Mughal Empire AH1102/35 mohur Fr-810

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 38566

This specimen was lot 38566 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $990. The catalog description^[1] noted, "INDIA. Mughal Empire. Mohur, AH 1102 Year 35 (1690). Surat Mint. Aurangzeb Alamgir. NGC AU Details--Edge Damage, Bent." This mohur was struck at Surat for years 3-45, making it common for the type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.8-11.0 g, gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-810; KM-315.45.

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.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Links to:

• AH 1101/33 mohur, Khujista Bunyad Mint
• AH 1102/3x rupee, Kanbayat mint
• AH 1102/34 rupee, Ahmadabad mint
• AH 1102/36 mohur, Patna mint
• AH 1105/37 mohur, Allahabad mint
• Coins and currency dated 1690