View source for Mughal Empire AH 1086/30 mohur KM-315.18

[[Image:S77-2467.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2467]]

This specimen was lot 2467 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$850 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "INDIA | [[India, Mughal Empire|Mughal Empire]]. Muhyi al-Din Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir, 1068-1118 H. (1658-1707). Mohur 1086 H.Year 30, Golkonda. ''Selten. Leicht gereinigt.'' (Rare. NGC UNC Details, lightly cleaned.)" This type is listed from 63 mints in India with regnal years 19-31. All Golconda issues are dated AH 1086 regardless of the regnal year. 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.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common mint.

''Specification:'' 10.8-11.0 g, gold, this specimen 11.02 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-810; KM 315.18. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <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 (1628) rupee KM-223.1|(1628) rupee, Golconda mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1085/18 mohur KM-315.43|AH 1085/18 mohur]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1086/19 mohur KM-315.5|AH 1086/19 mohur, Akbarabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1092/24 mohur KM-315.11|AH 1092/24 mohur, Aurangabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1097/29 mohur KM-315.42|AH 1097/29 mohur, Shahjahanabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1098/30 mohur KM-315.42|AH 1098/30 mohur, Shahjahanabad mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH 1098/30 mohur KM-315.45|AH 1098/30 mohur, Surat mint]]
* [[Mughal Empire AH1099/32 mohur Fr-810|AH 1099/32 mohur, Burhanpur mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1686]]
* return to coins of [[India, Mughal Empire]]

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