I, 1556-1605, AV mohur, Agra, AH971, apparently clipped down to a lighter standard, VF."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 10.8-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 9.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM-105.1, Fr-718a.

Sources:

• Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

Link to:

• AH 963 shahrukhi, Qandahar mint
• AH 964 (1556) rupee, Qila Alwar mint
• AH 965 (1557) falus, Agra mint
• AH 972 mohur, Agra mint
• AH 974 mohur, Agra mint
• Coins and currency dated 1564