View source for Mughal Empire AH1169/3 mohur Fr-837a

[[Image:S77-2507.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2507]]

This specimen was lot 2507 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''INDIA | Mughal Empire. Aziz al-Din Alamgir II, 1167-1173 H. (1754-1759). Mohur Year 3 (1169 H.), Dar al-khilafa Shahjahanabad. NGC MS63. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung.'' (Extraordinary condition.)"</blockquote> 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 was struck at Shahjahanabad AH 1168-1169 only. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 10.6-10.9 g, gold, this specimen 10.86 g.  

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-837a; KM 465.1.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Album, Stephen, ''Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd Ed.'' Santa Rosa, Stephen Album Rare Coins, 2011.
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022. 

''Link to:''
* [[Mughal Empire AH1167/1 mohur Fr-840|AH 1167/1 mohur, Shahjahanabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH1169/2 mohur Fr-838|AH 1169/2 mohur, Shahjahanabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1170/4 mohur KM-466.1|AH 1170/4 mohur, Shahjahanabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH1171/5 mohur Fr-840|AH 1171/5 mohur, Lahore mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1755]]
* return to coins of [[India, Mughal Empire]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]][[Category: Coinage of the Indian states]]