Mughal Empire AH 983 mohur Fr-720a

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CNG Triton XXIX, lot 1044

This specimen was lot 1044 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $4,900. The catalog description[1] noted, "INDIA, Mughal Empire. Jalal al-Din Muhammad Akbar. AH 963-1014 / AD 1556-1605. AV Mohur. Dar al-Sultanat Agra mint. Dated AH 983 (AD 1575/6). Shahada and AH date within ornate pelleted frame; oaths of the Rasidun in outer margins / Name and titles of Akbar and pious invocation; all within ornate pelleted mehrabi frame, continuation of invocation above, mint formula below. Matte surfaces, some underlying luster. UNC." The SCWC lists this type for AH 981-985 from seven mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold; this specimen 23 mm diameter, 10.91 g, 9 h axis.

Catalog reference: Liddle Type G-6; cf. BM 65; IMC (Wright) 71-4 var. (AH date); Hull 1205; SACPM KM-108.1; Friedberg 720a.

Source:

  • Album, Stephen, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed. Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
  • 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.

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